‘Space’ Archives
If Man Walked On The Moon Today
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One Small Step…
As you may have heard, today marks the 40th Anniversary of Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin making the first footprints on the Moon on Apollo 11. Walter Cronkite, who may have been a bigger space geek than me, died on Friday, so it seems fitting to take a look at his coverage of the historic mission:
Your Tax Dollars In Action
NASA astronaut Michael Barrat takes us on a tour of the entire International Space Station. Right now it's about the size of a five bedroom house, with just a couple more rooms to be added before the shuttle is retired in 2010.
Geeky Space Picture Of The Week
Challenger rolls out to the pad on a very very foggy day. (h/t to the original Hubble repairman, Story Musgrave)
Geeky Space Picture of The Day
The Space Shuttle Atlantis and the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft fly towards the Moon.
Air Force Readies Double Secret Space Plane
Well, I guess it's not really secret if they are writing about it here, eh? U.S. Air Force Aims to Launch Space Plane Next Year: The U.S. Air Force and Boeing are gearing up to loft the X-37B – an unpiloted military space plane, SPACE.com has learned. Tucked inside the shroud of an Atlas V Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV), the [...]
Awesome Hubble Snapshot of the Day
Larger versions are available at NASA's site. Awesomeness does increase proportionally with the size of the picture.
