Category Archives: Space

6
Mar

We Stopped Dreaming

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18
Nov

Why Explore?

Unlike other animals, humans are quite comfortable sleeping on our backs. This simple fact affords us a view of the boundless night sky as we fall asleep, allowing us to dream about our place in the cosmos and to wounder … Continue reading →

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22
May

After aborted launch SpaceX now en route to ISS

After last weekend’s split second abort, SpaceX is finally bound for the International Space Station! SpaceX successfully launched its commercial rocket today marking the first time a private company has sent a spacecraft to the space station. The Falcon 9 … Continue reading →

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19
May

Depressing Setback of the Day: SpaceX aborts launch

The first private re-supply mission to the International Space Station (ISS) was aborted at T-minus 0.5 seconds early this morning due to problems with one of the craft’s nine engines. SpaceX hopes to try again Tuesday or Wednesday of this … Continue reading →

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23
Jan

Stunning Earth Footage from Space

Time lapse sequences of photographs taken by the crew of expeditions 28 & 29 on-board the International Space Station from August to October, 2011. Well don’t I now feel insignificant Share/Bookmark

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7
Jan

PHOTO OF THE DAY: Neil deGrasse Tyson

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14
Sep

NASA Announces New Space Vehicle Design

With the Space Shuttle program now a piece of history NASA has announced their plans for the next generation of space exploration vehicles. America must embrace space exploration; for the technological advances can aid us in ways that may astound … Continue reading →

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6
Sep

Space Janitors Needed

In the half century since we’ve started launching objects into space, we’ve amassed a junk pile that contains over 150,000 objects which threaten critical satellites,  the International Space Station, and manned orbital vehicles. There are 22,000 objects in orbit that … Continue reading →

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