Category Archives: Space

Space shuttle Endeavour has fired its main engines and is inbound for a landing at the Kennedy Space Center at 8:39 PM EDT. Space shuttle Endeavour has fired its engines, slowing it enough to drop out of orbit. Commander Dominic … Continue reading →

In a rare night launch, space shuttle Endeavour has lifted off from the Kennedy Space Center taking a Canadian-built robot and the first section of a Japanese science laboratory into space. The mission is planned to last an unheard-of 16 … Continue reading →

Well, not the long-dead author himself, but the spacecraft named in his honor. The Europea-built robotic freight spacecraft roared into space from the launch facility in French Guiana early this morning. The craft is set to rendezvous with the International … Continue reading →

The United States is the only nation on earth that has sent men to the moon. But in two years we will be reduced to paying the Russians to keep us in space, just as the International Space Station becomes … Continue reading →

NASA scientists have captured images of actual, active avalanches – on Mars.  Pasadena, Calif. – A NASA spacecraft in orbit around Mars has taken the first ever image of active avalanches near the Red Planet's north pole. The image shows … Continue reading →

The USS Lake Erie launched a single, modified SM-3 missile late last night, hitting a disabled American satellite. The Navy says that they believe they scored a "pretty solid" direct hit on the satellite with the missile's kinetic warhead.  A … Continue reading →

I just went outside to see the lunar eclipse. It is pretty impressive with the moon well up in the sky. Unfortunately, it is also well below zero outside right now where I live, so the viewing pleasure was very … Continue reading →

Just a reminder that the last total lunar eclipse until 2010 will occur tomorrow night and will be visible over North America, weather permitting. LOS ANGELES – The last total lunar eclipse until 2010 occurs Wednesday night, with cameo appearances … Continue reading →

It would not be a good idea to try and catch this particular school bus sized falling star, but there is detailed viewing information available should you want to catch a glimpse of USA 193, the disabled US satellite. During … Continue reading →

The Washington Post has more detail about the attempt by the US to shoot down a disabled satellite sometime later this month. The primary reason given is that there is an almost full tank of hydrazine on board the satellite … Continue reading →

The Associated Press is reporting that the US is planning to shoot down the broken satellite that is expected to fall to earth sometime in March. The plan calls for a specially modified missile to be fired from a Navy … Continue reading →

The scientists managing the European Space Agency's Mars Express orbiter are releasing 3-D images of terrain features on Mars. The towering 3-D features of Martian canyons and highlands are about to stand out like never before, thanks to data from … Continue reading →

STS-122 carrying the European Space Agency's Columbus laboratory module has attained orbit. Despite earlier  concerns about the weather, Atlantis lifted off at 2:45 EST. With Atlantis safely attaining orbit, NASA mission managers gave the command to proceed with main engine … Continue reading →