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 Bethesda MD (SPX) Oct 07, 2009 
In the early years of the "space race" (1957-1975) two men sought to test a scientifically simple yet culturally complicated theory: that women might be innately better suited for space travel than men. In 1960 the thought of a woman in space was a radical one, and justifiably so. On the ground 75% of American women did not work outside the home and females were banned from military flight ... read more 
Moscow, Russia (RIA Novosti) Oct 07, 2009Russia plans to launch a cargo spaceship to the International Space Station from the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan on October 15, a Mission Control official said on Tuesday. "The launch of a Soyuz-U carrier rocket with the Progress M-03M cargo spaceship is scheduled for October 15 at 05:17 Moscow time [01:17 GMT]," the official said. The space freighter, the third of Russia's ... more
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Louisville KY (SPX) Oct 07, 2009Saturn is rotating five minutes faster than previously thought, a fact that sheds new light on the planet's composition. Wave patterns in Saturn's clouds show that scientists have been using the wrong rotation rate for the planet, said Timothy Dowling, a planetary atmospheres researcher at the University of Louisville, who helped make the discovery. The work by Dowling and his colleagues ... more  
Moffett Field CA (SPX) Oct 07, 2009A new study by the University of Puerto Rico at Arecibo shows the first quantitative evaluation of planetary habitability. The study identifies some potential habitats in the solar system and also shows how the habitability of our planet has changed in the past, with some periods being even better than today. Abel Mendez presented his results on Monday, October 5, at the 41st Annual ... more 
Fajardo, Puerto Rico (SPX) Oct 07, 2009Characterizing seasonal variations in Titan's volatile system is a primary goal of the Cassini spacecraft's Equinox and Solstice missions. Two related studies report new observations by the Cassini radar instrument peering through Titan's thick atmosphere with repeat coverage. Images of the surface at different times show lakes shrinking and disappearing over the course of one to several Earth ... more |
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Sunspot NM (SPX) Oct 06, 2009In the pre-dawn hours of Oct. 9, as many people in New Mexico are still asleep or barely stirring, a momentous event will be happening in outer space that could help define future space travel. That event is a rocket smashing into a permanently shadowed crater on the moon, and New Mexico State University astronomers have a front-row seat on all the action. NMSU is taking part in a ... more 
Houston TX (SPX) Oct 06, 2009After a weekend of handover, orientation and cargo transfer, the nine crew members aboard the International Space Station continued their joint work Monday. Expedition 21 Flight Engineers Maxim Suraev and Jeff Williams spent time familiarizing themselves with their new surroundings. Expedition 20 Commander Gennady Padalka and Flight Engineer Roman Romanenko joined Suraev to complete ... more  
Pasadena CA (SPX) Oct 06, 2009NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity has found a rock that apparently is another meteorite, less than three weeks after driving away from a larger meteorite that the rover examined for six weeks. Opportunity used its navigation camera during the mission's 2,022nd Martian day, or sol, (Oct. 1, 2009) to take this image of the apparent meteorite dubbed "Shelter Island." The pitted ... more |
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