Posts Tagged ‘mission’
Papernauts: Send Your Name To The Moon
Sunday, May 4, 2008 7:40 No CommentsNASA’s new service is here to take anyone to the moon! Anyone can qualify as age, physical abilities or other issues are now in the past. But there is a small problem, only your name can go to the next lunar mission!
The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) is set to go and collect data for future [...]
Russia Sends Monkeys To Mars
Monday, April 28, 2008 3:00 No Comments[photo via]
Its not the first time Russia sends animals to space. Take Laika for instance, a dog that was sent to space in 1957, and paved the way for the first human to be send up there. It seems though that Russians want to start the space race again and they wan to be sure [...]
Astronaut Will Twitter From Everest
Saturday, March 29, 2008 17:03 No Comments
Not sure what is more strange. That an astronaut, ο Scott Parazynski decided to climb Everest or that he will write to his blog from there through his twitter
After travelling to space 5 times he went on another epic journey which will certainly be interesting.
See more at the missions webpage here. See also [...]
Boomerang and Space Underware
Monday, February 25, 2008 19:18 No CommentsTakao Doi will probably enter the history books as the astronaut with the weirdest missions. His first mission was to throw a boomerang in space to see what will happen. His second mission was to try a special underwear made with a high tech fabric that is expected to provide better protection and hygiene for [...]
This Month’s Mission: Do It Like Penguings
Sunday, February 24, 2008 0:00 No CommentsGreen Thing is a community in England that is trying to make it fun for all of us to become a bit more eco-friendly. Every month they assign people a different task that they need to accomplish.
This month’s mission? Lower the temperature of your boiler and use your own body heat to get warm
To [...]
Lunar Legacy: Send Your Picture to the Moon
Tuesday, January 29, 2008 22:08 No CommentsIn 1972 Charles Duke during his trip to the moon left behind a picture of him and his family. Today, after 36 years, the photograph remains intact for the generations to come.
Today the X-Prize foundation, Google and the “Lunar Legacy” program, give us the possibility for anyone to send his photos on the moon for [...]