Tag Archives: Mars
A Chronology of Space Anniversaries for 2013
Many people have asked what anniversaries are upcoming in 2013 in space history. Here is a quick list. Are there items that I should add to this accounting? 1923—90 years ago December: Die Rakete zu den Planetenräumen (The Rocket into … Continue reading
Solar System Exploration @50 Symposium
On October 25-26, 2012, the NASA History Office, NASA’s Science Mission Directorate, the National Air and Space Museum, and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory will co-sponsor a symposium to mark the 50th anniversary planetary exploration. The event will be held at … Continue reading
Remembering the Mars Rover Landing before Curiosity
With the stupendous success of Curiosity’s landing on Mars in the wee morning hours of August 6, 2012, I though it appropriate to show this video of the landing of the Spirit rover from 2004. Partly animation and partly live … Continue reading
Great New Video Gone Viral: “We’re NASA and We Know It”
You knew it had to happen! She mission controllers from JPL that landed the Curiosity rover so successfully on Mars on August 6, inspired a great rap video now gone viral. Based on the popular LMFAO song, “Sexy and I … Continue reading
To Boldly Go, Curiosity on Mars
Since the 1990s humans have been engaged on a concerted effort to understand Mars. The landing of Mars Curiosity on the surface in the early hours of August 6, 2012, is the latest effort to learn about one of our … Continue reading
Challenges of Getting to Mars: Curiosity’s Seven Minutes of Terror
Team members at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory share the challenges of the Curiosity Mars rover’s final minutes to landing on the surface of Mars. Great video!
Announcement of Space Policy and History Forum #4
Falling Back to Earth: A First Hand Account of the Great Space Race and the End of the Cold War Space Policy and History Forum #4 Presented by Dr. Mark Albrecht, Board of Trustees, USSpace LLC Abstract: Mark Albrecht will … Continue reading
Space and Beyond in 2011: An Extraordinary Year in Review
It was quite a year that was in space. Just in the United States, NASA retired the Space Shuttle, a plethora of potential human spaceflight vehicles were pursued from plenty of parties, scientists discovered new extrasolar planets, NASA sent several … Continue reading
“Apollo 13″ Actor Tom Hanks Speaks Out on Behalf of Space Exploration
Beginning in the early 1990s the NASA budget began to decline, a trend that continues to the present, and numerous individuals committed to the continuation of an aggressive space exploration program began to speak out. One of the most vocal … Continue reading
