Atlantis Set to Return to Earth
November 27, 2009
Boston (DbTechNo) - Astronauts aboard the space shuttle Atlantis have finished preparing for the return trip to earth and will arrive back on solid ground today.
They are scheduled to touch down at 9:44 a.m. EST, and so far the weather is cooperating nicely. Read more
Atlantis Astronauts Prepare to Leave International Space Station
November 24, 2009
Boston (DbTechNo) - After performing 3 space walks at the International Space Station, Atlantis astronauts are preparing to return home.
The crew is preparing to exit the ISS this afternoon and undock to begin the long voyage back to earth. Read more
Atlantis Set to Blast Off to International Space Station
November 16, 2009
Boston (DbTechNo) - On Monday afternoon, shuttle Atlantis will blast off into space heading for the International Space Station.
The ship, embarking on its final voyage will be carrying supplies to the ISS, and is scheduled to take off at 2:28 PM. Read more
NASA Confirms Water on the Moon
November 14, 2009
Boston (DbTechNo) - Scientists at NASA have just confirmed that there is in fact water on the moon.
The debate had been going on for years and years, but now it has been confirmed, thanks to last month’s little NASA experiment. Read more
Team Wins Nearly $1 Million In Space Elevator Games
November 9, 2009
Washington (dbTechno) - A team from Seattle has managed to win $900,000 in the Space Elevator Games.
The Space Elevator Games were backed by NASA and were a major competition to try and develop a way in which we could build an elevator to take people up to space. Read more
Reach For The Sky, Space Elevator Race Rises Up In U.S.
November 4, 2009
Washington (dbTechno) - The space elevator race is on yet again as the competition has those taking part truly reaching for the sky.
The competition has launched in the Mojave Desert and has teams trying to basically come up with a way to build an elevator that will take you to space. Read more
NASA says Moon Crash was a Success
October 17, 2009
Boston (DbTechNo) - It now appears that crashing rockets into the moon was actually successful as the experiment shows that there may indeed be ice beneath the surface.
The experiment went down on October 9th, and featured 2 rockets aimed directly at the moon and running into it. Read more
New Ring Identified Around Planet Saturn
October 7, 2009
Boston (DbTechNo) - It is being reported that scientists have discovered a massive new ring around the planet of Saturn.
They did so through the lens of the Spitzer Space Telescope, an infrared instrument. Read more
Founder of Cirque du Soleil Boards International Space Station
October 2, 2009
Boston (DbTechNo) - For the cost of a cool 35 million dollars, Cirque du Soleil founder Guy Laliberté has travelled into space to spend time on the International Space Station.
He made the 2 day trip to the ISS from earth blasting off in a Russian Soyuz craft along with Russian cosmonaut Maxim Surayev and U.S. astronaut Jeffrey Williams. Read more
Reconnaissance Orbiter Spots Water on Mars
September 25, 2009
Boston (DbTechNo) - There is more evidence to suggest that there maybe water on the planet of Mars.
Last year, water ice in several impact craters was identified by NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter midway between the north pole and equator. Read more
