tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-89198617358563724982012-02-16T09:59:21.428-08:00NASA continues its quest to explore outer space, as well as using its technology to better our lives here on earthMary44http://www.blogger.com/profile/13796448789184221811noreply@blogger.comBlogger111100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8919861735856372498.post-24513577490135853552011-01-01T11:03:00.000-08:002011-01-01T11:12:47.844-08:00

 NASA is coming up with some great solutions these days - not only about outer space, but also with innovations for here on earth. This wind power study is a potential boon for wind turbines and wind-powered electricity and how to best use the jet stream applications. . . . June ------------------------- NASA Takes a Look at the Jet Stream to Get 50 Times More Wind Power CleanTechnica:

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On Thursday NASA is bringing together a geologist, an oceanographer, a biologist, and an ecologist for a press conference  to talk about an astrobiology discovery that 'will impact the search for evidence of extraterrestrial life, according to the article below. Sounds pretty important. I have included the official media advisory from NASA below the article. They seem to be hinting at alien life

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FASTSAT - NASA's Fast, Affordable, Science and Technology Satellite has been successfully launched from the Kodiak Launch Complex in Kodiak Island, Alaska on Friday, according to the following article.Apparently, the microsatellite which weighs just under 400 pounds, will serve as a scientific laboratory containing all the resources needed to carry out scientific and technology research

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There appeared to be a missile launch near Los Angeles as a mysterious object was spotted over the Southern California sky, according to the article below. Apparently, no one in the Pentagon knew exactly what it is as there was no planned military launch. Was is actually a missile - or will it turn out to be something else quite mundane?     . . . June -------------------------------------

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The US space agency wants to manufacture an aircraft that would travel at five times the speed of sound and bring in a new age of aircraft akin to a turbo-charged Concorde, according to the article below. Travelling at such speed would reduce the flight time from New York to Sydney to around two-and-a-half hours, from the 21 hours it is now. In a way, it's a wonder it hasn't already happened. The

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After a voyage of years, the Deep Impact spacecraft will fly by Comet Hartley on Nov. 4, according to the following article. This  will give scientists clues to the early days of the solar system.This is Deep Impact's second comet encounter after serving as the mother ship for NASA's Deep Impact mission     . . . June ---------------------------------- NASA prepares for comet fly-by UPI.com: "

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 Outer Space is still virtually an unknown entity. Every day new worlds are being uncovered as the technology improves. New planets, moons and asteroids are being identified and named on a daily basis, for example, an asteroid named Lutetia. According to the following article, a trip to Lutetia may be very uncomfortable. Read on . . .      . . . June ----------------------- Huge Asteroid

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A private spaceship flew its first solo test flight on Oct. 10 from Mojave Air and Space Port in California, according to the following article. Though the craft did not reach space, it was a major milestone for SpaceShipTwo backed by billionaire Richard Branson, establishing the Virgin Galactic firm to offer passengers suborbital treks at $200,000 a seat. Wow! Just like in  the movies!      . .

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Asteroid Vesta We tend to forget that there is always ongoing exploration in outer space - if not manned, then by telescopes. The NASA mission described below is one such endeavor. The new Hubble's Wide Field Camera 3 just added in February is helping to correct some previously calculated orientations as new technology becomes available.     . . . June ---------------------- NASA Mission to

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 Exploring Outer Space is pretty exciting, but the article below shows us how the NASA folks keep track of all the various areas and purposes with their Wonder Wall which tracks weather and national disaster observations to displaying images from Nasa's Spitzer Space Telescope - as shown here - the quarter-of-a-billion-pixel, 128-screen, 23ft-wide LCD array is the world's highest-resolution

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 In just three years, NASA will launch a mission to Mars. According to the article below, this trip will be aimed at investigating the mystery of how the 'red planet' lost its atmosphere."Mars can't protect itself from the solar wind because it no longer has a shield, the planet's global magnetic field is dead," said Jakosky, describing how the magnetic field disappeared and the atmosphere then

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