Kessler Syndrome

Subject to Orbital Debris Impact

By Staff Writers on August 1, 2013

Introduction The hazard from orbital debris is of growing international concern for the safety of space-based infrastructure.  Because of their... Read more →

News

First Hand Account of Close Call EVA

By Merryl Azriel on July 31, 2013

The source of a leak in Astronaut Luca Parmitano's spacesuit that prompted a premature return to the International Space Station for space walkers... Read more →

Launch

Spaceflight Clouds Upper Atmosphere

By Tereza Pultarova on July 31, 2013

Polar Mesospheric Clouds from the Aeronomy of Ice in the Mesosphere Cloud Imaging and Particle Size instrument (Credits: NASA). You might have... Read more →

News

Great Interview with Chris Hadfield

By Merryl Azriel on July 31, 2013

Yes, he's still a sensation! This is a great interview with Chris Hadfield from NPR. Here's a sample: For thousands of years, people sailed in... Read more →

Space in Everyday Life

Sci-fi Film Europa Report a “Cautionary Tale” for Future Missions to Jupiter’s Moon

By Michelle La Vone on July 31, 2013

“Compared to the breadth of knowledge yet to be known, what does your life actually matter?” asks pilot Rosa Dasque in the new science fiction... Read more →

Spin Off Technology

NASA to Help Oil Companies Manage Risk

By Maria Fischer on July 31, 2013

Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill as seen from space (Credit: NASA). NASA and the consulting firm Deloitte LLP signed off on a joint partnership to... Read more →