Space

Space Shuttle Discovery DC fly-over

April 18, 2012

Space Shuttle Discovery DC fly-over

Space shuttle Discovery, mounted atop NASA’s 747 SCA (Shuttle Carrier Aircraft), flies over the Washington skyline, on April 17, 2012.  As seen from a NASA T-38 aircraft, photo credit: NASA/Michael Porterfield

Northern Europe by night

April 17, 2012

Northern Europe as seen from the ISS

Norway with Oslo, Denmark with Copenhagen, Sweden with Stockholm and Northern Germany. All seen from the ISS by ESA astronaut André Kuipers. Also in shot is the Northern Lights, or Aurora Borealis.  Credits: ESA/NASA

London and Athens from ISS

April 15, 2012

London and Athens from ISS

Originally, the ancient Olympic Games were started the 8th century BC in Olympia, near Athens, Greece.
London is already very well prepared to host the Games this summer.  London by ESA astronaut André Kuipers, Athens by Paolo Nespoli from ISS

First practical Solar power satellite

April 13, 2012

SPS-ALPHA – the Solar Power Satellite via Arbitrarily Large PHased Array

A new proposal from John Mankins from Artemis Innovation Management Solutions, who claims to have come up with “the first practical solar-power satellite concept.”

Hermes Spacecraft

April 5, 2012

Hermes spacecraft by Hermesspace

The Hermes spacecraft by Hermesspace, named after the ancient Greek god “the Messenger”, is a suborbital space shuttle for everyone. Inspired by people who want to go into space but don’t want to spend a fortune to get there.

The Stars as viewed from Space

March 31, 2012

A timelapse video depicting the stars from low earth orbit, as viewed from the International Space Station.

Riding the Booster

March 25, 2012

From the upcoming Special Edition Ascent: Commemorating Space Shuttle DVD, a movie from the point of view of the Solid Rocket Booster, with sound mixing and enhancement done by the folks at Skywalker Sound.

Hovering on the Horizon

March 24, 2012

layer of the atmosphere

The limb of the Earth is a work of awesome beauty and a gift to science. When observed from space, the palette of gaseous layers of atmosphere reminds us of the fragility and tenuousness of the cocoon that shelters life from cold, harsh space.

3D printer in action

March 24, 2012

Scientists now believe astronauts will be able to build replacements of tools, by simply printing them. The problem of how to replace broken tools in space, has always been a worry.

Robonaut 2 in the Destiny laboratory (video)

March 21, 2012

Robonaut 2 in the Destiny laboratory

Humanoid robot “Robonaut 2″ in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station, undergoes a system check. Ground contol commanded Robonaut a series of tests as it spelled out “Hello world”.