Etchings on the Attic Wall

On December 7th 2009, Virgin Galactic unveiled SpaceShipTwo, the first commercial passenger spacecraft.  This is the successor to the SpaceShipOne prototype that made history last year by becoming the first privately manned craft to reach space.  There are already about 300 people who have paid the $200,000 ticket to ride on this spacecraft when it [...]

If you are an avid reader of mine, then you have probably noticed that I post a lot about astronomy.  Here is another good site called “Stellarium“.  This is actually an application that you can download.  It is a free open source planetarium for your computer.  And it is very feature rich!  They have a [...]

This site, hosted by USAToday, shows a Flash animation of how the International Space Station was assembled.  It shows the dates that each module was added as well as future additions.  You can click on each section for a more detailed look.

Here’s a web site for all things Hubble!  The Hubble Space Telescope is one of the most significant achievements we have ever done in space.  It has revealed so much about the universe we live in that we could never have seen without it.  It has expanded our knowledge and understanding and its images will [...]

For the true adventurers out there with lots of disposable income, this might be right up your alley. Space Adventures will soon be offering suborbital space flights to the general public. They will take you 62 miles above the Earth where you will experience 5 minutes of weightlessness and get to see space [...]

Are you a kid at heart? Ever wondered what it would be like to be an astronaut? Do you have any kids that are interested in this? If so, then Space Camp is for you. I have to admit, I ran through their adult program when I was younger and it [...]