The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter spots the parachute used to bring the Curiosity rover onto the Red Planet surface: Mars Science Laboratory: Used Parachute On Mars Flaps In The Wind Curiosity’s Parachute Flapping in the Wind This sequence of seven images from the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera on NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter shows … Continue reading Mar orbiter images Curiosity parachute flapping in the wind→
The latest presentation to the Future In-Space Operations (FISO) study group is now posted in the FISO Working Group Presentations Archive. Both slides (pdf) and audio (mp3) are available for the talk, Orion/MoonRise: a Joint Human/Robotic Sample Return Mission from the Lunar South Pole-Aitken Basin by Leon Alkalai, NASA JPL, on Feb.27.13. See also the … Continue reading FISO: Orion/MoonRise – human/robot combo lunar pole sample return mission→
The New Mexico Museum of Space History in Alamogordo has a project to build an exhibit about the Delta Clipper eXperimental (DC-X) reusable rocket project of the early 1990s: Restoration Center Open House Highlights DC-X Volunteers Alamogordo, NM: It’s not exactly the Taos hum, but there’s a growing buzz in Alamogordo, New Mexico, that’s coming … Continue reading New Mexico space museum volunteers restoring DC-X for exhibit→
Here is an announcement of a new magazine oriented towards young people with the goal of encouraging them to purse studies in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). I must note, though, that this issue is totally focused on NASA and is devoid of any acknowledgement of any space activities in the private sector. For … Continue reading RocketSTEM releases free magazine for young people and educators→