On our recent trip to Florida, Melissa and I were lucky enough to get to see the launch of the Space Shuttle Discovery on STS-120, a mission to the International Space Station. I have wanted to watch a shuttle launch for nearly as long as I can remember, so it was a fantastic stroke of [...]
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The New York Times has a short write-up about the Mars rovers, Spirit and Opportunity. They’ve been performing much better than anticipated–so far they have lasted 427 Sols (Martian days) on what was designed to be a 90-Sol mission. The rovers have collected a great deal of information about how past water activity has shaped [...]
Looks like everything is ‘go’ for Steve Fossett‘s solo attempt to fly around the world without stopping or refuelling in the Virgin Atlantic Global Flyer. The aircraft was designed by Burt Rutan, the same guy behind Voyager and SpaceShipOne. The flight is expected to last up to 80 hours–that’s a long time to stay awake! [...]
Great APOD today of Valles Marineris, the “Grand Canyon” of Mars, from the ESA’s Mars Express spacecraft. High resolution image here.
