Archive for May, 2011
NASA announces deep space crew vehicle
by Tony on May.24, 2011, under outreach ideas
Plans were annouced today to develop a new deep space vehicle based on the earlier Orion crew vehicle. The goal is to send manned missions to an asteroid and then on to Mars.
Image: NASA via space.com
Mission planners are considering the Martian moon Deimos as a possible exploration target for a manned mission. Here’s how it might work:
images courtesy space.com
Beautiful demonstration of how dynamic clouds can be.
by Tony on May.24, 2011, under outreach ideas
A beautiful way to show how dynamic clouds are over time. Featured on Astronomy Photo of the Day (a moving photo in this case) and shot over a year’s time on the island of Tenerife, this timelapse clip shows clouds (and some stars) moving across the sky and landscape, almost like flowing water.
what a ride on a shuttle SRB might look like
by Tony on May.22, 2011, under outreach ideas
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NASA Image of the Day
Strong Storms Over Oklahoma
This image of the storm system that generated the F-4 tornado in Moore, Oklahoma was taken by NASA's Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) instrument aboard one of the Earth Observing System (EOS) satellites. The image was captured on May 20, 2013, at 19:40 UTC (2:40 p.m. CDT) as the tornado began its deadly swath. Image Credit: NASA/Goddard/Jeff Schmaltz/MODIS Land Rapid Response Team
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NASA News- NASA Administrator Visits California Centers, Meets Media May 20, 2013NASA Administrator Charles Bolden will hold media availabilities at all three of the agency's centers in California this week, highlighting progress on the asteroid mission, commercial crew transportation and space technology development. […]
- NASA, Bigelow to Discuss Private Sector Human Space Exploration and Development May 20, 2013NASA and Bigelow Aerospace of Las Vegas are holding a media availability at 1:30 p.m. EDT, Thursday, May 23, to discuss the agency's Space Act Agreement with the company for its insight on collaborating with commercial industry on exploration beyond Earth orbit. Journalists can participate in-person or by teleconference. […]
- NASA Administrator Visits California Centers, Meets Media May 20, 2013
