Now this is a good thing. Unlike their American counterparts, the Russians are still doing their part in regards to the international space station.
Category: Space
Martian Germs?
Scientists have found dormant microbes in Antarctica. Could similar microbes be alive on Mars? Read the story on Space.com. There is at least a possibility that this may be the case. Not that there are any additional reasons needed to go to Mars, but it is an additional mission driver. It’s past time for the…
Shuttle to Space Station
Liftoff of NASA’s fifth and final shuttle mission of the year happens Monday. Read about it on MSNBC.com. The space shuttle is cool. It’s about the best thing the U.S.A. has going in the space department these days. Not that it’s a bad thing, but in the last twenty years, haven’t we moved past it?…
NASA’s Glory Days
Dave Scott recently re-capped his Apollo 15 space flight on-line. Read the CollectSpace.com article. One has to wonder where the can-do, American spirit has been the last three decades. NASA is an embarassment, not for its mistakes, but for its complete lack of support from within Congress and from the American people at large. Recently,…
Privatizing Space
A couple of CNN articles prompt this comment. A Britsh astronomer predicted human settlements on Mars this century, saying private investors would likely create ‘wild west’ scenario if allowed to control settlement. In another article, the US company TransOrbital Inc. has been “granted permission” by the US government to explore the moon. Read the article….
Final Frontier Justice
In a new and bizarre case, junior-level employees of NASA have been accused of stealing valuable moon rock samples and attempting to sell them. Read the report by Mark Carreau and Roma Khanna of the Houston Chronicle. Amusing, but nothing more than another case of good employee gone bad, right? Not so fast, says Thom…
The Final Frontier
Space is truly one of the final frontiers. Where else has the footprint of man not been felt? Only the deepest depths of the oceans have escaped our influence. There is, I think, more to be gained by examining our Earth’s cousins in the solar system than probing the seas here at home. Considering the…