by Darlene Cavalier | Oct 26, 2009 | Blog
THE ARES I-X ROCKET IS ON THE LAUNCH PAD. For the first time since 1981, NASA is going to test-launch a new rocket for human spaceflight. The Ares I-X arrived at the launch pad and is scheduled to blast off tomorrow (Tuesday). Get caught up to speed on the Ares...
by Darlene Cavalier | Oct 6, 2009 | Blog, News, Science Education, video
This is a video of Sally Ride on CNN talking about her space adventure as America’s first female astronaut. I had the honor of working closely with Sally Ride several years ago, first at Space.com, then when she hired me to create a middle school science...
by Darlene Cavalier | Oct 5, 2009 | Blog
This video is clearly dated but it’s clever. NASA SHOULD have produced this but they didn’t (the U.S. Space Foundation did). However, NASA’s moving in the right direction to become more connected with the people who fund the agency (us)....
by Darlene Cavalier | Sep 18, 2009 | Blog, Citizen Science, Science Education
The Return of Buzz Lightyear Thanks, John, for sharing this NASA image of the day. Disney’s space ranger Buzz Lightyear returned from space on Sept. 11, aboard space shuttle Discovery’s STS-128 mission after 15 months aboard the International Space...
by Darlene Cavalier | Jul 14, 2009 | Citizen Science
Thanks, Paul, for sharing your comment with us: “Hi! I thought you’d be interested in this story from Science@NASA: Amateur astronomers have photographed NASA’s LCROSS spacecraft en route to an October crash landing on the Moon. Observers say the...
