Astronauts

Encounter With Comet Bob: An Adventure at the New York City Center for Space Science Education

Zoe P. Strassfield | Posted 05.28.2012

Read More: Challenger Learning Center, Education, Nasa, Space Exploration, Children, Space, Mission Control, Science, Astronauts, Space Shuttle, Future, School, Comets, Science Education, Science News
Zoe P. Strassfield

After dealing with a buildup of static electricity and a few other minor problems, an announcement suddenly flashed across the main TV screen -- an unknown object had been detected, on a collision course with the Spacecraft!

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WATCH: Stunning Time-Lapse Of Meteor Shower From ISS

Posted 05.24.2012

Read More: Photography, Nasa, Video, Perseid Meteor Showers, Meteors, Don Pettit, International Space Station, Space Photos, Astronauts, Lyrid Meteor Shower, Science News

By: SPACE.com Staff Published: 05/23/2012 04:04 PM EDT on SPACE.com The Lyrid meteor shower of April put on an eye-catching sky show as seen fro...

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Audacious Space Initiative Aims To Turn Sci-Fi Into Reality

Posted 05.22.2012

Read More: SETI Institute, Nasa, Video, Enterprise, U.S. Military, Space Exploration, 100 Year Starship, Space, Astronauts, Mae Jemison, Darpa, Sci-Fi, Star Trek, Science News

By: Jeremy Hsu, InnovationNewsDaily Senior Writer Published: 05/21/2012 05:34 PM EDT on InnovationNewsDaily Star Trek's bold vision of the stars...

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TODAY: What ISS Astronauts Will See Of Solar Eclipse

Posted 05.20.2012

Read More: Eclipse From Iss, Video, Eclipse From Space, Iss, Eclipse, Astronauts, Solar Eclipse, Solar Eclipses, Science News

By: Tariq Malik Published: 05/20/2012 04:59 AM EDT on SPACE.com When the moon blocks the sun in a rare "ring of fire" solar eclipse Su...

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NASA Veteran, Cosmonauts Blast Off Toward Space Station

AP | PETER LEONARD | Posted 05.18.2012

Read More: International Space Station, Cosmonauts, Astronauts, Video, New Iss Crew, Soyuz, Space Station, Iss Crew, Science News

ALMATY, Kazakhstan -- A three-man crew blasted off from a space center in southern Kazakhstan Tuesday morning on board a Russian-made Soyuz craft for ...

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Janell Ross

Why Politicians Love Cinco De Mayo

HuffingtonPost.com | Janell Ross | Posted 05.05.2012

Read More: Latino-Politics, Jose Hernandez, Democrat, George W. Bush, Hispanic Heritage, Elections 2012, Mitt Romney, Law Suit, Cinco De Mayo, Mexican, Cinco De Mayo 2012, 10th Congressional District California, Barack Obama, Video, Condit, Republican, Astronauts, Cinco De Mayo Politicians, Latino Voices News

With the intersection of Cinco de Mayo and an election year in which Latino voters are likely to play a definitive role, President Barack Obama’s qu...

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INFOGRAPHIC: Women Astronauts Are Pretty Cool

LiveScience | Posted 04.25.2012

Read More: Women in Space, Astronauts, Females in Space, Female Space Explores, Space Explorers, Outer Space, Female Astronauts, Women News

China is preparing to launch astronauts to a prototype space station for the first time, and the crew may include the first female Chinese astronaut, ...

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Shuttles Out To Pasture, Space Agency Eyes Orbital 'Taxis'

Posted 04.24.2012

Read More: Boeing, Nasa, Video, Astronaut Taxi, Space Shuttle, Space, Discovery, Space Taxi, Astronauts, Commercial Space Flight, Space Shuttle Discovery, Science News

By: Mike Wall Published: 04/24/2012 07:53 AM EDT on SPACE.com With NASA's oldest and most-flown space shuttle now delivered to its museum retire...

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Thinking in Three Dimensions

Zoe P. Strassfield | Posted 04.16.2012

Read More: Nasa, Astronomy, Space Exploration, Space, Science, International Space Station, Solar System, Astronauts, Nicholas Patrick, College News
Zoe P. Strassfield

It turned out that the time Dr. Nicholas Patrick had actually spent flying in space had accounted for only .6 percent of his total time as an astronaut! However, the way he spent 1/3rd of his time was something he found just as satisfying -- engineering.

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Lucia Graves

The Long History Of Climate Denier Publicity Stunts

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucia Graves | Posted 04.14.2012

Read More: Buzz Aldrin, Nasa, Climate Change Deniers, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Climate Skeptics, Michael Mann, John Glenn, Video, Scientific American, National Academy of Science, Climate Change, Climate Change Denial, Astronauts, Global Warming Deniers, Global Warming, NASA Climate Change, Green News

WASHINGTON -- When former NASA administrators, astronauts and engineers released a letter earlier this week attacking the science of climate change, ...

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Astronauts Blast NASA Over Global Warming

The Huffington Post | David Freeman | Posted 04.12.2012

Read More: Nasa, Video, Letter, Epa, Carbon Dioxide, Space Agency, Astronauts, Global Warming, Charles Bolden, Science News

Is NASA playing fast and loose with climate change science? That's the contention of a group of 49 former NASA scientists and astronauts. On March...

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Happy Aerospace Holidays: Music for Yuri's Night

Zoe P. Strassfield | Posted 04.09.2012

Read More: Yuri's Night, History, Cosmonauts, Celebration, Space Exploration, Party, Space, Playlist, Yuri Gagarin, Science, Astronauts, Music, Space Playlist, Culture News
Zoe P. Strassfield

In 2001, space enthusiasts decided April 12th was the perfect day to throw a party celebrating space exploration, and in the 11 years since, it's grown by leaps and bounds.

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PHOTOS: Space Walks And Gorgeous Views From NASA's Gemini Missions

The Huffington Post | Travis Korte | Posted 04.06.2012

Read More: John Glenn, Apollo, Buzz Aldrin, Neil Armstrong, Nasa, Video, Human Spaceflight, NASA Photos, NASA History, Gemini, Slidewide, Astronauts, Space Walk Photos, Spaceflight, Space Race, Earth Orbit, Science News

April 2012 marks 50 years since the beginning of NASA's Gemini program. Carried out from 1962-1966, during the feverish middle years of the space race...

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Explorers in Our Midst: What the James Cameron Voyage Can Tell Us

Larry Bock | Posted 04.02.2012

Read More: Authors, Science, Explorer, STEM Education, Engineering, James Cameron, National Geographic, Astronauts, Science and Engineering Festival, The Titanic, DC News
Larry Bock

What does it take to be an explorer? What are the challenges and risks? What are the payoffs? These are some of the questions that young students and others will get answered at the USA Science & Engineering Festival.

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If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Outer Space

Zoe P. Strassfield | Posted 05.27.2012

Read More: History, Challenger Learning Center, Cradle of Aviation, Nasa, Spring Break, Space Station, Space, Intrepid, Space Shuttle Enterprise, Astronauts, Space Shuttle, New York, New York City, New York News
Zoe P. Strassfield

After eating lunch with the center staff in the Aeronautics room, they let me try a flight simulator. I managed to take off from LaGuardia Airport, navigate to another airport, and land, all without crashing, something I felt very proud of given my general lack of video-game skills.

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Astronauts Spy Mysterious Rock Formation In Africa

Posted 03.27.2012

Read More: Video, Nasa, Mysterious Geologcai Structure, Space Station, Iss, Space Pictures, Richat Structure, Richat, International Space Station, Slidewide, Astronauts, Science News

By: OurAmazingPlanet Staff Published: 03/26/2012 12:29 PM EDT on OurAmazingPlanet This story was updated at 12:54 p.m. EDT. A huge, copper-tone...

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Space Debris Causes Scare Aboard Space Station

Posted 05.08.2012

Read More: Space Debris, Nasa, Video, Space Junk, Iss, Space Station, Space, Iss Astronauts, International Space Station, Astronauts, Science News

By: Tariq Malik Published: 03/24/2012 01:53 AM EDT on SPACE.com This story was updated at 8 a.m. ET. A leftover piece of an old Russian satell...

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Back Where It All Began: An Interview With Astronaut Ron Garan

Zoe P. Strassfield | Posted 05.20.2012

Read More: Moon Landing, Cradle of Aviation, International Space Station, Nasa, Space Exploration, Astronomy, Space, Ron Garan, Aviation, Space Shuttle, Astronauts, Long Island, College News
Zoe P. Strassfield

"The thing I want people to take away is the example of international collaboration that created and built the space station. It's just awe-inspiring."

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Student Innovators "Get Their Genius On"

Nancy Conrad | Posted 05.13.2012

Read More: Steve Jobs, Food Allergies, Isle of Man, Asteroids, Innovators, Aerospace, Haiti, Sustainability, High School, Astronauts, Entrepreneurship, STEM Education, Impact News
Nancy Conrad

Innovators like Steve Jobs don't just happen -- they are grown. The question is how? The simple answer is: young minds must be challenged and engaged.

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Astronauts' Eyes At Risk From Space Travel, MRI Study Suggests

Posted 03.13.2012

Read More: Vision, Video, Nasa, Astronauts' Eyesight, Space Station, Iss, Astronauts, Astronauts' Eyes, Spaceflight, Science News

By: SPACE.com Staff Published: 03/13/2012 10:06 AM EDT on SPACE.com Scientists have long known that extended spaceflight is bad for astronauts' ...

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Of Vacations Past and Future

Zoe P. Strassfield | Posted 05.06.2012

Read More: Planetarium, Boston, Science, Travel, Boston University, History, Nasa, Astronomy, Space Exploration, College, Space, Museums, International Space Station, Space History, Astronauts, College News
Zoe P. Strassfield

Only one week of classes stands between Boston University's student body and spring break, and the halls are ringing with the ever-popular question, "Where are you going?"

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Paradoxically Ordinary

Zoe P. Strassfield | Posted 04.20.2012

Read More: Nasa, Space Exploration, Space Station, NASA Tweetup, Ron Garan, International Space Station, Cady Coleman, Astronauts, Spaceflight, College News
Zoe P. Strassfield

I was lucky enough to be selected for the Valentine's Day TweetUp at NASA Headquarters in Washington, DC. 150 followers of the @NASA account randomly chosen and invited to come to DC and meet with astronaut Ron Garan.

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Astronaut Wannabes Swamp NASA, But What Is Agency Looking For?

Posted 02.06.2012

Read More: Nasa, Video, Nasa-Astronaut-Program, Space, Astronaut Training, Johnson Space Center, Nasa Astronauts, Astronauts, Spaceflight, Science News

By: Tariq Malik Published: 02/04/2012 08:43 AM EST on SPACE.com NASA may not have space shuttles to launch people into the final frontier anymo...

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No Rocket Needed For New Facebook App Of NASA Launch

| SPACE.com Staff | Posted 02.01.2012

Read More: Nasa, Video, Facebook App, Space, Nasa Facebook, Astronauts, Facebook, Space Race Blastoff, Science News

SPACE.com Staff First Published 01/30/2012 02:24 PM EST NASA unveiled its first online space trivia game today (Jan. 30), a Facebook app...

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Flying for Me

Zoe P. Strassfield | Posted 04.01.2012

Read More: Gregory Jarvis, Space Shuttle Challenger, Science, Mike Smith, Ellison Onizuka, Anniversary, 1990s, Judy Resnik, Challenger-Anniversary, History, Nasa, Space Exploration, Space, Francis Scobee, Christa McAuliffe, Ronald McNair, Astronauts, Space Shuttle, Science News
Zoe P. Strassfield

Even though I was negative seven at the time of the accident, I salute the Challenger 7, and the opportunities they gave my generation. Because they were flying for me, too.

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