2017-07-20 19:00
July 20th is one of those landmark days on my Calendar. It is perhaps the most important day for space exploration. On this day in 1969, 48 years ago today, Apollo 11 landed on t… Read More
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2013-10-07 18:02
The first man to walk on another world no longer walks on planet Earth. Neil Armstrong passed away on August 25, 2012. It's easy to recite the list of his accomplishments. … Read More
2011-09-08 22:26
I came of age at about the same time as the Space Shuttle did. I don't remember the first time I heard of the shuttle but it might have been when it was announced officially during the… Read More
2011-09-08 20:03
It's been 2 months since I watched Atlantis rocket into the Florida sky on its way to the International Space Station. I'll cherish my memories of that day as well as those that follow… Read More
2011-06-10 22:26
Spacefest III was held at the Starr Pass resort in Tucson this past weekend (June 2-5). Kim and Sally Poor of NovaSpace Galleries here in Tucson have organized the Spacefest since its first… Read More
2011-01-29 08:37
There have been three fatal accidents involving NASA astronauts and their spacecraft. They all happened at this time of year. On January 27, 1967 astronauts Gus Grissom, Ed White and Roger… Read More
2010-11-04 23:35
(The animated GIF above was created by Emily Lakdawalla and appears in her blog) There are certain days in history where mankind gets its first closeup look at a world. Today is one of them… Read More
2010-08-22 17:43
Ok, so I was rinsing off in the shower this morning with sunlight beaming through the window and I noticed a Double Rainbow in the mist below and I thought to myself "Double Rainbow!". Then… Read More
2010-07-20 16:27
41 years ago today humans walked on another world for the first time... ever. There won't be another time that we'll ever be able to say that. The picture I've included here (and you can… Read More
2010-02-04 08:43
With the announcement of President Obama's 2011 budget for NASA, the United States is apparently getting out of the Manned Lunar Exploration business that it has been tentatively involved in… Read More
2008-05-27 22:16
This image of the Phoenix Lander on the surface of Mars was taken with the HiRISE camera aboard the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter about 22 hours after Phoenix landed on the surface. The inset… Read More
2008-05-27 21:56
It gets even better! Yesterday, I posted about the HiRISE image of Phoenix on its parachute descending to the surface. Well, today, we get to see the bigger picture which shows the lander… Read More
2008-05-26 21:26
Now how cool is this! The Phoenix Lander made a successful landing on Mars yesterday and while it was descending on its parachutes, the HiRISE camera on the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter snap… Read More
2008-05-13 23:39
Now this is cool. As you may know, 3 of the Apollo missions and one of the Soviet Lunokhod rovers left laser retroreflector experiments with arrays of corner reflectors that would bounce a… Read More
2008-05-13 21:46
You've got to check out the two HD videos posted on the Kaguya website. One shows Earthrise over the north pole of the Moon and the other shows Earthset over the lunar south pole. These a… Read More
2008-05-09 03:26
Spaceflight is dangerous. It won't be anything routine and safe like air travel for a long time to come. The forces involved in launch and landing of a spacecraft are enormous and the vehi… Read More
2007-11-25 00:15
Here is an interesting article about the possible dangers of flying moondust when we go back to the Moon, particularly to stay at moonbases. The film and video of lunar landings and liftof… Read More
2007-07-11 06:32
A fire was started last weekend most likely by lightning and has burned more than 5,000 acres south of Kitt Peak. It's been called the Alambre fire and has threatened the observatory. Luck… Read More
2006-11-22 01:59
Not quite yet ready to say "rest in peace," but the Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) spacecraft has not been heard from for over two weeks now. The most recent attempts were to image the spacecra… Read More
2006-07-07 21:14
I know I'm going to sound grumpy again about the Shuttle. I watched the July 4th launch coverage live and have to admit that I cross more fingers now than I used to and only uncross some of… Read More
2006-04-12 22:50
Today is a special anniversary. 45 years ago today, Yuri Gagarin launched into Space to become the first human to orbit Earth. 20 years later - 25 years ago today, John Young and Robert Cr… Read More
2006-03-24 20:57
The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has been orbiting Mars for about a week and is about to begin its 6 month long aerobraking maneuver. Before starting that, it is taking its first test images… Read More
2006-03-23 21:50
The SMART-1 spacecraft has been orbiting the Moon and one of its experiements, the Advanced Moon micro-Imager Experiment (AMIE) has been returning some excellent images of our nearest neighb… Read More
2006-03-11 02:42
The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter successfully went into orbit around Mars after about a 7 month flight to the red planet. This orbit joins 3 other active orbiters at Mars along with two acti… Read More
2006-01-16 04:12
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2006-01-03 23:44
The first Mars Rover, Spirit landing on the Planet Mars 2 years ago tommorow, on January 4, 2004. It was followed by its sister spacecraft, Opportunity, and it has been a wonderful two year… Read More
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