UNIVERSITY THOUGHT POLICE AT WORK AGAIN -- University of Michigan Kicks Christian Club off Campus because they require leaders to be Christians. This should be a no-brainer. Of course a Christian group on campus should have Christian leaders; this would be discriminatory only if the same rule were not applied to other groups. A Muslim group should be allowed …
Category: Space Exploration
Around the Web — 5/19/2012
Mitt Romney's Environmental Platform -- Ummm, Mitt Romney doesn't seem to have an environmental platform. The menu at mittromney.com doesn't have "Environment" as an option. There isn't anything substantial about the environment that I could find on the site. I am a conservative, and will vote for Romney in November. But why can't we have …
Vesta video
From today's Astronomy Picture of the Day: NASA Dawn's Virtual Flight Over Asteroid Vesta Grace and Peace
Stratolaunch
From Paul Allen and Burt Rutan: The Stratolaunch. From Yahoo News: New Stratolaunch plane will take people into Earth’s orbit Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen is teaming up with aerospace pioneer Burt Rutan to build a giant machine that is part airplane and part spaceship. The new vehicle will be able to transport people and cargo …
Seven years of Opportunity
The rover Opportunity has been on the surface of Mars for over seven years now. From Astronomy Picture of the Day for January 29th: Opportunity at Santa Maria Crater. The panorama is much more detailed on the APOD site. The description from APOD: Celebrating 7 years on the surface of the Red Planet, Mars exploration …
Ice on the Moon
From Astronomy Picture of the Day 10/25/2010: Water Ice Detected Beneath Moon's Surface Blue is hydrogen-rich (probably water ice) and red is hydrogen-poor. The explanation from the APOD site: Is there enough water on the moon to sustain future astronauts? The question has important implications if humanity hopes to use the Moon as a future …
Aurora Australis
I've only seen the northern lights (aurora borealis) once, and that only faintly. Here's a photo of the southern lights from the International Space Station. From NASA's Earth Observatory Image of the Day, June 21, 2010: Aurora Australis Observed from the International Space Station. Grace and Peace
NASA going nowhere?
From Yahoo! News: Senators to NASA chief: Go somewhere specific President Obama's budget proposal would axe NASA's planned trip to the moon. So where should NASA send astronauts? The long-term goal is to send astronauts to Mars, but what are good shorter-term objectives? Here are two items that caught my attention regarding a future trip …
He’s not the real Neil
Neil Armstrong never walked on the moon. From the Cincinnati Enquirer: One short name, one giant headache for Ohio man
Apollo 11 — 40 years later
I was eight years old when Apollo 11 went to the moon, and was glued to the television every step along the way (with the reporting of Walter Cronkite). I watched the first step on the moon on our black and white television. When there was a break, I ran over to a friend's house---one …
A cheaper way to get humans to Mars: One-way tickets
NASA's Astrobiology Magazine has the text of a presentation given by physicist Paul Davies: A One-way Ticket to Mars. The greatest expense in sending a group of astronauts to Mars is actually getting them back to Earth. Davies estimates that we may be able to save up to 80% of the costs by sending a …
Continue reading A cheaper way to get humans to Mars: One-way tickets
NASA Earth Observatory turns 10 — Winning image
The votes are in from the NASA Earth Observatory's viewers' favorites contest, and the winning image out of over 3000 possibilities is: A view of Earth from Saturn. To see the top ten vote-getters go to Earth Observatory's Top Ten Images of the Day. Grace and Peace
Ares-I and Ares-V
The space shuttle is being phased out. Here is an artist's depiction of part of the replacement, the Ares-I launch vehicle, which is scheduled for its first test launch this summer: The Ares-I will be used for carrying crews into Earth orbit. The crew capsule will look similar to that used in the Apollo missions …
Space shuttle — 28 years
This week marks the 28th anniversary of the first launch of the space shuttle. It is hard to believe the shuttle fleet is that old. HT: NASA Image of the Day Gallery Grace and Peace
Space shuttles for sale
From Yahoo News/AP: Want a retired space shuttle? They're up for grabs The space agency said Wednesday it's looking for ideas on where and how best to display its space shuttles once they stop flying in a few years. It's put out a call to schools, science museums and "other appropriate organizations" that might be …
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