Tag Archives: NASA

Reaching Orbit – Meteor Showers and Apollo 11

Posted on August 7, 2018

Perseid Meteor Shower On the nights of August 11th and 12th find a dark spot in your corner of the hemisphere and look up at the night sky. The Perseid meteor shower should be spectacular. With a nearly new moon … Read more

Out of This World – Water on Mars

Posted on August 7, 2018

The moment we think we understand ourselves and our surroundings we are shocked to learn that not everything is as it first appears. Our nearest neighbor and source of so much human interest outside our own planet, continues to surprise … Read more

Out of this World – Small Sats and Smart Parts

Posted on July 10, 2018

The barrier to space is nearly impenetrable. The cost, time and energy to get even small satellites into space is enormous. Aevum is looking to revolutionize this technology using unmanned aircraft to launch a rocket into space. Their goal is … Read more

Reaching Orbit – Martian Molecules

Posted on July 10, 2018

Curiosity is earning its keep on the red planet, demonstrating the benefits of sending rovers to uninhabitable worlds. Its newest find may challenge the idea that Mars was always incapable of harboring life. Organic molecules were found in a sample … Read more

Reaching Orbit – Urban Air Mobility

Posted on June 5, 2018

Looking to the future of air travel in congested urban settings, NASA has established the Urban Air Mobility initiative. NASA plans on creating an air transportation system that is organized, safe and effective by partnering with industry, governments and academics. … Read more

Out of this World – Lunar Benchmarks

Posted on March 6, 2018

As government agencies and commercial entities around the world set their sights on Mars and further destinations in space, they are looking to the Moon as a kind of base camp for space exploration. NASA and its commercial partners envision … Read more

Reaching Orbit – It’s a Bird, It’s a Plane, It’s a…. Space Station?

Posted on February 6, 2018

The Chinese continue to increase their investment in space technology and exploration, but that doesn’t come without a fair share of challenges. China launched their first space station, Tiangong-1, in September 2011 as a crewed lab and experiment for a … Read more

Reaching Orbit – A New Year

Posted on January 9, 2018

It’s 2018 people, love it or hate it. There are innumerable unknowns that lie ahead of us, however, there are some known unknowns in our celestial future that we can look forward to. NASA has a packed schedule for the … Read more

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