Pale Blue Dot
Voyager 1, which took this famous image of Earth as a “pale blue dot,” offered a new perspective on our home planet. If NASA greenlights this interstellar mission, it could last 100 years
space
sys admins in space
The next major crew activity ahead will be the upcoming transition of the onboard PCS (Portable Computer System) laptops to a new software version, R9, and the step-up from the IBM 760XD laptops to the faster ThinkPad A31p NGL (Next Generation Laptop) platforms. In preparation for the transition, scheduled in a couple of weeks, John
sys admins in space Read More »
quote of the day
Robotic exploration is far more economical and the scientific returns higher. For the price of the ISS, scientists could fund 600 unmanned Mars missions. From NASA Eyes March 2006 for Next Shuttle Flight
grounded
Wednesday, July 27, 2005; Posted: 6:45 p.m. EDT NASA grounds the space shuttle program while engineers determine the effects of debris falling from Discovery during blastoff. This stuff was probably happening on every launch, only now they have the cameras to see it. I hope the aren’t over-reactionary but the thing needs to be safe.
nasatv
Back at work, the wife is feeling a little better but still not 100% Hopefully the shuttle will go up today, they are sealing it up now
We are go for launch
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – NASA will restart the countdown for the space shuttle Discovery Saturday, with plans to launch the orbiter spaceward on July 26 after more than week of work to pin down a fuel sensor glitch, mission managers said late Wednesday. maybe if they bang the wall next to it (ala han solo)
We are go for launch Read More »