According to a NASA proposal to the White House, a waystation could be built at the Earth-Moon Lagrange Point 2 to serve Moon and Mars exploration programs. But while it’s an awesome idea, what are the chances it’s actually going to get off the ground.
Archives: ISS
Blog: The Amazing Sights From Space
It’s nice to be reminded from time to time that beyond all the storytelling elements about space, space itself is pretty damned impressive.
Blog: Space Junk – Or The Story of the Disposable Space Station
Space junk came dangerously close to the International Space Station over the weekend. NASA’s response? Everyone into the lifeboats! But what about protecting the space platform America spent hundreds of billions of dollars building in the first place?
Blog: Old Space Station Plans
NASA ran through a lot of different plans after the launch of Skylab for space stations. One was truly interesting. But, of course, what we ended up with was the ISS.
Blog: On Making Earth Videos
Found a neat video with NASA Earth scientist Melissa Dawson about how the impressive time lapse Earth videos are made.
