The interior of the space shuttle Endeavour - signed by everyone who worked on it, Ronald Reagan and Clint Eastwood
Humans In Space youth art competition
The international Humans in Space Youth Art Competition encourages youth to “Be Inspired, Creative and Heard”. The campaign aims to bring human space travel to the forefront of young peoples minds and to engage them in the planning the future of space exploration. Submitted artwork explores the potential of humans and technology in space.
Artwork from 10-18 year olds can still be submitted until Nov 18th.
From the statosphere: Red Bull Stratos
‘From the statosphere’ brings you all the stats from the biggest science stories.
On the 14th October, Austrian Felix Baumgartner completed the Red Bull Stratos mission. In doing so he became the first person to break the sound barrier without vehicular assistance.
2 years of planning
2 test jumps
1 mission abortion, due to adverse weather conditions
270 square-feet main parachute
27Kg complete parachute rig weight
190 degree Farenheit suite protection range
128,100 ft jump height
24 mile jump height
834 mph maximum speed reached (breaking the sound barrier)
259 seconds of free fall
17 seconds shy of his mentors free fall record
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) began operations on this day 54 years ago.
Landing of Expedition 32
The Soyuz TMA-04M spacecraft is seen as it lands with Expedition 32 Commander Gennady Padalka of Russia, NASA Flight Engineer Joe Acaba and Russian Flight Engineer Sergie Revin in a remote area near the town of Arkalyk, Kazakhstan, on Monday, September 17, 2012. Padalka, Acaba and Revin returned from five months onboard the International Space Station where they served as members of the Expedition 31 and 32 crews. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)
