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American Museum of Natural History: The Known Universe
This film shows the known universe as mapped through astronomical observations.
Every satellite, moon, planet, star and galaxy is represented to scale and in its correct, measured location according to the best scientific research to-date.
The data is maintained and curated by research astrophysicists at the American Museum of Natural History as the Digital Universe Atlas.
Impressive. [...]
Man walks on Moon +40 years
In case you hadn’t noticed by all the Apollo and Apollo 11 programs on television the past several days, today marks the 40th anniversary of man walking on the Moon for the first time.
Painting the Moon
Nice profile of Apollo 12 astronaut Alan Bean in the paper of record.
Shuttle launch postponed due to hydrogen leak
The leak was discovered shortly after midnight.
Fueling of space shuttle underway
Endeavor is a “unanimous ‘go’” for launch tomorrow and ground crews have begun fueling the shuttle.
Space Shuttle Discovery ready for launch tonight under full moon
The Space Shuttle Discovery is fueld and ready for launch tonight at 8:20pm CDT.
UPDATE: Awww, the mission is likely to be scrubbed due to a fuel leak discovered in the external tank…
Friendship 7 orbits Earth +48 years
On this date in 1961, John Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth as pilot of the Mercury-Atlas 6 (“Friendship 7″).
No near miss: satellites collide above Siberia
Two communications satellites collided some 500 miles above Siberia, on Tuesday, creating two clouds of debris and causing minor interruptions to satellite phone coverage.
Space Shuttle Columbia +6 years
On this date in 2003, the Space Shuttle Columbia was destroyed during reentry when it disintegrated over Texas, killing all seven crew members.
Space Shuttle Challenger +23 years
On this date in 1986, the Space Shuttle Challenger was destroyed less than two minutes after launch, claiming the lives of the crew.
Remembering Apollo 1
On this date in 1967, at Pad 34, the command module of Apollo 1 was destroyed by fire, killing all three crew members: Commander Gus Grissom, Ed White and Roger Chaffee.
This is a tough week for us space buffs. Tomorrow marks the 23rd anniversary of the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster, and Monday will mark the [...]
Say it isn’t so: President-Elect looking to cancel Ares 1?
The Obama transition team has presented a questionnaire to NASA officials asking, among other things, how much money could be saved by canceling the Ares 1 and scaling back the Orion Crew Exploration Vehicle. These are two of the vehicles that are intended to replace the Space Shuttle.
Space.com’s Brian Berger:
While the questionnaire, a copy of [...]










