Tag Archives: NASA

Reaching Orbit – Lunar Gateway and Beyond

Posted on September 3, 2019

An artist’s depiction of the Gateway – a home base for deep space missions. (Credit: NASA) NASA, along with the rest of the world, has its sights set on the Moon. Our closest neighbor and a proving ground for deep … Read more

Out of This World – Dark Side of the Moon

Posted on September 3, 2019

Sorry, this is not about a Pink Floyd concert. Put your glow sticks away. To be more accurate, I should say, the permanently shadowed regions (PSR) of the Moon. The far side of the Moon sees its fair share of … Read more

Out of This World – The New Space Race?

Posted on June 4, 2019

“If history repeats itself, and the unexpected always happens, how incapable must Man be of learning from experience?” – George Bernard Shaw Read The Cold War took humans on a perilous journey to the Moon. Looking back, the events of … Read more

Out of This World – Space Tours and Bon Anniversaire

Posted on May 7, 2019

Trek across Olympus Mons, as wide as Arizona and 2.5 times taller than Everest. It’s a long trip, but you can keep a jaunty pace. (Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech) Interplanetary Parks Service Imagine a future were hikers can pack up their provisions, … Read more

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

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