Spotted this neat map of previous Mars exploration sites on the NASA web site.
They will have a contest (for students) to name the next rover to Mars.
Check this link for details: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/mars/news/msl-20081118.html
/;^)
This week marks the 10th anniversary of the launch of the first piece of what has become the International Space Station, also known as Space Station Alpha. The Russian name for this first component, the ‘functional cargo block‘ or FCB is Zarya, which translates as Dawn. This was truly a new beginning for a new [...]
My Uncle Jimmy used to say that every time my late maternal grandmother’s hearing aid squealed with feedback. It was his gently humorous way of letting her know what she usually couldn’t hear.
A few days ago, I briefly watched a map.
Yes, I watched a map.
I can imagine hearing the voices now (they’re calling me…) “why [...]
ARISS International Chairman Frank H. Bauer, KA3HDO, has posted an email he received on Tuesday from Owen Garriott, W5LFL.
I received the following e-mail today [Tuesday] from Owen Garriott, W5LFL and wanted to share this with the Amateur Community. Please post this and pass it to others in the amateur radio community, as appropriate.
We forgot to have the party .!. SomeNet has been here for 10 years now.
The world did keep on turning tho, I noticed that Google didn’t
Richard Garriott is scheduled to launch Oct.12, 2008.
You may have seen recent press or news bulletins about this, but if you are into ham radio - this is hot stuff. Richard Garriott is the son of SkyLab Astronaut Owen Garriott, who 25 years ago this month was the first to operate ham radio as W5LFL [...]
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