Tag Archives: International Space Station

How Home Ownership is like Space Travel

Home ownership, for me, is a series of duct-tape moments. What do you think will happen when we set up human outposts farther than a hop, skip, and jump from this planet? I envision duct-tape moments will be their norm. Continue reading

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Flat Stanley: Out of this World Tour

Hi! My name is Flat Stanley. Learn more about my NASA adventure. I dare you to TOP it! Continue reading

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NASA Solves Problems Above AND Below Earth

A team from NASA’s Langley Research Center, led by Clint Cragg, designed the escape pod to rescue 33 Chilean miners trapped 2,300 feet below the surface since August 5. Continue reading

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Every Ending = New Beginning

My sister Aimee recently reminded me how she and Daddy watched Columbia lift off on April 12, 1981. She remembers him marveling that we could actually launch a rocket from Earth and fly it back to the planet like an airplane. Feel free to post your stories as comments to this post. I’d love to read them. Continue reading

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Eating Earth Dust (for NASA)

After two days on the National Mall with the NASA exhibit to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Earth Day, I can literally say I’ve become a dust-of-the-Earth kinda’ gal. Continue reading

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Nobel Peace Prize Orbits Earth

It’s amazingly noble — this international partnership in space. Why shouldn’t it be Nobel too? Nobel Peace Prize, that is. Continue reading

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Thank Space for Live Tsunami Watch.

Without the space program, we wouldn’t be linked together as a planet to experience the Hawaii tsunami. Thank you space pioneers: your off-planet work makes our on-planet connections possible. Continue reading

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Earthlings Unite: Space Awaits!

What seems to define who we are — our national identities — means nothing to our planet. But, no single country can afford to foot the bill required for bold new human excursions beyond low Earth orbit Continue reading

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Today in Space: Savor the Moment

Savor this view. Only a few more times in your life will you see a Space Shuttle docked to Space Station. Continue reading

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How Space Travel is like Trip to Ikea

International Space Station: assembled OUT IN SPACE! Go outside. Look up to the skies. Marvel at what we’ve accomplished peacefully. Continue reading

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