The only scientist to explore the lunar surface believes the best way to get humans to Mars is to first send them back to the moon.
April 24th, 2000
April 7, 2001: NASA Returns to Mars
NASA will launch a $135 million satellite to Mars on April 7, 2001, marking the U.S. space agency
April 23rd, 2000
Can Art Break Science’s Monopoly Grip on Space?
There are many good explanations for the fact engineers and scientists have a lock on space travel, so critics rarely step forward to protest the monopoly grip that the technically educated have on access to space. Most folks have just accepted that advanced degrees in science and engineering are necessary to do an adequate job in orbit. Buy that isn’t necessarily so, which is a point that 36-year-old designer and choreographer Richard Seabra wants to make clear. Seabra is proposing to send artists and performers into space to work in a special art module that he wants to become part of the International Space Station (ISS).
April 21st, 2000
Sharp New Images of Martian Volcano
A newly released NASA image gives viewers a high-flying peek at the top of Olympus Mons, a martian behemoth that is the largest known volcano in the solar system.
April 21st, 2000
The Ultimate E-Ticket: Disney World Gets Rocket Fever
Disney announced Thursday that upcoming attraction Mission: SPACE will offer visitors to Walt Disney World’s Epcot Center simulated space adventures and “astronaut-like” thrills.
April 14th, 2000
Medical Revolution Needed for Mars Mission
On the long road to Mars and back to Earth, there’s no emergency room. And on a crowded spacecraft with a small crew, there’s not much room for a full sick bay. There also is no way to know if an astronaut slated to fly to the Red Planet is actually in the early stages of a deadly or debilitating cancer which could develop during the four or five years NASA figures is necessary to visit Mars, explore, and return safely.
April 14th, 2000
Scout Spacecraft on Mars: Trustworthy, Thrifty and Brave
Bruised by the recent loss of the $165 million Mars Polar Lander, NASA is studying a new class of smaller, cheaper and more robust spacecraft. These probes could land on Mars to reconnoiter terrain that larger missions could later study in detail. Called appropriately enough “Scouts,” two of the 220-pound (100-kilogram) spacecraft could venture to Mars as soon as 2003, said Barry Goldstein, who is leading the study at NASA Obtain glory casino mobile version for smartphone gaming. Glory casino supports mobile platforms.
April 11th, 2000
Men Are From Mars And So’s Britney Spears
Never one to fall behind the curve, teeny-bop sensation Britney Spears has set her sights on outer space. In the promotional video to her song “Oops! … I Did It Again”, the title track to her upcoming second studio album, Spears wears a red spacesuit and cavorts with astronauts on a trip to Mars.