Space Shuttle Era Ends, What’s Next?
The Space Shuttle Discovery transformed into a museum relic when it was delivered to the Smithsonian this week. Photo Credit: NASA/Smithsonian Institution/Carolyn Russo One wonders what the future...
View ArticleRed Rover, Red Rover, Send the Humans Over!
A seven month, 354-million-mile journey is worth celebrating with a mash-up. Congratulations to NASA for the successful landing of the rover Curiosity on Mars. It’s a phenomenal accomplishment. Over...
View ArticleMars, Word by Word: A Princess of Mars
What do you get when you mix a Civil War hero with barbaric Green Martians, ferocious beasts, and a breathtakingly-beautiful Red Martian Princess? A novel of interplanetary romance and an...
View ArticleGoing to Mars Word-by-Word: the Landis Way
The next stop in our Going to Mars Word-by-Word tour is Mars Crossing by Geoffrey Landis. Published by Tor Books in 2000, this is a first novel by an experienced and award-winning short story author....
View ArticleAn Inspiring Woman In Space And On The Ground
From last week’s strong Mohawk woman of the revolutionary war era we’re coming forward hundreds of years. This week’s Women’s History Month spotlight is on an inspiring woman in space and on the...
View ArticleIs There an Awesome NASA Spinoff in Your Home?
Have you heard of NASA Spinoffs? When Congress established NASA in 1958, it required the space agency to share information about its discoveries. They also gave NASA the go-ahead to patent inventions...
View ArticleNASA Spinoff Tech You Have Used
Did you know that one degree celsius difference in temperature between your right and left leg means you may have sensory nerve damage in your lower back? Did you know a hot spot on your skin, or...
View ArticleExploring Mars Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow
Lynette M. Burrows reviews how NASA has been exploring Mars in preparation for a review of her popular Going to Mars Word by Word blog series. The post Exploring Mars Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow...
View ArticleGoing Where No One Has Before May Make Life Sustainable
The hostile-to-humans environment of outer space presents seemingly infinite obstacles to our desire to explore. But scientists may be on the way to making The post Going Where No One Has Before May...
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