The last time I posted something about NASA there might have been ‘God’s Hand In Space’, but it seems like NASA might have struck gold. While we all know Battlestar Galactica is “fake” NASA Hubble Telescope has seems to have disproved that theory. I would not be surprised to see a more rational explanation for [...]
April 14, 2009
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Shane at 11:06 am
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When people thought Space was so boring, NASA photo (featured on CNN.COM) of a “hand in space” photo is really breath taking. More easy to read information on this space anomaly here.
August 31, 2008
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Shane at 1:47 pm
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There has been recent talk of extending the life of the Space Shuttle past it’s retirement date since it is one of the best vehicles to get supplies to the ISS and do other space related tasks including repairing broken satellites that are orbiting. The Shuttle is set to retire in 2010 however with the [...]
August 24, 2008
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Shane at 8:29 am
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Another day down in the books on mom’s visit down to D.C.. After accidentally sleeping in yesterday morning to about noon, we missed our original start time, but I think it worked out better anyway.
August 3, 2008
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For the third time in a row, the privately funded rocket Falcon by SpaceX, has failed to reach orbit. While the launch was fine, the insertion into low-earth orbit failed and had to be blown up 2 minutes and 30 seconds into the flight. Usually I would say that the third time is the charm, [...]
July 29, 2008
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Our beloved space agency turned 50 years old today. I like to personally thank the men and women behind the space effort – including employees, military officials, engineers, and contractors. Without them we would have been able to reach for the stars. (I have no doubt that we did land on the moon.) At least [...]