Blog Archive
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.
A blog that started out as a product review, but turned into something else entirely
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2012/07/10 12:02 CDT | 11 comments
A review of the Aeromax "NASA Junior Astronaut Suit Child Costume," with bonus review of a backyard airplane teeter-totter. But the review took a turn that I was not prepared for.
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2012/07/05 12:01 CDT
As astronaut Don Pettit prepared for his return to Earth, he tweeted several beautiful shots from the Space Station.
Posted by Jason Davis on 2012/06/16 12:08 CDT | 1 comments
China’s fourth human spaceflight mission got underway this morning after a Long March 2F rocket blasted off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center at 10:37 UTC.











