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(TNS) — Middle school students who designed and built a satellite watched their hard work pay off as it launched into space on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket this month. Students at The Weiss School built the small satellite over a few three years and tested it at Kennedy Space Center this summer to prepare […]
Arizona State University has created a free series of digital lessons, simulations and virtual field trips designed to teach science through space exploration. Campus Technology
The Space Shuttle Discovery’s 13-day mission to the International Space Station, where it was scheduled to test new safety features implemented after the Columbia disaster in 2003, was scrubbed on Wednesday due to a faulty sensor. While NASA announced no definitive timeline for a new launch, it’s clear that the U.S. shuttle program will soon […]
Crew prepared for pressure of unique mission(CNN) — They are parents, as well as sons and daughters; triathletes, nature-lovers and rock ‘n’ rollers; pilots, scholars and engineers; seasoned space explorers and first-timers.Read the Full Story
NASA has cleared the Space Shuttle to Return to Flight. After a two-day Flight Readiness Review meeting at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, senior managers approved a July 13 launch date for Discovery.Read the Full Story
The experiment, which is titled “Characterization of Aerosols in the Troposphere and the Stratosphere (CATS),” will use a digital camera and a spectrometer coupled to a telescope to detect trace chemicals in the atmosphere.Read the Full Story
Research indicates that the hands-on approach for teaching is the best way for students to learn science and mathematics. Teacher and student participation in videoconferences, such as the FREE videoconferences provided by NASA LIVEâ„¢ (Learning Interactively through Videoconferencing Experiences) enhances teacher application of hands-on science and mathematics.NASA LIVEâ„¢ videoconferences demonstrate how teachers worldwide can work […]
The space-hardened IP router will be part of the Air Force’s Transformational Satellite Communications System, which will provide IP-based communications to warfighters.Read the Full Story
The mission is called the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL), and is scheduled for launch in 2009. It will have even greater capabilities than the extremely successful Mars Exploration Rovers, which continue to operate nearly a year after their arrival. Read the Full Story
One of the devices will provide scientists with a closer look at Mars — literally. The other will tell us, for the first time, what Mars is actually made of. Read the Full Story
