Space Program

US, China in Race to Pollute Water on Moon

Andy Borowitz | Posted 11.14.2009 | Comedy


Andy Borowitz

Hours after scientists confirmed finding evidence of water on the moon, the United States and China each announced ambitious plans to become the first nation to pollute the moon's water.

Save Space: Letter-Writing Campaign To Save The Space Program

Posted 10.12.2009 | Impact


The national space program is scheduled to end soon, and a vocal group of enthusiasts, businesses and cities have banded together to promote Save Spac...

Who Killed JFK's Dream?

Stephen Gyllenhaal | Posted 09.10.2009 | Politics


Stephen Gyllenhaal

I can go to any movie theater and see America deeply involved in a space program, but the real space program is nearly dead on the vine.

Neighborhood Watch on Planet Earth

Michael Winship | Posted 09.06.2009 | Green


Michael Winship

One of the most valuable contributions of our exploration of the skies has been the knowledge gained from being able to examine our own earthly neighborhood from the distance of space.

Why Go to the Moon? It's the Space Between Our Ears

Kimberly Krautter | Posted 08.20.2009 | Politics


Kimberly Krautter

To fail to continue to send people into space to actually learn about those environments and how they relate to our own sustainability would be to become even more self-absorbed than we already are.

Star Trek's New Coming-of-Age Saga for Generation O

William Bradley | Posted 06.08.2009 | Entertainment


William Bradley

Star Trek's message, focusing on a future of diversity, teamwork, and technology, appropriately used -- is especially attuned to the Obama era.