Saturday, October 20, 2012

Orionids Meteor Shower

NASA (@NASA)
Looking up tomorrow night as the October sky brightens with Orionid meteor shower? Join our chat & watch the sky: go.nasa.gov/OPo8C4


"Non est ad astra mollis e terris via." 
-Seneca circa 40AD

Tuesday, October 16, 2012

Tweet from Camilla Corona SDO (@Camilla_SDO)

Camilla Corona SDO (@Camilla_SDO)
Impressive timelaps movie of #Endavour #SpotTheShuttle 's last journey owl.li/evkRS

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Michael Wilkinson
Fieldston Lower Math-Sci

"Is your mind open?"
-P Erdos

"Non est ad astra mollis e terris via." 
-Seneca circa 40AD

Wednesday, July 18, 2012

Attitude Adjustment @MarsCuriosity, 7/18/12 9:27 PM

Curiosity Rover (@MarsCuriosity)
7/18/12 9:27 PM
Guess who just got an "attitude adjustment"? My mood's fine; I needed to reposition my medium-gain antenna for Earth communication.

SpaceFest July 18-22





SAMSUNG SpaceFest, a 5-day festival, will celebrate the opening of Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum's Space Shuttle Pavilion, and its newly acquired Space Shuttle Enterprise. The festival kicks off the night of Wednesday, July 18, with a free concert on Intrepid's Flight Deck. Intrepid's free Summer Movies Series continues with Star Trek, Friday, July 20.

From Thursday, July 19 through Sunday, July 22, NASA will present over three dozen exhibits, displays, and educational demonstrations honoring aeronautics and space exploration past, present and future. Visitors to the Museum Complex will be able to learn about current missions in earth and space science, the rockets destined to take humans to explore the solar system, and the NASA research improving and enhancing aeronautics. The new Space Shuttle Pavilion will open to the public on Thursday, July 19 following a Grand Opening Ceremony. This exciting 5-day event will also provide an opportunity for guests to meet and mingle with a number of current and former astronauts.

Link to Schedule of Events