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51 years ago today, the Atlas rocket boosters that John Glenn, inside his Friendship 7 capsule, was strapped to the top of ignited. Millions of Americans watched as the resulting 350,000 pounds of thrust vibrated the vehicle that was about to take the first American into orbit around the Earth.
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Ever wondered about the track's humanity has left on other worlds? If so, you'll probably appreciate this infographic from Karl Tate and Space.com.
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27 years ago today, seven explorers gave their lives in the pursuit of scientific understanding. 73 seconds after lift-off, Challenger broke apart and disintegrated over the Atlantic Ocean. We remember Michael J. Smith, Dick Scobee, Ronald McNair; (back row) Ellison Onizuka, Christa McAuliffe, Gregory Jarvis, Judith Resnik. We thank them for assisting in this planet's quest...
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What do professional (American) football players and astronauts have in common? ...
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The latest Curiosity status report indicates that the mysterious shiny object next to the rover “appears to be a shred of plastic material, likely benign, but it has not been definitively identified.” To proceed cautiously, the team is continuing the investigation for another day before deciding whether to resume processing of the sample in...
Continue Reading »The Curiosity rover spotted something curious on the Martian sands today. What might it be? I speculate, then offer my advice on how NASA should proceed.
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As I mentioned yesterday, the private corporation SpaceX successfully launched its Dragon capsule en route to the International Space Station, on the first Commercial Resupply Services contract ever. I watched the video live and didn’t immediately notice any issues but, come to find out, the Falcon launch vehicle lost one of its engines on...
Continue Reading »Or, “This time, for real”. Back in May, SpaceX launched it’s Dragon capsule on top of their Falcon 9 rocket, on an intercept course with the International Space Station. This was a test to prove that SpaceX could take over the resupply of the ISS, as space becomes a commercial frontier. The test went...
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