NASA Will Pay the Entire Cost of Pu-238 Production
Curiosity rover is powered by a RTG fueled with 4.8 kilograms of Pu-238 (Credits: NASA). NASA will have to pay for the entire cost of... Read more →
Further Adventures in Space with ISS Commander Chris Hadfield
ISS Commander Chris Hadfield has become known for his demonstrations of ordinary activities that become somewhat extraordinary when enacted in space.... Read more →
NASA, Export Control, and Collaboration: A Bit of Clarification
Recently, Space Safety Magazine ran an editorial entitled, Sequestration and Espionage: Public Loses Access to NASA, that opined about the recent... Read more →
MarsOne Opens the Astronaut Selection Process
MarsOne Astronauts Selection Webpage. The applicants, after paying a fee, must submit a short video, CV and motivation letter. (Credits:... Read more →
Mostly Successful Spacewalk Releases New Debris
Cosmonaut Roman Romanenko on his first EVA (Credits: NASA). On April 19, cosmonauts Pavel Vinogradov and Roman Romanenko conducted a nearly seven... Read more →
Sun Spews Two Coronal Mass Ejections at Satellites as Sunspot Region Grows
A Mercury-directed CME emitted from AR1719 as recorded by the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory. The Bright dot opposite the eruption is Venus... Read more →