America's First Space Walker Didn't Want to Come Back
On June 3, 1965, Ed White stepped out above Hawaii and, for twenty minutes, became the first American human spaceship.
Articles tagged "moon"
The Man Who Says He Owns the Moon
Becoming a planet owner is a lot easier than you might think. All you have to do is take a quick glance at an astronomical map, pick out whichever planet or moon tickles your fancy, tell everyone you own it, and you're set. It's a littl…
The Cosmic Reality Check of "Full Moon Silhouettes"
Most of us will never go into space, but here's this.
NASA Lasered the Mona Lisa to the Moon
In the near future, laser communications will probably serve as a backup method to tried and true radio communications.
China's Nuclear Rover Will Sample the Moon
Are we in for a new Moon race?
How to Build a Moon Base in Four Easy Steps
Want to start your own colony on the moon? Look no further.
NASA Wants to Give Our Moon Its Own Moon
Looks like our Moon might be getting a companion in the coming years.
Happy Launchversary to Apollo 8, the First Manned Mission to Leave Orbit
The daring, secret mission to send men to loop the Moon.
Using Drones to Simulate Landing Robots on the Moon
E.T. phone drone.
NASA's About to Crash Satellites into the Moon
Ebb and Flow, NASA’s washing machine-sized twin Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory (GRAIL) satellites, are about to meet their demise.
The Apollo 12 Crew Spent Thanksgiving in Quarantine for Fear of Moon Disease
For astronauts, returning from the Moon wasn’t a simple matter of splashing down, handing NASA the lunar samples and material, and going home.
What Obama's Second Term Means for NASA
Obama's reelection will keep NASA on track, but it's still too soon to get excited.
The Moon Was Created by a Massive Collision of Earth and a Mars-Sized Planet
The idea that the Moon was once part of Earth was suggested as far back as 1898, but it wasn't until the "mid-70s that the giant impact hypothesis":http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1974Moon...11...53B -- which suggests that the Moon was formed via the m…
Gemini 11 Orbited Earth Four Times Farther Than the Shuttle
On September 12, 1966, Gemini 11 launched and set a record for highest Earth orbital mission.
This Kickstarter-Funded Moon Elevator Is Real
The idea of a single, high speed elevator that could blast astronauts from Earth to the surface of the moon with the flip of a switch is the stuff of cheesy Fifties science fiction novels. At least it was until former NASA researcher Michael Laine an…
Neil Armstrong's One Small Misstep
_That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind._ It's one of the most historic and recognizable statements ever made. But Neil Armstrong likely flubbed his lines as he made those momentous steps onto the moon. After all, he was only hu…
Before Astronauts Drove On the Moon, NASA Thought About Giving Them Bikes
Forty-one years before Curiosity, astronauts first roved the Moon in the Apollo lunar rover.
Morpheus, NASA's Green Spaceflight Testbed, Went Up in Smoke
On the heels of the successful SkyCrane landing on Mars, NASA's Morpheus crashes and burns.
How NASA Engineered the Enduring Apollo Flags
A lot of thought went into designing the flags Apollo astronauts planted on the Moon.
Opportunity Is Close to Finishing the First Martian Marathon
Opportunity is about to finish a full Martian marathon.
