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Started 1 day, 9 hours ago (2009-11-23 11:50:00)
by Ravenchamp's Avatar
NASA Awards $350,000 to Winning Astronaut Glove Designers NASA's Centennial Challenges program awarded $350,000 this week to a pair of designers who developed concepts for more flexible space gloves that could make it easier for astronauts to perform tasks. http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.html?pid=29672
Started 1 day, 19 hours ago (2009-11-23 02:05:13)
by moviesonthemovecinemabox
Nov. 22: Randolph Bresnik spent Saturday walking in space as his wife Rebecca was preparing to give birth. As NBC’s George Lewis reports, today, the 42-year-old astronaut is walking on air. WATCH VIDEO
Started 2 days ago (2009-11-22 21:10:00)
by BadaBadi
[b]1. An 8- kg spacewalking astronaut pushes off a 640 kg satellite, exerting 100N force for the 0.5s it takes to straighten his arms. How far apart are they after 1 minute? 2. Relevant equations [b]3. So, I calculated the the accelration of the spaceman and the satelite during contact. My school has the solutions of the problems posted ( ...
Started 2 days, 4 hours ago (2009-11-22 17:20:00)
by Fraser
Rebecca Bresnik, the wife of STS-129 Mission Specialist Randy Bresnik, gave birth to their new daughter on Saturday night, making Randy the second astronaut ever to become a father while out in space. Bresnik reported this morning that his wife and new daughter, Abigail, are doing fine, and thanked the flight control team for their [...] More...
Started 2 days, 11 hours ago (2009-11-22 09:40:00)
by News_PB
Houston, we have a daddy NASA astronaut Randy Bresnik ventured out on his first spacewalk on Saturday, just hours before his daughter was born 220 miles below.… The power of collaboration within unified communications More...
Started 3 days, 7 hours ago (2009-11-21 13:49:00)
by DCCollector
Combining interests in space and in politics, I'm interested in building a collection of campaign memorabilia from U.S. astronaut politicians -- including: Jack Swigert for Congress (CO) Jack Lousma for Governor (MI) Jack Schmitt for Senate (NM) Jon McBride for Governor (WV) Al Worden for Congress (FL) Senator Jake Garn (UT) Senator Bill Nelson (FL) John Glenn memorabilia seems to be ...
Started 3 days, 23 hours ago (2009-11-20 21:50:00)
by Fraser
NASA's Astronaut Glove Centennial Challenge contest was held yesterday at the Astronaut Hall of Fame in Titusville, Florida, and two contestants walked away with a total of $350,000 in prize money for their improved designs of space suit gloves. Peter Homer of Southwest Harbor, Maine, won $250,000 for his glove, and Ted Southern of Brooklyn, [...] More...
Started 4 days, 22 hours ago (2009-11-19 23:03:00)
by RSS_News_User
SPACE.com - NASA offered a total of $400,000 to inventors who can make stronger and more dexterous spacesuit gloves Thursday in the second Astronaut Glove Challenge. View the Entire Article
Started 4 days, 12 hours ago (2009-11-20 09:04:00)
by RSS_News_User
SPACE.com - It may be the mother lode of all bad timing: Atlantis shuttle astronaut Randy Bresnik is stuck at the International Space Station, hundreds of miles from his pregnant wife Rebecca, who is expected to give birth to a baby girl as early as today. View the Entire Article
Started 4 days, 6 hours ago (2009-11-20 14:43:00)
by mellomalo
Astronaut Stuck in Space for Daughter's Birth Tariq Malik Managing Editor SPACE.com tariq Malik managing Editor space.com Fri Nov 20, 8:16 am ET It may be the mother lode of all bad timing: Atlantis shuttle astronaut Randy Bresnik is stuck at the International Space Station, hundreds of miles from his pregnant wife Rebecca, who is expected to give birth to a baby girl as ...
Started 1 week ago (2009-11-17 20:56:00)
by Kirk Jenks
I have some great Apollo astronaut signed items to offer up to the group. Anything that isn't sold will go up on ebay. But, I really need to raise some cash, so I hope you see something that you may like! You can make me an offer too! Wally Schirra signed B&W 8X10 photo in Gemini suit standing with Tom Stafford. In perfect shape! Get this signed by Tom, and you have a crew signed Gemini piece...
Started 1 week, 1 day ago (2009-11-16 00:00:00)
by Rebecca Beeson
Judged: 1 It was such an honor to hear Col. Mullane speak on Saturday. I wish all of my students could have been there. Thank you for bringing him here to Alamogordo.
Started 5 days, 15 hours ago (2009-11-19 05:50:00)
by RSS
Hugh Pickens writes "The Telegraph reports that 4,000 microscopic worms were onboard Space Shuttle Atlantis when it launched today. Their mission: to help experts in human physiology understand more about what triggers the body to build and lose muscle. The worms are bound for the Japanese Experiment Module 'Kibo' on the International Space Station, where they will experience the same weightless ...
Nasa says can't put a man on the Moon "again" before 2020 but they did so successfully in 1969 with all that astonishing technology! Please, give us a break! Look at Aldrin comments has done about Moon, doesn't make any sense.
