Category Archives: Editorial

NASA Reacts to European Discovery of Earth Size Planet, Embarrassment?

NASA issues a statement about the Alpha Centuri Exoplanet Discovery, are they a little embarrassed? As reported by KnowledgeOrb earlier this week an Earth sized exoplanet was discovered orbiting our…

British Jet Car Set to Break Land Speed Record….But whats the point.

Strap a big jet engine to a pointy car frame add some special tires and yeee haawww! But what is the point. The British project known as Bloodhound SCC is…

Is JWST out of focus or have we lost our vision?

JWST a Mirror into NASA’s Future? The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)could prove to be one if the most important missions that not just NASA but mankind has ever undertaken….

Neil Armstrong, American Hero passes at 82

Today Neil Armstrong, first man to walk on the Moon passed. He died from complications related to heart surgery at age 82. “While we mourn the loss of a very…

Mars Science Lab Curiosity Worth the Cost?

The fact that we are about to land the largest most complex and powerful rovers ever to land on mars is exciting for anyone with even a passing interest in…

Original 1972 Space Shuttle Mockup Moved

The Original full scale space shuttle mockup, a merge from a warehouse in Southern California Thursday, July 12. It is to be placed on display. The full size model is…

What is the future of Spaceflight? SLS, SpaceX, Virgin Galactic?

Looking at the future of manned spaceflight, and even the future of non-manned spaceflight can be confusing. There are so many players building launch capability for the U.S. it can…

Debate to begin on smallest NASA budget since 2006

On May 8 the U.S. House of Representatives will begin debate on a 2013 appropriations bill that could cut NASA’s budget by more than $200 million, gives NASA some NOAA…