(Source NASA) This composite color image of a giant primordial bubble of gas, dubbed Himiko (after the queen of ancient…
Month: November 2013
Comet ISON, Viewing information and Images
UPDATE 11/29/13 – COMET ISON may have survived. Early reports of it’s death may have been pre-mature. It appears par…
High School Students Build and Launch Satellite
(Source NASA) – NASA is beginning to receive confirmation 11 small cubesat research satellites, including the first developed by high…
New Low Cost Solar Instrument launches from Wallops
(Source NOAA) – An instrument that measures the sun’s energy output is in orbit after it was launched last night…
Wallops Minotaur/ORS-3 Launched! East Coast Viewing Report
The launch of Orbital Sciences Minotaur I rocket supporting the U.S. Air Force ORS-3 mission was delayed until 8:15pm est. due to a…
MAVEN Mars mission launches right on schedule
Launching right on time on the first attempt the NASA’s Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) mission started with a…
Rocket Launch from Virginia View-able from East Coast 11/19
Launch SUCCESS! Read the Launch Viewing Report from the East Coast. Update 7:19 pm Launch slipped until 8:15pm due to…
MARS MAVEN Mission is GO for November 18th Launch
The Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution or MAVEN has been given a 60 percent chance for favorable weather by forecasters…
