The Twelfth International Mars Society Conference will be held from July 30 – August 2, 2009 at the University of Maryland, College Park. This will give participants to hear the latest news and research from Mars and to help advocate for sending humans to the Red Planet.
K10 overlooking the Base Camp
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NASA PRESS RELEASE
NASA robots soon will begin exploring the dusty, rocky terrain of a barren desert on Earth much like the moon. Scientists and engineers will study the images and information the robots gather to help plan where humans should venture next.
Mars Society President Robert Zubrin talks about exploring the Red Planet during the International Space Development Conference.
The United Nations Conference on Disarmament had decided to create a working group to seek an end to weapons in space, a precursor to negotiations on an space weapons agreement.
Marketers Look to the Heavens to Honor the First Moon Walk
The New York Times
HOW high the moon? For marketers and media companies, the sky seems to be the limit as they prepare a cosmic — and commercial — commemoration of the 40th anniversary of the first manned landing on the moon.
Asteroid Probe Set to “Collide” With Earth
National Geographic
A 1,124-pound (510-kilogram) space probe will “collide” with our home planet in June 2010 to simulate an approaching asteroid, Japanese scientists have announced.
Video of Tim Picken’s talk about how the aerospace industry must go green at the International Space Development Conference last month.
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NASA MISSION UPDATE
Liftoff of NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) and Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Spacecraft (LCROSS) is currently is scheduled for June 17 at 3:51 p.m. EDT. There are two more launch opportunities that day at 4:01 p.m. and 4:11 p.m.
Japan, India plan joint space research project
AFP
Japan and India plan to launch their first joint space research project this year, an experiment in growing plants in zero gravity, a Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency researcher said Friday.
Asteroid Ida
Military Hush-Up: Incoming Space Rocks Now Classified
Space.com
For 15 years, scientists have benefited from data gleaned by U.S. classified satellites of natural fireball events in Earth’s atmosphere – but no longer.
NASA MISSION UPDATE
The launch of space shuttle Endeavour’s STS-127 mission to the International Space Station is on hold due to a leak associated with the gaseous hydrogen venting system outside the external fuel tank. The system is used to carry excess hydrogen safely away from the launch pad at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. At 12:26 a.m. EDT Saturday, managers officially scrubbed the launch for at least 96 hours.
Kaguya’s impact on the moon was captured by the Anglo Australian Telescope on Wednesday.
