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NASA Releases Lunar Rover iPhone APP

Yesterday, NASA made it a lot easier for you and I to explore the moon with the release of the NASA Lunar Electric Rover Simulator for the iPhone (iTunes link).  With the application only being released yesterday, there are only 3 reviews so far but all 3 gave the iPhone App a 5 star rating […]

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24 Yr Old Video Of Challenger Disaster Emerges {VIDEO}

After 24 years, a first hand video recording of the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster has emerged.  This video was shot from  a betamax video camera 24 years ago by an optometrist named Jack Moss, according to YouTube’s CitizenTube video news site.  This is a fascinating first-person perceptive of the disaster. Here’s the 24 year video […]

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Technology Twitter

Twitter Thinks Astronauts Are Cool

One of the coolest things about Twitter is that anyone, and I mean anyone, can find an audience who is willing to listen – or should I say “follow” – what you are saying.  In fact, the more “niche” or obscure someone is, the seemingly more popular that person can become.  NASA Astronaut Mike Massimino […]

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Technology Twitter

Send Questions To Astronauts via Twitter

Tomorrow, February 7th, 2010, the Space Shuttle Endeavor will head to the ISS (International Space Station).  And NASA is encouraging the public to get involved with the mission by sending questions directly to the astronauts via Twitter.  Astronaut Mike Massimino (@Astro_Mike) will be accepting questions for the astronauts until Thursday, Feb. 11.  when he will […]

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Port-au-Prince, Haiti From Space After The Earthquake

From NASA: ISS022-E-030482 (18 Jan. 2010) — An Expedition 22 crew member onboard the International Space Station took this image of the 260-year-old city Port-au-Prince on Jan. 18, 2010 when they could view the area. This was a few days after the major Haitian earthquake occurred and brought devastation to Port-au-Prince, Carrefour, and the surrounding […]

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Technology Twitter

Astronaut Tweets Breakfast Menu & Answers Questions via Twitter

NASA astronaut TJ Creamer made history last week when he sent the very first tweet from outer space.  And yesterday he made another claim to fame by tweeting the first every breakfast order from outer space.  Responding to a question about what he had for breakfast, Creamer tweeted “this morn I had granola with blueberries, […]

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Twitter Just Won The Space Race – First Live Tweet From Outer Space

This is a day that will go down in the history of the Internet, outer space, space missions, and any other category you can think of regarding space and technology. Because today, one of the United States astronauts sent the first ever Twitter update live from outer space! Flight Engineer T.J. Creamer broadcast the following […]