Mission Underway!
SPACEX LAUNCHES FIRST OFFICIAL CARGO RESUPPLY MISSION TO SPACE STATION Cape Canaveral, FL — Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) today successfully launched its Dragon spacecraft aboard a...
View ArticleHamSats Part 4
So, how do we use the rest of the HamSat system? It starts with a little more information… Documents for New Satellite Users is a good place to start. “This is a collection of articles introducing...
View ArticleWatch for the Soyuz to dock With ISS and Dragon to Undock This Week
From: CBC News The Russian Soyuz spacecraft is scheduled to dock with the International Space Station at 8:30 a.m. ET Thursday. Two Russian flight engineers and one American are aboard: Oleg...
View ArticleDRAGON SPACECRAFT RETURNS TO EARTH IN FIRST OFFICIAL CARGO RESUPPLY MISSION...
Received email: Hawthorne, CA — Today at 12:22 p.m. PT, SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft returned to Earth from the International Space Station, safely splashing down approximately 250 miles off the coast of...
View ArticleSpotting Tool
You know about Heaven’s Above from before. I just found a site that notifies you when the ISS – International Space Station is overhead. It’s pretty easy to sign up. You do need to confirm. It lasts...
View ArticleDabble in Deltiology
If you collect stamps, you may be a philatelist. If you collect coins, you might be a numismatist. If you collect postcards, you’re a deltiologist. “Worldwide, deltiology is thought to be the third...
View ArticleCelebrate the Holidays!
Today is Thanksgiving in the United States. We have many traditions we celebrate, the main thing being a turkey dinner with family and friends. How will things be different when we venture into the...
View ArticleSpace Launch System in Demand
From: AL.com WASHINGTON, D.C. — In one of its last acts before adjourning, the 112th Congress gave final approval Wednesday to a law telling policymakers in both the White House and NASA — again — that...
View ArticleAstronaut Health, Fitness & Rehabilitation – NASA Social!
Houston in July. It’ll be worth it! It’s a NASA Social. “NASA will host a one-day event for 30 social media followers on July 17, 2013, at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. Home of Mission...
View ArticleFund This Project: Teachers In Space: Fly Student Experiment Mission to ISS 2014
Sometimes, you just gotta put your money where your mouth is. I did that yesterday. I pledged funds to a campaign on RocketHub. This is a Teachers in Space project. They are funding a student...
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