The Space Review: From Fulton to Falcon -
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Frustrated or concerned about the pace of progress for the emerging entrepreneurial space industry? Consider this historical comparison to the nascent steam engine industry of the early 1800s.
Some time during a six-hour space walk last week, astronaut Robert Satcher managed to capture this shot of himself…via himself. Today, the STS-129 will be completing their third and final space walk.
Solar tsunamis are real, say astronomers who caught the first three-dimensional pictures of a giant wave rippling across the sun. Solar physicists first saw evidence for such waves in satellite pictures of the sun taken in 1996 (pictured), but many doubted that anything of the suggested scale could really exist.
Now the twin Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatory (STEREO) spacecraft have captured an unprecedented view of a solar tsunami triggered by a sunspot explosion in February. The massive wave rose more than 62,000 miles (100,000 kilometers) high, raced outward at 560,000 miles (901,000 kilometers) an hour, and packed as much energy as 2,400 megatons of TNT.
Valentina Tereshkova was the first woman in space in 1963. There was a 19 year gap until the next female cosmonaut took flight. The USA wouldn’t catch up until 1983.
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Mars
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It’s not quite moog, but it’s right up my alley..
1962 (via)
For all twick or tweeters, a photo of Nicole, who also tweets @Astro_Nicole. She will return from ISS on STS129 - (via @Astro_Bones http://twitpic.com/ns1bw )
In 1957, Denis Cox - then 12 years of age - sent a letter to Australian scientists outlining his designs for a rocket to rival that of the Soviets.
Now, some 52 years later, he’s going to get a reply. Click through for a story that will charm your inner nerd child.
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50 Years of Space Exploration (via Adam Crowe)
Space Rules
Watch Exp. 21 Soyuz Launch - Spaceflight Now -
Launch in a few minutes.
Expedition 21 Soyuz Rollout (via nasa hq photo)
The sun rises behind the Soyuz launch pad shortly before the Soyuz rocket is rolled out to the launch pad Monday, Sept. 28, 2009 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The Soyuz is scheduled to launch the crew of Expedition 21 and a spaceflight participant on Sept. 30, 2009. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Projecy Mercury Explained (via Review of U.S. Human Space Flight Plans Committee)