Hall of Fame To Welcome Three Astronauts
Thursday April 30, 2009
NASA will induct three new members into the Astronaut Hall of Fame during a ceremony on May 2, 2009 at 3:00PM EST. CNN reporter John Zarrella will host the event. ... Read More
Where Were You When the Challenger Blew Up?
Wednesday April 29, 2009
The Challenger flew nine successful missions before that fateful day ; January 28, 1986.
Seventy three seconds into the mission, the Challenger exploded, killing the entire crew.
For many people, the challenger ... Read More
Karl Jansky and Radio Astronomy
Monday April 27, 2009
On April 27, 1933, Karl Jansky reported reception of cosmic radio signals in Washington D.C.
In the 1860s, James Clerk Maxwell's equations showed that electromagnetic radiation from stellar sources could exist ... Read More
Hubble Celebrates Its 19th Anniversary with a "Fountain of Youth"
Wednesday April 22, 2009
Over the past 19 years Hubble has taken dozens of exotic pictures of galaxies going "bump in the night" as they collide with each other and have a variety of ... Read More
New Space Station Module Name Honors Apollo 11 Anniversary
Wednesday April 15, 2009
The International Space Station module formerly known as Node 3 has a new name. After more than a million online responses, the node will be called "Tranquility." However, Comedian Stephen ... Read More
Lisa Nowak Seeks to Have Charges Dropped
Tuesday April 14, 2009
According to MSNBC, An attorney for Lisa Nowak was in court Monday to file a motion asking a judge to dismiss the criminal charges against (US Navy) Captain Nowak because ... Read More
Apollo 13
Saturday April 11, 2009
April 11, 1970 began one of the most exciting events in space exploration history.
On that day, NASA launched Apollo 13, the third planned lunar landing mission. After two previous successful ... Read More
Dust Cover Jettisoned From NASA's Kepler Telescope
Friday April 10, 2009
Engineers have successfully ejected the dust cover from NASA's Kepler telescope, a spaceborne mission soon to begin searching for worlds like Earth.
"The cover released and flew away exactly as we ... Read More
Space Station Crew Lands in Soyuz after Successful Mission
Thursday April 9, 2009
Two members of the 18th crew to live and work aboard the International Space Station and a spaceflight participant returned to Earth at 2:16 a.m. CDT Wednesday. NASA astronaut Mike ... Read More
Luna 4 Mission
Thursday April 2, 2009
April 2, 1963, the USSR launched the Luna 4 Mission to travel to "the vicinity of the Moon" and perform a soft landing.
Unfortunately, during trans-lunar coast the Yupiter astronavigation system ... Read More
Is There a Dark Side of the Moon?
Wednesday April 1, 2009
How many time have you used that phrase, "dark side of the moon?" Maybe not many. Other than as the title of a very popular Pink Floyd CD, I don't ... Read More