NASA readying historic Saturday launch

Saturday's "Crew-1" flight marks the first use of the Dragon capsule for the ISS's regular crew rotation.

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|2020-11-11T23:56:48-05:00November 12th, 2020|Comments Off on NASA readying historic Saturday launch

Watch the historic SpaceX splashdown — 2:42 PM EDT, Sunday August 2nd

America has regained the ability to launch manned space missions for the first time since the space shuttle, with a private company leading the way.  Never underestimate the power of free enterprise. WATCH HERE LIVE

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|2020-08-02T12:40:05-04:00August 2nd, 2020|Comments Off on Watch the historic SpaceX splashdown — 2:42 PM EDT, Sunday August 2nd

Historic Space X news conference 10:45 AM ET, will Hurricane Isaias delay reentry?

NASA astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken are scheduled to return to Earth August 2nd, but may be delayed by Hurricane Isaias approach to Florida.  Watch their press conference HERE LIVE: July 31, 2020 at 10:45 AM.

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|2020-07-31T10:01:04-04:00July 31st, 2020|Comments Off on Historic Space X news conference 10:45 AM ET, will Hurricane Isaias delay reentry?

Space Invaders: Will the Earthlings land first?

Human visits to Mars may be on the horizon.

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|2020-07-29T09:56:55-04:00July 30th, 2020|Comments Off on Space Invaders: Will the Earthlings land first?

Watch here: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket to launch 60 satellites into orbit

Fresh on the heels of its successful launch of two NASA astronauts from Cape Canaveral, Space X plans to launch satellites into orbit Wednesday, June 3 at 9:25 PM EDT. SUCCESS!

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|2020-06-03T21:38:34-04:00June 3rd, 2020|Comments Off on Watch here: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket to launch 60 satellites into orbit

Watch historic Space X launch AND first stage LAND to be reused

The success of private industry in making America independent in space is as big as the shale revolution in making America energy independent. Isn't the power of free enterprise amazing? 10:29 AM EDT docking at the space station Sunday, 5/31.

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|2020-05-31T09:23:19-04:00May 31st, 2020|Comments Off on Watch historic Space X launch AND first stage LAND to be reused

Could satellites that study distant stars help battle wildfires on Earth?

The idea of using far-out space technology to fight wildfires was the brainchild of astrophysicist Carl Pennypacker.

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|2020-05-28T21:38:44-04:00May 30th, 2020|Comments Off on Could satellites that study distant stars help battle wildfires on Earth?

Postponed for rain. Now watch historic Space X launch May 30th live!

Historic launch postponed for rain as Americans return to space on our own rocket.  Watch the run up to the launch now and the launch itself rescheduled for Saturday, May 30th at 3:22 PM. Godspeed astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley!

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|2020-05-27T16:53:42-04:00May 27th, 2020|Comments Off on Postponed for rain. Now watch historic Space X launch May 30th live!

Americans return to space in private spacecraft Wednesday

The time for America to regain our capacity to independently launch astronauts into space is long overdue.

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|2020-05-25T23:04:15-04:00May 25th, 2020|Comments Off on Americans return to space in private spacecraft Wednesday

Fly me to the Moon – and beyond!

Billionaires are fueling America's new push into space.

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|2020-02-21T17:33:19-05:00February 11th, 2020|Comments Off on Fly me to the Moon – and beyond!

Hubble space telescope spots menacing face looking back at us

Just in time for Halloween. From NASA: "When astronomers peer deep into space, they don't expect to find something staring back at them."

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|2019-10-30T08:25:29-04:00October 31st, 2019|Comments Off on Hubble space telescope spots menacing face looking back at us

Up close, Personal reflections on space pioneers

"America must once again dare to pursue big dreams . . . Our Apollo days were a time when we did bold things, achieving leadership. Now is our time to be bold again in space." -- Buzz Aldrin

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|2019-07-25T22:48:00-04:00July 28th, 2019|Comments Off on Up close, Personal reflections on space pioneers

Apollo astronauts climate realists

During the Apollo program there was no room for fudged data, dodgy math, or politically correct science.  It was a matter of life or death.

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|2019-07-18T09:20:11-04:00July 17th, 2019|Comments Off on Apollo astronauts climate realists

Nuclear power on the Moon?

Siting a nuclear power plant in the United States has proven to be difficult.  But now, according to scientists, there might be another solution – namely, siting one on the moon.  Yes, believe it or not,  Japanese space officials recently unveiled an important discovery at the 40th Lunar and Planetary Conference that uranium does indeed exist on the moon.  Uranium, of course, is a key radioactive element in the creation of nuclear power, which naturally led the scientists to speculate the moon could possibly be mined for uranium to either be shipped back to earth for nuclear fuel or [...]

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