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- 40 years later, moon rocks still in demand 9 Jul 2008 07:16 GMT
... Apollo landings, beginning with Apollo 11's historic mission in 1969 and ending with Apollo 17 ... out," said Robert Zubrin, president of the Mars Society and a critic of renewed lunar ... filled with electromagnets. And he is on NASA committees advising medical doctors on astronaut health ...
- Readers' forum: July 9, 2008 9 Jul 2008 06:18 GMT
... 4 commentary. Wow. The Koreans are disarming their nuclear weapons; we landed a successful mission on Mars; Iraq is finally taking some responsibility for its own protection, the Democrats are choosing ...
- Edward Kemmer, 84, Star of 'Space Patrol' 9 Jul 2008 05:54 GMT
... halfway between the orbits of earth and Mars. His trim uniform, a lightning bolt emblazoned ... was shot down while on his 29th mission, in 1944. Interned at a prisoner of ... they were growing up. One engineer at NASA told me that he first got interested ...
- James Van Allen, 91, Led Satellite Missions 9 Jul 2008 05:54 GMT
... of the 31-lb. rocket gave America's space mission a badly-needed boost after the Soviet Union's ... force in the interplanetary missions to Venus, Mars, Neptune, Saturn, Venus and Uranus, contributing to ...
- Scott Crossfield, 84, Designed, Test-Piloted Supersonic Planes 9 Jul 2008 05:53 GMT
... Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (a precursor to NASA), and told reporters that the only thing ... was not interested in robotic missions to Mars or anywhere else. "My attitude is that ...
- Bernard Schriever, 94, Headed ICBM Program 9 Jul 2008 05:53 GMT
... such fervor that, according to one friendly scientist, 'they thought Ben was insane.' " In ... This overlooked the fact that their initial mission was for a single shot. Most of ... interview, he predicted that the moon and Mars would become sources of cheap energy, that ...
- Norman Horowitz, 90, Biochemist 9 Jul 2008 05:53 GMT
... who conducted a search for life on Mars, died Wednesday at his home in Pasadena, ... Viking missions to Mars. On the Viking mission, he and two collaborators designed an instrument ...
- George Wetherill, 80, Explained Jupiter's Role 9 Jul 2008 05:53 GMT
... George Wetherill, 80, a retired Carnegie Institution scientist and recipient of the nation's highest scientific ... such as the terrestrial planets (Mercury, Venus, Mars, Earth), Wetherill was one of the first scientists ... Los Angeles, where he began his theoretical explorations into the origins of meteorites and the ...
- Joshua Lederberg, 82, Genetics Pioneer 9 Jul 2008 05:53 GMT
... advisor to several presidents and agencies, including NASA and the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency. ... a consultant to the Viking missions to Mars. Lederberg left Wisconsin in 1959 and joined ...
- Enterprises Harness the Power of Unified Communications 9 Jul 2008 05:28 GMT
... been an important part of Delta's business mission. For its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) efforts, Delta ... gas emissions to slow the onset of global warming. The best example of this is ... main asteroid belt between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. In April, 2006 it was ...
- Latest deaths 7/9/2008 9 Jul 2008 05:25 GMT
... classified obituaries , . Those wishing to express condolences or share memories can sign a guest ... Avalon, died July 7. McDonald-Aeberli Funeral Home, Mars. (CO) HACK, John R., 57, of Etna, died July ... Schellhaas Funeral Home, West View. (CO) RICE, Theresa A. Stock, 74, of Lakeland, Fla., formerly ...
- Artist explores a new world 9 Jul 2008 05:25 GMT
... Outer Space" exhibition at the Mattress Factory. Exploration has captivated artist Tavares Strachan from the ... with the 2008 Carnegie International, "Life on Mars," although both artist and curator affirm that ... through Saturday, 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday. Admission is $10, seniors $8, students $7, children ...
- Artist explores a new world (Today) 9 Jul 2008 05:25 GMT
... Outer Space" exhibition at the Mattress Factory. Exploration has captivated artist Tavares Strachan from the ... with the 2008 Carnegie International, "Life on Mars," although both artist and curator affirm that ... through Saturday, 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday. Admission is $10, seniors $8, students $7, children ...
- Phoenix Mars Lander Delivers Soil-Chemistry Sample 9 Jul 2008 04:31 GMT
... Results from testing this sample will be compared ... the Thermal and Evolved-Gas Analyzer. The Phoenix mission is led by Peter Smith of the ...
- Sex in space is inevitable, say experts 9 Jul 2008 04:29 GMT
... Washington, July 8 (ANI): With US agency NASA and several other countries planning more and ... have sexual feelings while on a three-year mission to Mars. “To say that astronauts are some superior ...
- Rock 'n' Roll, the Moon, Oil. . .and the Car 9 Jul 2008 04:28 GMT
... that accidentally dropped an atom bomb on Mars Bluff, South Carolina (only the conventional explosive detonated). ... Trade Center opened in New York, Federal Express began operating, the Sears Tower opened in Chicago, ... have become fun again, but references to global warming were on the rise, as were ...
- What Makes Earth Special Compared to Other Planets 9 Jul 2008 04:25 GMT
... worst of the sun's rays. But many scientists agree our planet's most special feature might ... that it's a dry desert, as are Mars and Venus, our 'sister' planets," he said. Earth's ...
- Earth has liquid water and plate tectonics, but its most special feature might just be us. 9 Jul 2008 04:25 GMT
... worst of the sun's rays. But many scientists agree our planet's most special feature might ... that it's a dry desert, as are Mars and Venus, our 'sister' planets," he said. Earth's ...
- IAU Names Asteroid 168126 "Chengbruce" after Taiwanese Entrepreneur Bruce C.H. Cheng 9 Jul 2008 02:35 GMT
... been an important part of Delta's business mission. For its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) efforts, Delta ... gas emissions to slow the onset of global warming. The best example of this is ... main asteroid belt between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. In April, 2006 it was ...
- How Intense Will Future Storms Get? 9 Jul 2008 02:30 GMT
... and you can really understand what makes them form and change." A co-investigator on NASA's Mars Phoenix Lander mission, Renno has used his new model to calculate the intensity of dust storms in ...
- Tuesday, July 15 9 Jul 2008 02:13 GMT
... to Earth first close-up photographs of planet Mars. 1974 - Officers in Cyprus favoring unification ... of force, U.N. troops launch a rescue mission that frees all 222 peacekeepers and 11 military ... - The annual U.N. ranking of the global rich and poor shows that AIDS is ...
- Phoenix Mars Lander Continues Sample-Collection Tests 9 Jul 2008 02:06 GMT
... NASA's Phoenix Lander Delivers Soil-Chemistry Sample NASA's Phoenix ... Phoenix Lander Delivers Soil-Chemistry Sample NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander used its Robotic Arm to deliver ... ice or ice-rich soil for analysis. The mission teams are now focusing on use of ...
- Sample-Collection Tests by NASA's Phoenix Lander Continue 9 Jul 2008 01:14 GMT
... Sample-Collection Tests by NASA's Phoenix Lander Continue This image was acquired ... This image was acquired by NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander's Surface Stereo Imager on the 44th ... on the 44th Martian day of the mission, or Sol 43 (July 7, 2008), after ...
- Is there anyone out there? 9 Jul 2008 00:55 GMT
... contain a range of common amino acids. Scientists established that the amino acids — the ... was merely speaking as a scientist. Meanwhile, Nasa's Mars lander, Phoenix, is processing soil samples on ...
- NASA to end space shuttle era by 2010 9 Jul 2008 00:16 GMT
... NASA to end space shuttle era by 2010 ... and Space Administration to pursue a new mission: a manned return to the moon and an eventual journey to Mars. Lockheed-Martin is building a new spacecraft, called ...
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