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Station suffers ammonia leak; Saturday spacewalk likely (rolling updates)
Posted by Jason Davis on 2013/05/10 01:25 CDT | 2 comments
Following an ammonia leak reported Thursday morning, NASA is planning a spacewalk to investigate a radiator on the P6 truss.
Mars One astronaut selection announcement
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2013/04/21 08:29 CDT | 25 comments
Today I am on my way to New York City, where I will be serving as the moderator for Mars One's first press briefing.
Reflections on the 10th Anniversary of Columbia Disaster from a Science Investigator
Posted by Bruce Betts on 2013/02/01 11:02 CST
David Warmflash, who organized a science (and peace) experiment with the Planetary Society for the ill fated STS-107 Columbia mission, reflects on that tragic day ten years ago.
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2013/02/01 11:47 CST
Remembering Rick Husband, William McCool, Michael Anderson, Kalpana Chawla, David Brown, Laurel Clark, and Ilan Ramon on the tenth anniversary of the loss of the space shuttle Columbia.
Human spaceflight update: the modules edition
Posted by Jason Davis on 2013/01/16 10:41 CST | 2 comments
NASA made Wednesday a big day for human spaceflight following the official announcements of two new partnerships with Bigelow Aerospace and the European Space Agency.
Posted by Louis D. Friedman on 2013/01/14 02:37 CST | 13 comments
Louis Friedman discusses what he expects to be the future of space exploration. According to him, it won't be in manned missions, but in remote, virtual exploration available to anybody.
New crew arrives at station for holidays
Posted by Jason Davis on 2012/12/21 11:26 CST
The ISS is back to a six-person crew following the arrival of NASA astronaut Tom Marshburn, Canadian Space Agency astronaut Chris Hadfield and Russian Federal Space Agency cosmonaut Roman Romanenko.
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2012/12/19 10:06 CST | 3 comments
Join us for our weekly Google+ Hangout Thursday at noon PT / 2000 UT. This week, I'm excited to have as a guest Sarah Hörst. Sarah is a postdoc at the University of Colorado whose current line of research involves experimental work on the complex atmospheric chemistry of Titan. She is also applying to be an astronaut!
Chilly liftoff sends veteran crew into orbit
Posted by Jason Davis on 2012/12/19 07:47 CST | 3 comments
Three veteran space travelers are safely in orbit following a 6:12 p.m. (7:12 a.m. EST, 1212 UTC) liftoff from Baikonur, Kazhakstan Wednesday.
Forty years after Apollo 17's final footsteps
Posted by Andrew Chaikin on 2012/12/14 01:48 CST | 2 comments
Today marks the 40th anniversary of the last human footsteps on the Moon. In my latest video I look back at Apollo 17 and explain why I believe the Moon is the solar system's "jewel in the crown," beckoning us to return.
Orion service module, Ariane development highlight new ESA budget
Posted by Jason Davis on 2012/11/26 06:00 CST | 1 comments
Representatives from the ESA approved a 10 billion euro budget for 2013-2017 during their Ministerial Council last week in Naples, Italy.
Curiosity, Endeavour, and Bill Nye on Your Phone
All these and more on this week's Planetary Radio
Posted by Mat Kaplan on 2012/11/07 10:31 CST
This week's Planetary Radio episode presents highlights of the first Curiosity press briefing about the Martian atmosphere, and then takes you to the opening day ceremony for Shuttle Endeavour. You have till Friday, November 9, at 10am Pacific to send your 10th anniversary message to the show and possibly win Bill Nye on your answering machine.
Mars Program Update from MEPAG
Posted by Bruce Betts on 2012/10/05 06:30 CDT | 1 comments
Bruce Betts reports on the status of the current and future Mars program and on acronyms from a meeting of NASA's MEPAG (Mars Exploration Analysis Program Analysis Group).
A 3D photo album of Endeavour at Edwards Air Force Base
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2012/09/20 11:01 CDT | 7 comments
I drove up to Edwards Air Force Base today to see the shuttle carrier aircraft NASA 905 carry in the space shuttle Endeavour, which will be delivered to Los Angeles tomorrow. I'm not a great photographer but I do have a 3D camera; here's an album.
Pretty Picture: Eagle's Landing
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2012/09/13 03:59 CDT
Amateur image processor Tom Dahl's spectacularly high-resolution version of Buzz Aldrin's panoramic view of the Apollo 11 landing site.
Neil Armstrong changed the world
Posted by Bill Nye on 2012/08/25 10:39 CDT | 15 comments
Neil Armstrong changed the world. He was an excellent engineer and an outstanding pilot. He got the assignment to land a completely novel rocket machine on the Earth’s Moon, because he was the perfect man for the job: He could really fly; he had excellent judgment about the capabilities of his ship; and above all, he had a remarkable ability to keep his wits about him in extraordinarily dangerous situations.
Manned Missions to Mars Aren't Just Sci-Fi
Posted by Louis D. Friedman on 2012/08/24 06:09 CDT | 9 comments
Space exploration is not just valuable to scientists; it is also popular with the public who pays taxes. And why not? The exploration of Mars is not only a search for signs of alien life. It is an exploration of the human future.
Posted by Bill Nye on 2012/07/23 05:41 CDT | 5 comments
Sally Ride changed the world. We are very sorry to hear of her recent death after a nearly two-year battle with cancer. Dr. Ride was an excellent astronaut, a remarkable educator, and a longtime Planetary Society friend and adviser.
Cosmoquest Science Hangout Wednesday July 18 2300 UTC: Jeff Foust, space industry analyst
Posted by Jason Davis on 2012/07/18 11:50 CDT
I hosted this week's Cosmoquest Science Hangout for Emily, and my guest was space industry analyst Jeff Foust, editor of The Space Review.
Checking in on NASA's Space Launch System
Posted by Jason Davis on 2012/07/11 01:32 CDT | 6 comments
Work continues on the Space Launch System, NASA's next-generation deep space vehicle slated to take humans beyond Earth for the first time since 1972.
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