NASA
“That’s the Way It Is” — Apollo Supporter Walter Cronkite Dies
Newscaster Walter Cronkite has passed away at the age of 92. He was admired and known for his enthusiastic coverage…
Apollo 11 Anniversary Link-O-Rama
The Apollo 11 40th anniversary is coming at us fast and furious! With restored images and video, mission audio, interviews,…
NASA Laments Missing Apollo 11 Film, Makes Do With What’s Left
[/caption] The engineers who helped beam images of the lunar surface to Earth in 1969 are doing a little hand-wringing…
De-Orbit the ISS in 2016? Don’t Bet On It
[/caption] There's been a fair amount of outcry this week regarding a quote in the Washington Post from International Space…
Could Ares Be Axed?
[/caption] Members of the Augustine Panel reviewing NASA's future plans have asked the space agency to consider different approaches to…
A Tale of Two Launches
[/caption] While space shuttle Endeavour's launch on Monday was scrubbed --again -- due to weather, another launch took place later,…
Going to Mars Together
[/caption] From the "this makes complete sense" department: NASA and ESA have established an initiative to make future explorations of…
Faster, Cheaper (and Better?) Way to the Moon
The word this morning from several NASA Twitterers is that the stacking of the new Ares I-X rocket for its…
NASA, Japan Release Most Complete Topographic Map of Earth
[/caption] Topographic maps are some of the most used and valuable maps for both government and the general public. Now,…
Expedition 21 Star Trek Poster
[/caption] Is NASA becoming creative, fun and hip in their old (50 plus) age? They are Tweeting and Facebook-ing like…