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Letters To Earth Blog

Beating Stray Light

If you want good pictures in space, make it as dark as you can.
June 18, 2012 | By Don Pettit

The View from 30,000 Feet Blog

Flying an 80-Year-Old Plane

A rare chance to take the controls of a 1931 Stinson Tri-Motor.
June 15, 2012 | By Steve Satre

Letters To Earth Blog

From Us to You

Here's what we left inside the SpaceX Dragon capsule before we closed the hatch last month.
June 14, 2012 | By Don Pettit

The Daily Planet Blog

Downey Will Display Shuttle Mock-Up

The Southern California birthplace of the space shuttle is going to spit-shine and welcome visitors to see a piece of nearly forgotten aerospace history.
June 14, 2012 | By Heather Goss

The Once and Future Moon Blog

Chesley Bonestell and the Landscape of the Moon

The purpose of art is to soothe the soul, but sometimes it can predict future realities with uncanny precision.
June 14, 2012 | By Paul D. Spudis

The Daily Planet Blog

The Flight of Shenzhou-9

China's first manned space station mission comes to a successful end.
June 13, 2012 | By Tony Reichhardt

On Air Blog

The Master of “Good Enough”

Pilots will always remember Ed King as the man who built their radios.
June 13, 2012 | By George Larson

The Daily Planet Blog

There’s One More Shuttle That Needs a Home

Inside a warehouse in Downey, California, a one-winged space shuttle sits underneath a blanket of Tyvek sheeting.
June 12, 2012 | By Heather Goss

On Air Blog

Not Your Father’s Safety Board

Smart and experienced, the National Transportation Safety Board will delve into issues facing General Aviation in a forum to be held next week.
June 11, 2012 | By George Larson

Letters To Earth Blog

Last Day on Earth

What would you do? A poem.
June 11, 2012 | By Don Pettit

Letters To Earth Blog

Perpetual Sun

As you can see in this video, right now we are in a phase of continuous twilight.
June 08, 2012 | By Don Pettit

The Daily Planet Blog

Battle Noise School

How psychologists conditioned soldiers and civilians to the sounds of combat during World War II.
June 07, 2012 | By Rebecca Maksel

The Daily Planet Blog

Bradbury Meets the Astronauts

They were bound for the moon, but he had already been to Mars.
June 06, 2012 | By Tony Reichhardt

The Once and Future Moon Blog

Everyone’s Gone To The Moon

Our international space partners want to go to the Moon. Why don't we? Well, maybe we do.
June 05, 2012 | By Paul D. Spudis

The Daily Planet Blog

DARPA and Boeing to Dream Up New Airborne Launcher

Wanted: an airborne system than can launch 100-pound satellites for under $1 million.
June 04, 2012 | By Heather Goss

The Once and Future Moon Blog

Who discovered water on the Moon?

A recent news story claims that water was found in lunar soil over 30 years ago, but the finding was ignored. True?
June 01, 2012 | By Paul D. Spudis

The Daily Planet Blog

What’s Next for New Space

With Dragon showing the way, it's about to get busy in the commercial spaceflight arena.
June 01, 2012 | By Tony Reichhardt

Letters To Earth Blog

Homemade Ice Sheets

Are ice crystals different in microgravity? I had a look.
May 30, 2012 | By Don Pettit

The Daily Planet Blog

Transit of Venus, Then and Now

When you drive to your local observatory to witness the Transit of Venus on Tuesday, spare a thought for the men who sought to witness the spectacle in 1761.
May 29, 2012 | By Rebecca Maksel

On Air Blog

Hug an Aircraft Mechanic Today

And remember Charley Taylor, the Wright Brothers' mechanic, born on this day in 1868.
May 24, 2012 | By George Larson

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