http://www.spacecoalition.com/blog/index.cfm Space Coalition Blog. en-us Mon, 13 Jul 2009 12:15:56 -0500 Mon, 13 Jul 2009 11:58:00 -0500 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss jeremy@nelsonandco.net jeremy@nelsonandco.net jeremy@nelsonandco.net http://www.spacecoalition.com/blog/index.cfm no http://www.spacecoalition.com/blog/index.cfm/2009/7/13/10-Ways-to-Get-Involved-in-Space From Wired A few weeks ago, NASA announced the members of the astronaut class of 2009. Like many kids growing up, I also wanted to be an astronaut. Part of my plan was to to enroll in Spacecamp and be accidentally launched into space. But someone ma... Education Station NASA Space and Science Kids Space Mon, 13 Jul 2009 11:58:00 -0500 http://www.spacecoalition.com/blog/index.cfm/2009/7/13/10-Ways-to-Get-Involved-in-Space spacecoalition http://www.spacecoalition.com/blog/index.cfm/2009/7/13/More-Storms-Could-Be-in-Store-for-Endeavour-Tonight From MSNBC NASA faced the prospect of more stormy weather Monday as it tried for the fifth time to launch shuttle Endeavour to the international space station. NASA began loading about 500,000 gallons (1.9 million liters) of liquid oxygen and hydro... Space Shuttle International Space Station Exploration NASA Space and Science Mon, 13 Jul 2009 11:43:00 -0500 http://www.spacecoalition.com/blog/index.cfm/2009/7/13/More-Storms-Could-Be-in-Store-for-Endeavour-Tonight spacecoalition http://www.spacecoalition.com/blog/index.cfm/2009/7/13/Relive-the-Apollo-11-Adventure-Interactive-Minute-by-Minute Check out a really nifty interactive website, We Choose the Moon, offered by the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum.It recreates Apollo 11’s lunar mission, minute by minute, with an interactive experience using archival audio, vide... Exploration NASA The Moon Education Station Kids Space Mon, 13 Jul 2009 06:29:00 -0500 http://www.spacecoalition.com/blog/index.cfm/2009/7/13/Relive-the-Apollo-11-Adventure-Interactive-Minute-by-Minute leonard http://www.spacecoalition.com/blog/index.cfm/2009/7/12/Endeavour-Launch-Now-Schedule-Monday-Night From NASA Space shuttle Endeavour's STS-127 launch now is scheduled for July 13 at6:51 p.m. EDT.Officials at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida called off Sunday's planned liftoff due to inclement weather. Cumulus clouds and lightning violated r... Space Shuttle International Space Station Exploration NASA Space and Science Sun, 12 Jul 2009 23:47:00 -0500 http://www.spacecoalition.com/blog/index.cfm/2009/7/12/Endeavour-Launch-Now-Schedule-Monday-Night spacecoalition http://www.spacecoalition.com/blog/index.cfm/2009/7/12/Visit-the-Apollo-11-Landing-Site-New-Interactive-Tool Take a Moon walk, Apollo 11 style. Now you can put yourself on the lunar surface, joining Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin at Tranquility Base. NASA is offering a new interactive site that plops you on the Moon. Take a panoramic look around the Apoll... Space Tourism Exploration The Moon Education Station Kids Space Sun, 12 Jul 2009 02:27:00 -0500 http://www.spacecoalition.com/blog/index.cfm/2009/7/12/Visit-the-Apollo-11-Landing-Site-New-Interactive-Tool leonard http://www.spacecoalition.com/blog/index.cfm/2009/7/11/Endeavour-Launch-Pushed-to-Sunday-due-to-Lightening The launch of space shuttle Endeavour was postponed until Sunday evening so engineers could evaluate the spacecraft's myriad systems following 11 lightning strikes in the Launch Complex 39A area.None of the strikes hit the shuttle or its external tan... Space Shuttle International Space Station Exploration NASA Space and Science Sat, 11 Jul 2009 16:40:00 -0500 http://www.spacecoalition.com/blog/index.cfm/2009/7/11/Endeavour-Launch-Pushed-to-Sunday-due-to-Lightening spacecoalition http://www.spacecoalition.com/blog/index.cfm/2009/7/10/Share-Your-Apollo-11-Memories As the 40th anniversary of the first manned lunar landing approaches, "where were you?" stories will inevitably become a prime water cooler topic, at least for those in their mid-40s and older. So we ask, where were you when Neil Armstron... Exploration NASA The Moon Space and Science Events Fri, 10 Jul 2009 17:26:00 -0500 http://www.spacecoalition.com/blog/index.cfm/2009/7/10/Share-Your-Apollo-11-Memories spacecoalition http://www.spacecoalition.com/blog/index.cfm/2009/7/10/Atlantis-Back-on-Track From Florida Today Fears that a damaged cockpit window might bump shuttle Atlantis from a November mission or even lead to its early retirement have proven unfounded. NASA determined that two dings from a steel knob that wedged itself against the w... Space Shuttle International Space Station Exploration NASA Space and Science Fri, 10 Jul 2009 14:34:00 -0500 http://www.spacecoalition.com/blog/index.cfm/2009/7/10/Atlantis-Back-on-Track spacecoalition http://www.spacecoalition.com/blog/index.cfm/2009/7/10/Teens-Help-Program-NASAs-World-Wind From Mercury News Many teenagers probably spend some summer days playing Nintendo Wii or the board game Risk, and students at the iD Programming Academy are no exception. But instead of flailing to hit virtual tennis balls or pushing tiny cavalry u... Gen Space Education Station NASA Why Space Kids Space Fri, 10 Jul 2009 13:28:00 -0500 http://www.spacecoalition.com/blog/index.cfm/2009/7/10/Teens-Help-Program-NASAs-World-Wind spacecoalition http://www.spacecoalition.com/blog/index.cfm/2009/7/10/Bolden-on-NASAs-Challenge From Florida Today The most telling moment in former astronaut Charlie Bolden's confirmation hearing Wednesday as NASA's next boss came in response to a question about how he planned to reinvigorate the agency. The two-time shuttle commander and re... Gen Space Exploration NASA Fri, 10 Jul 2009 13:24:00 -0500 http://www.spacecoalition.com/blog/index.cfm/2009/7/10/Bolden-on-NASAs-Challenge spacecoalition http://www.spacecoalition.com/blog/index.cfm/2009/7/10/Space-Tourism-Update-Progress-at-New-Mexicos-Spaceport-America New construction contracts have been issued to develop New Mexico’s Spaceport America. The New Mexico Spaceport Authority (NMSA) announced today that they’ve awarded a contract to build Spaceport America’s 10,000-foot runway design... Commercial Space Space Tourism Spaceports Fri, 10 Jul 2009 12:56:00 -0500 http://www.spacecoalition.com/blog/index.cfm/2009/7/10/Space-Tourism-Update-Progress-at-New-Mexicos-Spaceport-America leonard http://www.spacecoalition.com/blog/index.cfm/2009/7/10/Apollo-Early-Space-Program-Memorabilia-On-the-Auction-Block Attention space shoppers! Check out The Space Sale - Celebrating the 40th Anniversary of the First Manned Lunar Landing. This gavel to gavel sale of space collectibles is being held July 16 at Bonhams in New York, one of the world’s oldest a... Space Shuttle Exploration The Moon Education Station Space Race Fri, 10 Jul 2009 11:04:00 -0500 http://www.spacecoalition.com/blog/index.cfm/2009/7/10/Apollo-Early-Space-Program-Memorabilia-On-the-Auction-Block leonard http://www.spacecoalition.com/blog/index.cfm/2009/7/9/Mocking-Up-Spirits-Dilemma From MSNBC An earthbound rover is finally spinning its wheels in fake Martian dirt - marking one small step in NASA's efforts to get the real thing out of a Red Planet sand trap. The first wheel-spinning test took place on Monday at NASA's Jet Prop... Mars Exploration NASA Space and Science Thu, 09 Jul 2009 16:50:00 -0500 http://www.spacecoalition.com/blog/index.cfm/2009/7/9/Mocking-Up-Spirits-Dilemma spacecoalition http://www.spacecoalition.com/blog/index.cfm/2009/7/9/Endeavour-Begins-Countdown-for-Thrid-Attempt From SpaceFlightNow Engineers started a fresh countdown for the shuttle Endeavour Wednesday, targeting a Saturday night launch to kick off a 16-day space station assembly mission. Running a month late because of a now-repaired hydrogen vent line lea... Space Shuttle International Space Station Exploration NASA Space and Science Thu, 09 Jul 2009 13:14:00 -0500 http://www.spacecoalition.com/blog/index.cfm/2009/7/9/Endeavour-Begins-Countdown-for-Thrid-Attempt spacecoalition http://www.spacecoalition.com/blog/index.cfm/2009/7/9/New-Horizons-Awakens-Briefly-on-way-to-Pluto From Space Daily New Horizons is up from the longest nap of its cruise to Pluto, as operators "woke" the spacecraft from hibernation yesterday for its annual series of checkouts and tests. The actual wake-up call went in months ago; the commands for... Exploration NASA Space and Science Thu, 09 Jul 2009 11:53:00 -0500 http://www.spacecoalition.com/blog/index.cfm/2009/7/9/New-Horizons-Awakens-Briefly-on-way-to-Pluto spacecoalition http://www.spacecoalition.com/blog/index.cfm/2009/7/8/NASA-Test-MLAS-Pod From Universe Today While the Constellation program is undergoing design reviews, NASA conducted a successful test on an alternative abort system for the Orion spacecraft to provide options and additional data on how to best protect astronauts in ... Space Shuttle International Space Station NASA Space and Science Wed, 08 Jul 2009 16:02:00 -0500 http://www.spacecoalition.com/blog/index.cfm/2009/7/8/NASA-Test-MLAS-Pod spacecoalition http://www.spacecoalition.com/blog/index.cfm/2009/7/8/Endeavour-Set-to-Launch-the-11th From Spaceflightnow The first official weather forecast for space shuttle Endeavour's planned Saturday launch was issued this morning and meteorologists are projecting a 60 percent chance that summertime thunderstorms will delay the liftoff. "The w... Space Shuttle Exploration NASA Space and Science Wed, 08 Jul 2009 12:59:00 -0500 http://www.spacecoalition.com/blog/index.cfm/2009/7/8/Endeavour-Set-to-Launch-the-11th spacecoalition http://www.spacecoalition.com/blog/index.cfm/2009/7/8/New-Study-US-Space-Program-Should-Focus-on-Broader-National-Goals A new study sponsored by the prestigious National Research Council has called for the U.S. space program to align with broader national goals. The report, America’s Future in Space: Aligning the Civil Space Program with National Needs, makes a... Exploration NASA International Cooperation Wed, 08 Jul 2009 12:51:00 -0500 http://www.spacecoalition.com/blog/index.cfm/2009/7/8/New-Study-US-Space-Program-Should-Focus-on-Broader-National-Goals leonard http://www.spacecoalition.com/blog/index.cfm/2009/7/8/40th-Anniversary-of-Apollo-Landing-and-Its-Effect-on-Education This July, we will be celebrating one of man's greatest accomplishments, man's first step on the moon. It is a time to reflect on an incredible science and technological accomplishment upon the vision of a nation and the achievement of its people. It... Education Station Wed, 08 Jul 2009 11:53:00 -0500 http://www.spacecoalition.com/blog/index.cfm/2009/7/8/40th-Anniversary-of-Apollo-Landing-and-Its-Effect-on-Education spacecoalition http://www.spacecoalition.com/blog/index.cfm/2009/7/7/Americas-Future-in-Space-Aligning-the-Civil-Space-Program-with-National-Needs The National Academies, in a probing policy review made public on Tuesday, recommends a more strategic footing for NASA and the other federal civilian space agencies -- a high level re-alignment intended to strengthen and marshall their talents to ad... Why Space Exploration NASA Space and Science Tue, 07 Jul 2009 14:50:00 -0500 http://www.spacecoalition.com/blog/index.cfm/2009/7/7/Americas-Future-in-Space-Aligning-the-Civil-Space-Program-with-National-Needs spacecoalition http://www.spacecoalition.com/blog/index.cfm/2009/7/7/Diamond-Dust-falls-on-Red-Planet From National Geographic Every night during Mars's winter, water-ice crystals fall from high, thin clouds over the north pole, new data from NASA's Mars Phoenix Lander have revealed. The clouds resemble cirrus clouds on Earth, noted lead study auth... Mars Exploration NASA Space and Science Tue, 07 Jul 2009 12:43:00 -0500 http://www.spacecoalition.com/blog/index.cfm/2009/7/7/Diamond-Dust-falls-on-Red-Planet spacecoalition http://www.spacecoalition.com/blog/index.cfm/2009/7/7/Testing-the-Internet-of-the-Future From New Scientist The interplanetary internet now has its first permanent node in space, aboard the International Space Station (ISS). The new software will make sending data from space less like using the telephone, and more like using the web. I... International Space Station NASA Space and Science Tue, 07 Jul 2009 12:30:00 -0500 http://www.spacecoalition.com/blog/index.cfm/2009/7/7/Testing-the-Internet-of-the-Future spacecoalition http://www.spacecoalition.com/blog/index.cfm/2009/7/6/NASA-FY10-Budget-Summary NASA FY10 Budget Summary The FY10 budget request for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is $18.6 billion, an increase of $904 million, or 5.1 percent, over the FY09 enacted level of $17.7 billion. In addition to $17.7 billion ... Congressional Communications NASA Mon, 06 Jul 2009 18:08:00 -0500 http://www.spacecoalition.com/blog/index.cfm/2009/7/6/NASA-FY10-Budget-Summary spacecoalition http://www.spacecoalition.com/blog/index.cfm/2009/7/6/The-Intersection-of-Nuts-and-NASA From MSNBC Space is preparing to go a little nuts. NASA satellite images could soon give information to nut growers about their orchard's health, allowing them to stay ahead of plant stress issues, pests and diseases that could affect crop yield an... Why Space Commercial Space NASA Space and Science Mon, 06 Jul 2009 16:56:00 -0500 http://www.spacecoalition.com/blog/index.cfm/2009/7/6/The-Intersection-of-Nuts-and-NASA spacecoalition http://www.spacecoalition.com/blog/index.cfm/2009/7/6/An-Inflatable-Space-Elevator From Discovery.com An inflatable tower nine miles tall and tethered to a mountain top could cut the cost to launch spacecraft, reduce the need for geostationary communications satellites, and improve cell phone signals. "This structure could be mad... Commercial Space Exploration Space and Science Mon, 06 Jul 2009 13:44:00 -0500 http://www.spacecoalition.com/blog/index.cfm/2009/7/6/An-Inflatable-Space-Elevator spacecoalition http://www.spacecoalition.com/blog/index.cfm/2009/7/6/Stuck-Rover-Update From Universe Today Engineers at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory have intentionally driven their engineering rover into soft soil in a sandbox testbed, to simulate how the Spirit rover is stuck on Mars. And they did a good job of it, too, as the tes... Mars Exploration NASA Space and Science Mon, 06 Jul 2009 13:18:00 -0500 http://www.spacecoalition.com/blog/index.cfm/2009/7/6/Stuck-Rover-Update spacecoalition http://www.spacecoalition.com/blog/index.cfm/2009/7/6/Catch-Up-on-Ares-I From Aviation Week Four years after NASA embraced Ares I as the next route to space for U.S. astronauts, the new crew launch vehicle is beginning to move from computer-aided-design workstations to the floors of various "fab labs" here that in some c... Constellation Program Exploration NASA Space and Science Mon, 06 Jul 2009 11:22:00 -0500 http://www.spacecoalition.com/blog/index.cfm/2009/7/6/Catch-Up-on-Ares-I spacecoalition http://www.spacecoalition.com/blog/index.cfm/2009/7/4/Audio-Tapes-of-Failed-Soviet-Robot-Lander-Attempting-to-Scoop-Apollo-11 A set of previously unheard recordings of the former Soviet Union’s attempt to robotically beat out the Apollo 11 landing in July 1969 have been released by Jodrell Bank’s Center for Astrophysics at the University of Manchester in the Uni... NASA The Moon Space Race Sat, 04 Jul 2009 11:00:00 -0500 http://www.spacecoalition.com/blog/index.cfm/2009/7/4/Audio-Tapes-of-Failed-Soviet-Robot-Lander-Attempting-to-Scoop-Apollo-11 leonard http://www.spacecoalition.com/blog/index.cfm/2009/7/2/Ground-Control-to-U2s-Bono The U2 rock band has kicked off their U2 360 Tour earlier this week in Barcelona, a first-class space trek that does suborbital hops between 14 cities across Europe, ending in Cardiff in late August. U2's Bono calls the impressive staging ... International Space Station Commercial Space Why Space Kids Space Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:34:00 -0500 http://www.spacecoalition.com/blog/index.cfm/2009/7/2/Ground-Control-to-U2s-Bono leonard http://www.spacecoalition.com/blog/index.cfm/2009/7/1/Book-Review-Magnificent-Desolation Magnificent Desolation: The Long Journey Home From the Moon by Buzz Aldrin with Ken Abraham; Harmony Books; New York, New York (hard cover); $27.00, 2009. The word "magnificent" glued to a sense of desolation is unusual - yet Apollo 11's Buzz Aldrin... Exploration NASA The Moon Space and Science Book Reviews Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:18:00 -0500 http://www.spacecoalition.com/blog/index.cfm/2009/7/1/Book-Review-Magnificent-Desolation spacecoalition