Mars and Other Space News from the San Diego Chapter

Phoenix Team Still At Work As Anniversary Approaches — by Gerry Williams — last modified 2009-07-04 03:00

May 20, 2009 -- It has been nearly one year since NASA's Phoenix Mars Mission successfully landed on the polar region of Mars on May 25, 2008, but the science team remains hard at work.

NASA Phoenix Results Point To Martian Climate Cycles — by Gerry Williams — last modified 2009-07-04 03:00

July 02, 2009 -- Favorable chemistry and episodes with thin films of liquid water during ongoing, long-term climate cycles may sometimes make the area where NASA's Phoenix Mars mission landed last year a favorable environment for microbes.

SpaceUp — by Gerry Williams — last modified 2009-07-03 03:01

a new kind of space conference

FREE SPIRIT - Extraction FAQs — by Gerry Williams — last modified 2009-07-03 03:01

FAQ - GETTING SPIRIT UNSTUCK

Mars and Me Blog: The unofficial diary of a Mars rover driver — by Gerry Williams — last modified 2009-07-03 03:01

Spirit Sol 176

See the ISS over the next week — by Gerry Williams — last modified 2009-07-03 03:01

Orbits can be a bit complicated. As the International Space Station orbits the Earth every 90 minutes or so, the Earth is spinning underneath it… and not only that, the orbit of the ISS is tilted by about 50 degrees to the Equator. All of this means that any one spot on Earth doesn't see the ISS every 90 minutes, and in fact it can be days or weeks between favorable overhead passes.

Faster, Cheaper (and Better?) Way to the Moon — by Gerry Williams — last modified 2009-07-03 03:01

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Mars Will NOT Look as Big as the Full Moon, But You Can Watch it Get Closer — by Gerry Williams — last modified 2009-07-03 03:01

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WiFi in Space Coming Soon? — by Gerry Williams — last modified 2009-07-03 03:01

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NASA Solicitation: Exploration Systems Mission: Radiation Standards for Lunar Sortie Missions — by Gerry Williams — last modified 2009-07-03 03:01

STATUS REPORT Date Released: Wednesday, July 1, 2009 Source: NASA HQ

Wayne Hale's NASA Blog: Point, Counterpoint — by Gerry Williams — last modified 2009-07-03 03:01

STATUS REPORT Date Released: Thursday, July 2, 2009 Source: NASA Blogs

ATK Awarded Contract for Ares I Upper Stage Ullage Motor — by Gerry Williams — last modified 2009-07-03 03:01

Press Release Source: ATK On Wednesday July 1, 2009, 8:00 am EDT

Space Camp grads named astronauts — by Gerry Williams — last modified 2009-07-03 03:01

Wednesday, July 01, 2009 From staff reports Huntsville Times

Landing on the moon rocks — by Gerry Williams — last modified 2009-07-03 03:01

The moon landings did not mark the end of our space dreams. Such exploration is our destiny – and inspires science careers

Cargo carrier loaded with refuse undocks from ISS — by Gerry Williams — last modified 2009-07-03 03:01

MOSCOW. July 1 (Interfax-AVN) - Russia's Progress M-02M cargo carrier filled with refuse and decommissioned equipment has undocked from the International Space Station (ISS).

It's official -- Bolden hearing on July 8 — by Gerry Williams — last modified 2009-07-03 03:00

posted by Mark Matthews on Jul 1, 2009 9:56:06 AM

Space Shuttle to Launch July 11 After Successful Leak Test — by Gerry Williams — last modified 2009-07-03 03:00

By Tariq Malik Senior Editor posted: 01 July 2009 03:53 pm ET

New Mouse Constellation Chosen By Children — by Gerry Williams — last modified 2009-07-03 03:00

By SPACE.com staff posted: 01 July 2009 11:21 am ET

NASA: Fuel test a success, shuttle launch day set — by Gerry Williams — last modified 2009-07-03 03:00

By MARCIA DUNN, AP Aerospace Writer – Wed Jul 1, 2:59 pm ET

ET-131 Tanking Test success - STS-127 now officially tracking launch on July 11 — by Gerry Williams — last modified 2009-07-03 03:00

July 1st, 2009 by Chris Bergin