Why NASA Picked Stormy FloridaWeather thwarts shuttle launches. But important factors favorthis state.If the space shuttle...By GaylordChris
By 1926, Southern Florida was booming, but the growing population was dangerously naive to the danger they faced from serious hurricanes in the bustling resort destination. That naivete was shattered when, without warning, a category 4 storm known as the Great Miami Hurricane tore through the Cari...
26. (Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech) NASA is just days away from plopping its robotic geoscientist, the Mars InSight lander, onto the surface of the Red Planet — but if all goes smoothly, the explorer won't have much of a view to enjoy. Scientists on the $850 million project very...
Photo credit: NASA Goddard It can be stated that 2022 was “the year of the Moon.” In November, Artemis 1 launched triumphantly from Florida’s Kennedy Space Center atop a mighty Space Launch System heavy-lift rocket, which was visible throughout the Eastern seaboard. Its 25-day-long ...
(Image credit: NASA/NOAA) The moon's mysterious far side is so much different than its near side, which we see in the night sky, and now scientists think they know why. The moons near side and far side were once thought to be relatively similar. But, with missions by robotic obser...
for the natural preservation and restoration of South Florida. Her tireless efforts earned her several variations of the nickname “Grande Dame of the Everglades” as well as the hostility of agricultural and business interests looking to benefit from land development in Florida. She received numerous...
In reality, the gravitational field is 9.7773 m/s² in Colombo compared to 9.7979 m/s² in Cape Canaveral, Florida (where SpaceX launches the Falcon Heavy from). ... Going the other way, the force of gravity acting on a rocket would be0.215% less, meaning reduced fuel costs (theore...
A.The American space tourism company is located in Virginia. B.Russia has already taken lead in working on the space tourism business. C.NASA has decided to focus less on building rockets because of the financial crisis. D.In 2015, America would be the first country in the world to run ...
The path of the hurricane continued out to sea and finally came on shore in the Louisiana area of the gulf, with a lot less damage than if it had come up the west coast of Florida. “It was very clear to me that what you...
Thomas is a science writer and space reporter. He graduated in Chicago before moving to the Netherlands to start building his career. His work is located at the intersection of STS and international relations, with special emphasis on space programs and security. ...