50 years after Telstar: How Space Age spawned communication age – Cosmic Log. 50 years ago, on July 10, 1962, NASA launched the very first commercial satellite – Telstar 1. The satellite relayed a trans-Atlantic TV signal on July 12, 1962, marking the beginning of the global communications network we all rely on today! While Sputnik 1 (launched by the [...]
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50 years after Telstar: How Space Age spawned communication age – Cosmic Log
July 11th, 2012 · No Comments · Cool Science, NASA, Science, Space Age, Sputnik
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NASA – ISS Successfully Captures SpaceX Dragon Capsule
May 25th, 2012 · No Comments · Cool Science, NASA, Science, Space Age, STEM
Today at 12:02 PM EDT, members of the ISS crew successfully bolted the SpaceX Dragon capsule to the Harmony module, marking the first commercial vehicle to ever berth with the ISS! Tomorrow, crew members will open the hatch and begin to offload supplies from the capsule. Congratulations SpaceX! Learn more about the mission and view [...]
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100 Year Starship Study Public Symposium – Sept 30 – Oct 2, 2011
September 7th, 2011 · No Comments · Conference, Cool Science, NASA, Science, Space Age, STEM, Student Opportunities
NASA’s Ames Research Center in California and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency will host a public symposium for the 100 Year Starship Study. The symposium will take place Sept. 30 – Oct. 2, 2011, in Orlando, Fla. Registration to attend the symposium is free and open to the public. The 100 Year Starship Study [...]
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Celebrate 50 Years of Spaceflight! – Yuri's Night April 12, 2011
April 8th, 2011 · No Comments · Cool Science, Science, Space Age, Webcasts
50 years ago, on April 12th, 1961 Soviet Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin launched into space in Vostok 1. 20 years later, on April 12, 1981, the very first space shuttle Columbia launch occurred in the United States. To celebrate these space milestones, a yearly celebration, dubbed Yuri’s Night, was founded in 2001. Each year, on April [...]
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Celebrate 50 Years of Spaceflight! – Yuri’s Night April 12, 2011
April 8th, 2011 · No Comments · Cool Science, Science, Space Age, Webcasts
50 years ago, on April 12th, 1961 Soviet Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin launched into space in Vostok 1. 20 years later, on April 12, 1981, the very first space shuttle Columbia launch occurred in the United States. To celebrate these space milestones, a yearly celebration, dubbed Yuri’s Night, was founded in 2001. Each year, on April [...]
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