The Planck spacecraft was launched into orbit on May 14, 2009. While it reached orbit a number of years ago, it continues to make astonishing discoveries about the age of the Universe. Ever since the Big Bang light has expanded Read More
This month in Reaching Orbit, we are going to check in with some of the projects I have mentioned in earlier articles and see how they are fairing. Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LCDM) Last month I wrote about the Landsat Read More
On February 11, 2013, NASA will launch the Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LDCM) into orbit. Once launched and operational, it will be referred to as Landsat 8, joining Landsat 5 and 7 in orbit. The successful launch of LDCM will Read More
Have you ever wondered what the world would look like if the human eye could see other parts of the electromagnetic spectrum? Would images in the near-infrared spectra appear red to our eyes? If you have asked yourself these questions, Read More
The MESSENGER spacecraft is already in space and observations from it support the long-held theory that there is ice on Mercury. How is this possible, you may ask? Mercury is closer to the Sun then Earth and has no atmosphere, Read More
Here in our hometown of Boulder, the University of Colorado recently made its contribution to NASA’s Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN (MAVEN) spacecraft by shipping their Remote Sensing package to Lockheed Martin for integration. The package will try and gain Read More
The International Space Station (ISS) has seen a lot activity in the past few weeks; including the first commercial resupply cargo ship to visit the station. On October 10, 2012, the SpaceX Dragon capsule was captured by the International Space Read More
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