1. The International Space Station (ISS) is a collaborative effort. The ISS is a joint project involving five space agencies: NASA (United States), Roscosmos (Russia), JAXA (Japan), ESA (Europe), and CSA (Canada). It’s a symbol of international cooperation, where astronauts from all ov...
Photo credit: NASA Unlike what many of us think, there is gravity in space. The International Space Station is between 200 and 250 miles above the Earth, where gravity is about 90 percent as strong as on Earth. This is enough to send the ISS crashing into the planet. So why isn’t ...
NASA's ISS-RapidScat mission will observe ocean wind speed and direction over most of the globe, bringing a new eye on tropical storms, hurricanes and typhoons. Here are five fast facts about the mission. 1. The space station looks homeward. ISS-RapidScat is the first scientific Earth-...
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These are ready-to-use NASA worksheets that are perfect for teaching students about the “NASA” which stands for National Aeronautics and Space Administration. It is an independent agency of the United States Federal Government responsible for the civilian space program, as well as aeronautics and...
SpaceX is a private spaceflight company that regularly delivers payloads to the ISS. Here are the basics about the company and its founder and CEO, Elon Musk.
Koch became the 14th woman to walk in space earlier this year and Meir will be the 15th. Other than Savitskaya, all are current or retired NASA astronauts. Here are a few facts and figures about Friday's excursion and the astronauts taking part. ...
Of course, for Garriott's backup plan to work, someone (or something) will rescue the drive before the ISS' orbit decays from lack of engine maintenance, and the station crashes down to Earth. RELATED:Europa Mission: 5 Facts About NASA's Quest for Alien Life ...
NASA's next Mars rover, the car-sized Curiosity, is gearing up for its 2011 launch piece by piece. Here is some basic information about Curiosity and its $2.3 billion mission.
One of the planets — 55 Cancri e, or Janssen — is a terrestrial planet (though its surface is mostly lava), according to NASA, with about eight times the mass of Earth. The other planets are thought to be gas giants about the size of Jupiter, according to Constellation Guide. Two ...