http://www.examiner.com/x-504-Space-News-Examiner?cid=exrss-Space-News-Examiner en-us Tue, 29 Dec 2009 23:09:08 -0700 Fri, 09 Oct 2009 07:04:32 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-504-Space-News-Examiner~y2009m10d9-NASAs-LCROSS-slams-into-moon-results-not-picture-perfect?cid=exrss-Space-News-Examiner The much-anticipated LCROSS mission to explore potential water resources on the moon ended with a bang today, even though the action photos may be lost in space.   NASA's Lunar CRater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS) empty Centaur sta... NASA space moon missions LCROSS LRO moon bomb Fri, 09 Oct 2009 07:04:32 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-504-Space-News-Examiner~y2009m10d9-NASAs-LCROSS-slams-into-moon-results-not-picture-perfect?cid=exrss-Space-News-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-504-Space-News-Examiner~y2009m9d11-Space-shuttle-Discovery-heads-for-Edwards-landing-tonight-watch-live?cid=exrss-Space-News-Examiner Landing track for Discovery Update: Space shuttle Discovery and its crew have safely landed at Edwards Air Force Base.Original story follows.Waved off twice from Kennedy Space Center in Florida due to bad weather, space shuttle Discovery and the STS... Fri, 11 Sep 2009 16:21:15 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-504-Space-News-Examiner~y2009m9d11-Space-shuttle-Discovery-heads-for-Edwards-landing-tonight-watch-live?cid=exrss-Space-News-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-504-Space-News-Examiner~y2009m9d11-911-the-only-American-not-on-Earth-remembers-watching-from-space-video?cid=exrss-Space-News-Examiner Twin Towers burning, from the  space station/NASA   As America pauses to remember the victims of the 9/11 attacks in 2001, the only American not on Planet Earth that horrific day spoke eloquently of the shock and pain of witnessing from ab... NASA international space station september 11 9/11/2001 9/11 from space Fri, 11 Sep 2009 08:25:13 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-504-Space-News-Examiner~y2009m9d11-911-the-only-American-not-on-Earth-remembers-watching-from-space-video?cid=exrss-Space-News-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-504-Space-News-Examiner~y2009m9d10-Space-shuttle-Discovery-landing-in-doubt-due-to-bad-weather-watch-live?cid=exrss-Space-News-Examiner Discovery  on flight  day 3 Update: today's landing opportunities were waved off due to weather problems. The orbiter's payload bay doors are closed again for another overnight stay in space. There are four landing opportunities Friday:... Thu, 10 Sep 2009 15:33:50 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-504-Space-News-Examiner~y2009m9d10-Space-shuttle-Discovery-landing-in-doubt-due-to-bad-weather-watch-live?cid=exrss-Space-News-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-504-Space-News-Examiner~y2009m9d10-NASA-test-fires-Ares-1-first-stage-watch-22-million-horsepower-fire-up?cid=exrss-Space-News-Examiner Ares first stage before test firing/NASA NASA contractor ATK successfully hot-fired 22 million pounds of horsepower today as a test stand firing of the new Ares 1 first stage rumbled the countryside at Promontory, Utah. The test firing was delayed f... NASA rockets constellation ares I richard garriott video Ares Arest test fire ATK Thu, 10 Sep 2009 14:08:43 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-504-Space-News-Examiner~y2009m9d10-NASA-test-fires-Ares-1-first-stage-watch-22-million-horsepower-fire-up?cid=exrss-Space-News-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-504-Space-News-Examiner~y2009m9d8-Obama-school-speech-video-a-nod-to-science--math-but-not-to-space?cid=exrss-Space-News-Examiner Obama cheers on students President Obama gave a nod to sciencer and math in his controversial back-to-school speech today, but didn't mention the space industry as a possible career choice. Obama said:  Maybe you could be an innovator or an in... NASA space education obama school speech video Tue, 08 Sep 2009 17:05:01 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-504-Space-News-Examiner~y2009m9d8-Obama-school-speech-video-a-nod-to-science--math-but-not-to-space?cid=exrss-Space-News-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-504-Space-News-Examiner~y2009m9d8-Space-shuttle-Discovery-undocks-from-space-station-watch-live-here?cid=exrss-Space-News-Examiner Look Mom! I'm in space! Crew member peeks out of Discovery window After a succesful mission that included three spacewalks, the stowing of a used ammonia cooler, and unloading tons of new equipment for the International Space Station, the STS-128 cr... Tue, 08 Sep 2009 13:19:52 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-504-Space-News-Examiner~y2009m9d8-Space-shuttle-Discovery-undocks-from-space-station-watch-live-here?cid=exrss-Space-News-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-504-Space-News-Examiner~y2009m9d5-Unexplained-phenomenon-Google-logo--Voyager-as-someone-elses-UFO?cid=exrss-Space-News-Examiner Voyager 1/NASA If Google wanted to demonstrate viral marketing while entertaining us, it certainly succeeded with today's UFO logo and links to 'unexplained phenomenon'. As speculation covers a galaxy of possible explanations, there's one sure fact... Sat, 05 Sep 2009 20:18:33 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-504-Space-News-Examiner~y2009m9d5-Unexplained-phenomenon-Google-logo--Voyager-as-someone-elses-UFO?cid=exrss-Space-News-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-504-Space-News-Examiner~y2009m9d5-Unexplained-phenomenon-Google-buzz-has-a-UFO-flip-side?cid=exrss-Space-News-Examiner Buzz Aldrin Now its own hot click, the mystery Google UFO doodle and the search term 'unexplained phenomenon' are  bouncing around the internet like  pinballs in warp drive. The sudden popularity of the term and the new logo have sparked... Sat, 05 Sep 2009 11:28:18 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-504-Space-News-Examiner~y2009m9d5-Unexplained-phenomenon-Google-buzz-has-a-UFO-flip-side?cid=exrss-Space-News-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-504-Space-News-Examiner~y2009m9d1-Firefighters-return-to-Mount-Wilson-Observatory-watch-wildfire-battle-live-here?cid=exrss-Space-News-Examiner Update 1:18 p.m. CDT--Firetruck filmed at Mount Wilson Observatory, where flames are within a few feet of the dome. The same view also showed a new line of fire starting below the facility. Original post follows. Note: for fastest access to video,... Tue, 01 Sep 2009 12:06:06 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-504-Space-News-Examiner~y2009m9d1-Firefighters-return-to-Mount-Wilson-Observatory-watch-wildfire-battle-live-here?cid=exrss-Space-News-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-504-Space-News-Examiner~y2009m9d1-Mount-Wilson-Observatory-science-sentinel-faces-Station-wildfire?cid=exrss-Space-News-Examiner The survival watch for the famed Mount Wilson Observatory continues, with smoke from the rampaging blaze creating confusion about its condition. Standing sentinel atop its mountain, the observatory has provided more than 100 years of astronomy disc... Tue, 01 Sep 2009 11:20:03 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-504-Space-News-Examiner~y2009m9d1-Mount-Wilson-Observatory-science-sentinel-faces-Station-wildfire?cid=exrss-Space-News-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-504-Space-News-Examiner~y2009m9d1-Mount-Wilson-Observatory-waiting-out-the-California-Station-wildfire?cid=exrss-Space-News-Examiner California wildifres from NASA's AQUA satellite "This roller coaster has taken a dip downward," Mount Wilson Observatory Director Hal McAlister said late today. More than 164 square miles of southern California are being consumed in an inf... Tue, 01 Sep 2009 01:07:38 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-504-Space-News-Examiner~y2009m9d1-Mount-Wilson-Observatory-waiting-out-the-California-Station-wildfire?cid=exrss-Space-News-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-504-Space-News-Examiner~y2009m8d31-California-Station-wildfire-the-battle-for-Mt-Wilson-Observatory?cid=exrss-Space-News-Examiner Southern California wildfires from space The battle for lives, homes, and a treasure trove of both  scientific past and future continues as the Station wildfire rages in Southern California. The fire, which so far has claimed the lives of two ... Mon, 31 Aug 2009 16:18:44 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-504-Space-News-Examiner~y2009m8d31-California-Station-wildfire-the-battle-for-Mt-Wilson-Observatory?cid=exrss-Space-News-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-504-Space-News-Examiner~y2009m8d29-Space-shuttle-Discovery-roars-into-space-for-25th-birthday-celebration?cid=exrss-Space-News-Examiner Space shuttle Discovery and its seven-member crew roared into the night sky atop an arrow of flame Friday in a picture-perfect launch at 11:59 p.m. EDT. Enroute to a rendezvous with the International Space Station on Sunday, Discovery will celebrate... Fri, 28 Aug 2009 22:52:44 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-504-Space-News-Examiner~y2009m8d29-Space-shuttle-Discovery-roars-into-space-for-25th-birthday-celebration?cid=exrss-Space-News-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-504-Space-News-Examiner~y2009m8d28-Space-shuttle-Discovery-launch-watch-live-here?cid=exrss-Space-News-Examiner Update: Space shuttle Discovery and its seven-member crew roared into the night sky above Florida's Kennedy Space Center in a picture-perfect launch at 11:59 p.m. EDT. Enroute to a rendezvous with the International Space Station, Discovery will als... Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:39:19 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-504-Space-News-Examiner~y2009m8d28-Space-shuttle-Discovery-launch-watch-live-here?cid=exrss-Space-News-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-504-Space-News-Examiner~y2009m8d27-Space-shuttle-Discovery-launch-delayed-as-managers-choose-slow-and-steady-process?cid=exrss-Space-News-Examiner The launch of space shuttle Discovery and the seven-member STS-128 crew has been pushed back to no earlier than 11:59 p.m. EDT Friday. Managers had hoped for another launch attempt at 12:22 a.m. Friday. Instead, they decided to spend more time eval... Thu, 27 Aug 2009 13:21:45 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-504-Space-News-Examiner~y2009m8d27-Space-shuttle-Discovery-launch-delayed-as-managers-choose-slow-and-steady-process?cid=exrss-Space-News-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-504-Space-News-Examiner~y2009m8d26-Ted-Kennedy-dies-space-program-and-NASA-Explorer-Schools-among-his-causes?cid=exrss-Space-News-Examiner Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-Mass.), brother of President John F. Kennedy, who challenged America to land on the moon in a decade, has died of brain cancer. Shown above are the Kennedy brothers in the 1960s: then-U.S. Attorney General Robert Kennedy, assassi... Wed, 26 Aug 2009 06:30:34 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-504-Space-News-Examiner~y2009m8d26-Ted-Kennedy-dies-space-program-and-NASA-Explorer-Schools-among-his-causes?cid=exrss-Space-News-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-504-Space-News-Examiner~y2009m8d25-Space-shuttle-launch-scrubbed-due-to-valve-problem?cid=exrss-Space-News-Examiner The second launch attempt for space shuttle Discovery and its seven-member crew has been scrubbed due to a problem with a liquid hydrogen fill and drain valve.  Engineers and managers are assessing the problem.It's not yet known when another lau... Tue, 25 Aug 2009 16:54:30 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-504-Space-News-Examiner~y2009m8d25-Space-shuttle-launch-scrubbed-due-to-valve-problem?cid=exrss-Space-News-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-504-Space-News-Examiner~y2009m8d25-Space-shuttle-Discovery-loses-race-with-weather-second-try-tomorrow-night?cid=exrss-Space-News-Examiner Tonight's planned launch of Discovery and her seven-member crew has been scrubbed due to multiple weather concerns at Florida's Kennedy Space Center. In a real nail-biter of a launch countdown, weather officer Kathy Winters and mission managers perf... Mon, 24 Aug 2009 23:44:51 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-504-Space-News-Examiner~y2009m8d25-Space-shuttle-Discovery-loses-race-with-weather-second-try-tomorrow-night?cid=exrss-Space-News-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-504-Space-News-Examiner~y2009m8d24-Space-shuttle-night-launchwatch-live-here-at-Space-News?cid=exrss-Space-News-Examiner Th ecountdown for Discovery's night launch is proceeding on schedule at Florida's Kennedy Space Center. Despite cloudy skies and lightning just outside the KSC launch complex, STS-128 technicians successfully loaded Discovery's external tank with 5... Mon, 24 Aug 2009 18:37:37 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-504-Space-News-Examiner~y2009m8d24-Space-shuttle-night-launchwatch-live-here-at-Space-News?cid=exrss-Space-News-Examiner