Posted by
admin on Mar 1, 2011 in
Space Flight |
4 comments
Podcast: Play in new window
| Download (0.0KB)
Have you ever wanted to go to space, but lacked the… everything… to be an astronaut? A whole new industry of space tourism will take you where you need to go. There are new companies offering zero-G flights, sub-orbital flights, and there have...
Posted by
admin on Feb 9, 2011 in
Space Flight |
8 comments
Podcast: Play in new window
| Download (0.0KB)
Last week we talked about the old way navigators used to find their way around the planet; by looking at objects in the sky, and doing some tricky math. The new navigation system, of course, is the Global Positioning System, and it helps you find your spot...
Posted by
admin on Jan 15, 2010 in
Space Flight |
12 comments
Podcast: Play in new window
| Download (0.0KB)
Let’s assume that humans survive the next few hundred years without destroying ourselves, or the planet, and we actually become a space faring civilization. What kinds of challenges will we face, and what projects will we build to expand ourselves out...
Posted by
admin on Nov 24, 2009 in
Space Flight |
1 comment
Podcast: Play in new window
| Download (0.0KB)
Launching a rocket into space requires a big effort on the ground. Space agencies have built up huge infrastructures to store, prepare and launch rockets. Let’s take a look at what’s involved on the ground at a place like Cape Canaveral. What...
Posted by
admin on Sep 2, 2009 in
Space Flight |
12 comments
Podcast: Play in new window
| Download (0.0KB)
It’s been more than 40 years since humans first set foot on the Moon. But plans are in place to return humans to the surface of the Moon, and maybe even to asteroids and the planet Mars. New rockets, landers and flight technology are all under...
Posted by
admin on Jul 28, 2009 in
Space Flight |
12 comments
Podcast: Play in new window
| Download (0.0KB)
In science fiction it’s easy to hop into your spaceship and blast off for other stars. But the true distances between stars, and the limits of relativity make interstellar travel almost impossible with our current technology. What would it really take...
