. . . it’s time for a happy break! Thought I’d pass along a little perspective to help us out during these troubled times. Enjoy!
Category Archives: Space
fly me to the, um, mars…
Looking for immortality and fame on other planets? Then you definitely want to fly your name to mars on the upcoming Phoenix mission. The Planetary Society has made it free and simple, but keep in mind that future Martian spammers may use the list for their own ends…
Shuttle Launch Seen From ISS
Patrick just sent a link to a beautiful shot of a Space Shuttle launch as seen from the International Space Station. As someone in the comments writes, “It’s like, all of a sudden I like the ISS, you know?”
they won! they’re going to see a launch!
Here’s the latest on the contest I mentioned earlier:
It is official, Kayla won the contest and the title of NASA’s Greatest Fan! Thank you for all your votes. We don’t have all the details yet, but we’re off to (hopefully) see the shuttle launch!
Excited beyond words,
Jennifer
Congratulations, Kayla and Jennifer! Be sure to send us more details as you get them.
first images of SpaceShipTwo, inside and out
Gizmodo has posted the first images of SpaceShipTwo, the ship being built by Scaled Composites for Virgin Galactic flights starting next year. (Ships, rather. The VSS Enterprise is the first to be named, but a total of five are on order.) It’ll hold two pilots and six space tourists, with big comfy seats (for soft landings after weightlessness) and sizeable portholes for earth viewing. From the images released so far, it’s going to be just as beautiful as SpaceShipOne. Perhaps moreso, because this time I can picture myself inside one…