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space politics

Will Barack Obama Destroy the U.S. Space Program?

As the race for U.S. President starts to heat up, Barack Obama has continued to polish his image as the youthful candidate promising a hopeful future. And yet he's also on record saying "[U.S. Space Agency] NASA is no longer associated with inspiration." He's proposing cutting NASA's budget in order to fund early-education programs for kids under 5. It's hard to fault his desire to educate kids, but why sacrifice space programs to do it? If elected, is it possible that Obama, the "hopeful" candidate, will destroy our hopes for space exploration and colonization? More »

11:37 AM on Mon May 12 2008
By Annalee Newitz
3,012 views, 104 comments

Latest by low_brass: @Balius: There is such a thing as "not putting all of your eggs in one basket." I guess I was assuming that whenever we import something as important as fuel, we get it from several sources to ensure steady flow more »

mars rover

Will Phoenix Mars Rover Disappear Like the Last Mars Polar Lander?

What happened to Polar Lander, the last Mars rover that NASA tried to land in the Martian polar region, where it hopes that the Phoenix rover will touch down on May 25? The mysterious fate of the lander that simply disappeared moments before reaching Mars has been the subject of both scientific and UFO-logy debates. Was it shot down by angry Martians dwelling at the pole? Did it encounter some strange magnetic phenomenon that disabled it? Or did it just malfunction? We may soon find out. More »

3:26 PM on Fri May 9 2008
By Annalee Newitz
2,026 views, 23 comments

Latest by Gidim: @corpore-metal: As Cargo Cult said, it was the Mars Climate Observer that failed due to the metric/imperial mix up - and that was never intended to be a lander... However, to NASA's credit, they were the ones using metric units. It more »

space colonization

US Army Sargeant Volunteers Unit to be First Colonial Marines

Being a member of the US military in Afghanistan takes it's toll after a few years. So last week, Sergeant First Class William Ruth of the Army's 101st Airborne Division proposed an alternative mission for his soldiers: let them be the first humans to colonize another planet. In his letter (below) to an editor at LiveScience, Ruth says his unit's role as advanced scouts and reconnaissance soldiers makes them ideally suited to the rough, lonely life in the cold, barren wastes that await them on Mars, the Moon, or elsewhere. More »

9:40 AM on Tue Apr 29 2008
By Michael Reilly
2,769 views, 50 comments

Latest by Nephus: Well, that's basically the point I logged in to make, but Brock beat me to it. No one is talking about sending armed soldiers, just people that are experienced with living in extreme conditions with none of the comforts we take more »

space colonization

Earthlings' Next Home: Phobos?

NASA scientists have been arguing for years that Martian moons Phobos and Deimos may be the best place to in the solar system for humans to colonize. Some would argue even better than our own Moon. The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter's HiRISE camera snapped two awesome color shots of what might be humanity's next home during a flyby on March 23rd. Why do NASA geeks think the Martian moons might be the best real estate investment of the 21st century? More »

12:40 PM on Wed Apr 9 2008
By Michael Reilly
4,081 views, 46 comments

Latest by shadownode: @Grey_Area: That was Clark in The Fountains of Paradise. more »