Space exploration

PODCAST: Red Rover

Source: Physics Central

This week on the Physics Central podcast we're talking about an awesome new book called Red Rover: Robotic Space Exploration from Genesis to the Mars Rover. The book's author Roger Wiens talks with us about his career working on robots that are sent to ...
Full article at: Physics Central  More like this  3 days ago, 4:14pm CDT

Planet-Hunting Kepler Spacecraft Suffers Major Failure

Source: Mashable

The planet-hunting days of NASA's prolific Kepler space telescope, which has discovered more than 2,700 potential alien worlds to date, may be over. The second of Kepler's four reaction wheels — devices that allow ...
Full article at: Mashable  More like this  3 days ago, 3:44pm CDT

Sponsored Content: Look, learn, and get hands on at the Kalamazoo Air Zoo

Source: MLive.com

In Kalamazoo, there is a zoo unlike any other. This zoo doesn't have animals, but rather aircrafts. The Kalamazoo Air Zoo features over 50 aircrafts, multiple exhibits, murals and art, rides, and lots more. The Air Zoo is a place where families, adven ...
Full article at: MLive.com  More like this  3 days ago, 2:31pm CDT

Elon Musk e David Sacks ritirano il sostegno al partito di Zuckerberg: "Strategia politica discutibile" (FOTO)

Source: The Huffington Post

Elon Musk, milionario imprenditore , conosciuto soprattutto per aver creato la Space Exploration Technologies Corporation (SpaceX), di cui è tuttora amministratore delegato e CTO, e Tesla Motors, un'azienda automobilistica che ha come obiet ...
Full article at: The Huffington Post  More like this  May 11 2013, 11:39am CDT

Unplanned Spacewalk a 'Precedent-Setting' Move for Space Station Crew

Source: Mashable

HOUSTON — Astronaut Tom Marshburn was planning to spend Saturday (May 11) packing for home. After five months in space, his ride back to Earth is set to leave the International Space Station in just a couple of days. But instead of getting ready for ...
Full article at: Mashable  More like this  May 11 2013, 11:25am CDT

Pre-Service Teacher Institutes at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center

Source: Space Ref

Join the National Air and Space Museum on the second Saturday of each month during 2013 for Super Science Saturday at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Va. Through demonstrations and hands-on activities, vi ...
Full article at: Space Ref  More like this  May 11 2013, 10:36am CDT

George Clooney Movie About International Space Station Disaster Looks Intense

Source: The Business Insider

Enter your email address and zip code to set up customized email alerts. You have successfully emailed the post. This movie about the ISS, on the other hand, looks catastrophic. "Gravity," starring George Clooney and Sandr ...
Full article at: The Business Insider  More like this  May 11 2013, 10:01am CDT

LIVE: Watch NASA's Emergency Spacewalk To Investigate Ammonia Leak

Source: The Business Insider

NASA said the leak is "very serious" but poses no safety, adding that the area has had a slow, small leak for many years that suddenly accelerated on Thursday. "We are going to get them outside and see if we can't lay eyes on ...
Full article at: The Business Insider  More like this  May 11 2013, 10:01am CDT

It's family vacation time. Best deals to Florida, California, and more.

Source: Christian Science Monitor

The arrival of summer evokes fond memories of ice cream trucks, long days at the pool, and of course, cross-country summer trips with the family. This year, why not make new memories with a cheap family vacation packag ...
Full article at: Christian Science Monitor  More like this  May 11 2013, 9:20am CDT

Pop Culture: 'My Drunk Kitchen' and YouTube's Self-Deprecating Goddess

Source: KQED

In the mood for a cooking show? My Drunk Kitchen is probably the worst place to start. The show is a YouTube cooking and comedy series created by Hannah "Harto" Hart, a native San Franciscan and Japanese t ...
Full article at: KQED  More like this  May 11 2013, 8:12am CDT



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