Architect Constance Adams designed an inflatable house that could take American astronauts to Mars. NASA wants to build it, but Congress keeps bursting the bubble.
NASA is back in space, via a dramatic nighttime launch of the space shuttle Endeavour. The mission will expand and repair the International Space Station, and exchange out crew members.
NASA has largely dropped from public consciousness -- at least until the "Mars, Bitches!!" program begins -- but we here in Houston take space seriously.
Or do we?
Take the quiz and see if you do.
1. Part of Endeavour's mission will be to install a system that will provide future ISS visitors with a cool,
Every so often, the International Space Station makes a routine adjustment that involves firing some rockets to adjust the orbit. Usually it creates so small a motion that those on board have been known to sleep through it.Not on January 14, according to newly released info. The "routine adjustment" that day resulted in two minutes of violent rocking that had to ISS's solar wings swaying "vigourously." And that's not a good thing.NASA has put off a planned further adjustment until they figure ou
Photo courtesy NASANASA is asking for the public's help in coming up with a name for the newest module on the International Space Station.The module will be "the world's ultimate observation deck": Eight refrigerator-sized racks in the Node 3 module will provide room
for many of the station's life support systems. Attached to the node
is the cupola, a one-of-a-kind work station with six windows around
the sides and one on top. The cupola will offer astronauts a
spectacular view of their home
Photo courtesy NASAHere's something neat from NASA that will let you while away your cubicle hours waiting for the corporate ax to fall: live shots of Earth from the space station.The International Space Station will be streaming live video from external cameras seven days a week at this website. The video will be shown mostly when the astronauts are asleep, from 1 pm to 1 am central time (WE PAY THEM TO SLEEP TWELVE HOURS A DAY??!!! Or maybe they sleep in shifts.)When it's not streaming video,
Photo by bobbymondToday NASA made history again, breaking down barriers: For the first time (that we know of), astronauts drank their own urine in space.The piss was said to be "purified" and "recycled" and all that, but the bottom line is the bottom line: They might as well sign up for this website. (Note: About as not, not, NOT Safe For Work as humanly possible. Unless you work at NASA.)NASA gave the International Space Station astronauts the go today to drink water from the finally fixed "Wat
Maybe this has come out before -- the list seems to be a year old -- but we noticed today a story in the British paper The Guardian about the list of DVDs NASA has provided to the International Space Station.The actual list is here, released under the Freedom of Information Act. Movies are apparently selected by the crews, so they reveal the taste of NASA nerds.There's the usual space stuff on there, but the list also includes some head-scratchers. For instance, there's Harold & Kumar, sa
Photos by Groovehouse/ Click here for a slideshowA day or two before U2 (and love) came to town, a friend emailed us a joke. At least we think it's a joke. It really doesn't have anything to do with U2, except that it has everything to do with U2.
"I was so depressed last night thinking about the economy, terrorism attacks, World War III, global warming, my retirement savings, Social Security, my job, national health care and my credit card debt that I called Lifeline.
"Got a freakin' call ce
