Jul 23rd, 2011 at 7:00AM: While the space shuttle era officially ended early Thursday morning as Atlantis landed for the last time at Kennedy Space Center, the next chapter in American space flight has yet to be written. One vision of what's next for space travel over the next 20 to 30 years includes an efficient network of refueling stations, communication points and satellites throughout the solar system.
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What's next for space travel? Maybe a road trip
Jul 23rd, 2011 at 7:00AM: While the space shuttle era officially ended early Thursday morning as Atlantis landed for the last time at Kennedy Space Center, the next chapter in American space flight has yet to be written. One vision of what's next for space travel over the next 20 to 30 years includes an efficient network of refueling stations, communication points and satellites throughout the solar system.
"We're ...New space race begins when Atlantis lands
Jul 18th, 2011 at 11:00AM: The Space Shuttle Atlantis returns to Earth this week from its final flight. That pretty much puts NASA out of the business of launching humans into space anytime soon. On one hand that's sad, the end of a grand program and many space workers will lose their jobs. On the other hand, its the right move at the right time that may result in more American space travelers than ever as America's next ...National Geographic celebrates the last space shuttle mission ever
Jul 9th, 2011 at 8:00AM: Yesterday morning, at 11:30 AM Eastern Time, the Space Shuttle Atlantis blasted off on the last shuttle mission ever. For fans and proponents of space exploration, it was a bittersweet moment to say the least. To celebrate what truly is the end of an era, National Geographic has updated their Space Shuttle Hub page with a look back at the storied vehicle's tragic and triumphant history.
At ...Graphing the deepest ocean to the highest peak
Jun 18th, 2011 at 2:30PM:
The surface of the Earth plummets deeper than 35,000 feet in the Mariana Trench and reaches up to the lofty heights of the Himalaya mountain range. The rest of our planet exists somewhere in between. Every hill, coral reef, dance contest, and disappointing vacation takes place at some point between these two extremes. This amazing graph by NOAA and NASA details some of the more significant ...Interstellar travel dreams wanted
Jun 17th, 2011 at 7:00AM: Have you ever thought or dreamed of what it might be like traveling to distant planets, perhaps in a different solar system? If so, the people that might very well make that happen in the next 100 years or so want your ideas.
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and NASA's Ames Research Center will host the 100 Year Starship Study Symposium in Orlando, Florida from September ...VIDEO: Astronaut's view of the world
May 31st, 2011 at 5:00PM:
Need a few moments of Zen? This video from NASA's Johnson Space Center has seven of them, traveling over the Earth from the coast of Namibia to the Amazon Basin to capture an astronaut's view of the world. The incredible images are narrated by Dr. Justin Wilkinson, a soothing astronaut who points out the many rivers, mountains, deserts, and other features shown on NASA's camera from far above. ...
NASA chooses deep space travel vehicle, not everybody happy - Poll
May 25th, 2011 at 7:00AM: The deep space travel vehicle that will be the future of America's space program was announced by NASA this week. That's good news for Lockheed-Martin who will develop it but some legendary astronauts disagree with the direction of the program.
"As we aggressively continue our work on a heavy-lift launch vehicle, we are moving forward with an existing contract to keep development of our new ...Space race brings trip around the Moon by 2015
May 8th, 2011 at 7:00AM:
We've heard of suborbital flights being booked by Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic, those have been in the works for quite some time. So have various plans for a replacement vehicle for the retiring space shuttles. Now, the news about space travel brings us to the Moon with a flight around the moon available coming up as soon as 2015 says one company already in the business.
Space ...Forgotten space pioneer: 50th anniversary Alan Shepard's historic flight
May 5th, 2011 at 9:30AM: Fifty years ago today Alan B. Shepard Jr., became the first American in space when he flew in the Freedom 7 mission. He got 116.5 miles up and his flight lasted 15 minutes, 28 seconds. He made history, but has been generally forgotten.
Why? Because he was the second man in space. Yuri Gagarin made it into space 23 days earlier and won the second round of the US-Soviet space race. The Soviets ...Space tourism celebrates tenth anniversary
Apr 30th, 2011 at 9:00AM:
Space tourism is ten years old this week. On 28 April 2001 millionaire Dennis Tito became the first person to go into space as a tourist and not an astronaut or scientist.
In an interview with BBC today he talked about how thrilled he was and called his eight days being in orbit "paradise."
While space tourism is the ultimate in high-cost adventure travel--only seven people have done it so ...Second-to-last Space Shuttle launch is big tourism draw
Apr 28th, 2011 at 8:30AM:
Tomorrow's launch of the Space Shuttle Endeavour has turned into a major tourist event, the Associated Press reports. NASA estimates half a million people will show up for their second-to-last chance to see a shuttle launch. Other estimates vary from 250,000 to a whopping 700,000. That could rival the crowds that came to see the first Moon mission.
Hotels are sold out and homeowners near ...NASA funds commercial space travel
Apr 21st, 2011 at 7:00AM:
Space shuttle Endeavour is ready to fly it's 25th and final mission on April 29th. That brings us one step closer to the end of the U.S. space program as we know it and one step closer to the future of space travel. In preparation for that future NASA recently awarded $millions to several private contractors for the construction of space taxi's able to fly to the International Space Station ...Orion spacecraft key to future space travel
Mar 23rd, 2011 at 11:00AM:
Lockheed Martin's Orion space craft, designed to take astronauts to the moon, may first be used as an emergency escape vehicle for the international space station. By 2016, NASA wants to run multiple, deep-space missions to the moon and much farther destinations, making the Orion spacecraft key to future space travel.
"Orion was designed from inception to fly multiple, deep-space ...Spacewalk today for Discovery astronauts
Feb 28th, 2011 at 12:30PM: Today marks the first of a series of spacewalks on this, the last flight for space shuttle Discovery after 39 missions spread over 26 years.
On today's spacewalk, astronauts Stephen Bowen and Drew will move a broken ammonia pump to a better storage area on the outside of the International Space Station and install an extension power cable.
The cable extension is needed to enable the ...Underwater suburbia planned in "Aquatica"
Feb 10th, 2011 at 11:00AM: Dreamers have been imagining human life undersea for centuries. The most successful in turning that dream into reality have come up with musty, mobile-home-like contraptions tethered to barges or hooked by massive hoses to land where committed marine biologists toil for a week or two.
Aquanaut and bioengineer Dennis Chamberland hopes to expand upon those successes by building the equivalent of ...Cruise Port Update: Grand Turk gets NASA exhibit
Feb 1st, 2011 at 7:30AM: It's not all sandy beaches, shore excursions and shopping in Grand Turk these days. A unique exhibit commemorating the National Aeronautics & Space Administration's (NASA) Mercury space program and the historic 1962 splashdown of the Friendship 7 capsule off the coast of Grand Turk is now open at the Grand Turk Cruise Center.
"Splashdown Grand Turk" is a 3,500-square-foot attraction ...
Just how big is the upcoming Midwest snow storm? Check out this NOAA satellite image!
Jan 31st, 2011 at 7:00PM:
We already posted about a big upcoming snow storm heading to the Midwest and beyond - and yes - we know that people in New York are under the assumption that their snow storm was worse than anything ever seen in the whole history of the world. But this image from the NOAA GOES-13 satellite shows just how much snow is on the way.
With reports of blizzards carrying as much as 22 inches into ...Virgin Galactic sets sights on orbital spaceflight
Dec 16th, 2010 at 4:30PM:
The stakes in the commercial space race just got a little loftier. Today, Virgin Galactic officially announced plans to team up with two U.S companies in pursuit of developing a commercial manned orbital spacecraft.
Backed by fearless entrepreneur Richard Branson, Virgin Galactic has chosen to support Sierra Nevada Space Systems (SNC) and Orbital Sciences Corporation (OSC) under NASA's ...NASA wants hypersonic plane, puts aside $15 million
Nov 5th, 2010 at 1:30PM: If NASA gets its way, layovers will become a thing of the past. It has plans in the works to develop hypersonic jets that would surpass the speed of sound by a factor of five. What's the implication? Well, you get on a plane in New York and get off in Sydney a mere two and a half hours later. That's a cut from the current flight duration of 21 hours, according to The Daily Mail. In addition to ...GadlingTV's Travel Talk - Atlantis Launch, Wakeboarding, Seaworld, & Magic Playoffs!
Jun 14th, 2010 at 12:00PM:
GadlingTV's Travel Talk, episode 18 – Click above to watch video after the jump
In our last Orlando installment, we showed you the retired side of life in Orlando - and now we're going full throttle.
Because Orlando is famous for its theme parks, we discuss the biggest, best, and most bizarre theme parks around the world. We'll tell you where you can pay to wear a ...
