Category Archives: NASA

Solar Orbiter lifts off! February 10, 2020

Posted on February 10, 2020 by Arlene Busby

Artist’s rendition of the Solar Orbiter facing the Sun. Copyright: Spacecraft: ESA/ATG medialab; Sun: NASA/SDO/ P. Testa (CfA) On February 10, the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Solar Orbiter blasted off atop an United Launch Alliance Atlas V from Cape Canaveral. … Continue reading →

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July 20, 1969, 20:18 (45 years ago today)

Posted on July 20, 2014 by gpowell

Space.com is reporting on all the events tonight to celebrate The Apollo 11 Moon Landing, especially a webcast by Slooh. Hustle on over to Space.com for all the info. “Tranquility base here. The Eagle has landed.”

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Opening: Apollo 11 Lunar Laser Ranging Simulator Exhibit

Posted on July 18, 2014 by Arlene Busby

OASIS is honored to share a special announcement from Hildreth “Hal” Walker, co-founder and president of the A-MAN, Inc., STEM International Science Center in Inglewood. We are very pleased to announce the opening of the Apollo 11 Lunar Laser Ranging Simulator … Continue reading →

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Today’s Links

Posted on July 9, 2014 by gpowell

The NASA Visualization Explorer on Facebook has some cool images of our solar system, and via the Hubble space telescope: our vast universe.  JPL has its own YouTube channel here, including the 7 minutes of terror video about the MSL … Continue reading →

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