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»» Nimbus II and Lunar Orbiter 1 Imagery: A New Look at Earth in 1966
[Wednesday, March 10, 2010] As the images were enhanced and dropped into Google Earth it became clear that we have imagery that overlapped in time to show the weather on that late August day as evening crept up on Africa and Europe.
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»» Student Teams Ready to Battle Lunar Terrain at NASA's 17th Annual Great Moonbuggy Race
[Monday, March 8, 2010] More than 100 student teams from around the globe will drive their specially crafted lunar rovers through a challenging course of rugged, moon-like terrain at NASA's 17th annual Great Moonbuggy Race in Huntsville, Ala., April 9-10.
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»» Apollo 17 Astronaut Honored by National Engineering Society
[Thursday, March 4, 2010] The American Society of Civil Engineers will award Harrison Schmitt with the inaugural Columbia Medal, which recognizes individuals who have made significant advances in the fields of aerospace engineering, science and technology.
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»» Biggest, Deepest Crater Exposes Hidden, Ancient Moon
[Thursday, March 4, 2010] Shortly after the Moon formed, an asteroid smacked into its southern hemisphere and gouged out a truly enormous crater, the South Pole-Aitken basin, almost 1,500 miles across and more than five miles deep.
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»» Challenger Center Live Interactive Webcast - Water on the Moon and the LCROSS Lunar Impactor Mission
[Thursday, March 4, 2010] Challenger Center for Space Science Education hosts a live interactive webcast for teachers and students on Wednesday, March 10th at 1:00pm ET with Brian Day, NASA Education and Public Outreach manager.
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»» Long-term Degradation of Optical Devices on the Moon
[Thursday, March 4, 2010] Forty years ago, Apollo astronauts placed the first of several retroreflector arrays on the lunar surface. Their continued usefulness for laser-ranging might suggest that the lunar environment does not damage optical devices
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»» NASA Radar Finds Ice Deposits at Moon's North Pole; Additional Evidence of Water Activity on Moon
[Monday, March 1, 2010] Using data from a NASA radar that flew aboard India's Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft, scientists have detected ice deposits near the moon's north pole.
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»» NASA Lunar Electric Rover Simulator iPhone App
[Tuesday, February 23, 2010] You don't need a driver's license, but you still need to buckle up as the LER Simulator gives you a glimpse of what it might be like to support the activities of a functioning Lunar Outpost.
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»» NASA and the future of space exploration: what do YOU think?
[Sunday, February 21, 2010] Veteran space journalist and NASA Advisory Council member Miles O'Brien will testify on Capitol Hill. What do you think? We appreciate your participation in this short survey.
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»» Video: Moon and Everest Rocks Installed on The International Space Station
[Friday, February 19, 2010] A ribbon-cutting ceremony with Endeavour commander George Zamka and station commander Jeff Williams to celebrate the arrival of Tranquility and its seven-windowed cupola on the International Space Station.
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»» Some Thoughts on the NASA Vision
[Monday, February 15, 2010] I mean no disrespect but I am tired of listening to Dr. Spudis, Dr. Griffin and all of the other, whiney, Baby Boomer, Cold Warrior, Manifest Destiny driven individuals who are still trying to live out their 1950's childhood dreams at taxpayer expense.
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»» Voyager Celebrates 20-Year-Old Valentine to Solar System
[Monday, February 15, 2010] Twenty years ago NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft had sailed beyond the outermost planet in our solar system and turned its camera inward to snap a series of final images that would be its parting valentine to the string of planets it called home.
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»» Remarks by NASA Deputy Administrator Lori Garver at the 13th Annual FAA AST Space Transportation Conference
[Saturday, February 13, 2010] We plan to transform our relationship with the private sector as part of our Nation's new strategy with the ultimate goal of expanding human presence across the Solar System.
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»» NASA and Space - The Future vs. the Past
[Thursday, February 11, 2010] In covering the uproar over the just-released NASA budget and its implications, the major media headlines have been trumpeting: "Lunar Program Cancelled".
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»» The New Space Race
[Tuesday, February 9, 2010] Although it is not currently popular in this country to think about national interests and the competition of nations in space, others do not labor under this restriction.
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