It’s been a week since the Ares I-X launch, so you are probably wondering where the pictures are.  After the launch, I tried to clean up as best I could in the bathroom at the space center, and I headed straight to the airport to catch my plane back...

Well, the launch did not go as hoped for this morning.  Last night, the forecast was for only about a 40% chance of the launch getting off.  This morning, when I got up to head over to the space center, I saw stars!  Things were definitely looking...

If everything works out OK, then NASA will launch a new rocket this coming Tuesday:  the Ares I-X.  And, if everything works right, I’ll be there to witness it! The Ares rockets and Orion crew module are supposed to eventually replace the Space...

Clearly carrying heavy shielding to protect astronauts from radiation in space is expensive.  If you havent’ been reading my space radiation series as I’ve been posting, then you can look over the last several of my postings about space radiation to...

As I continue my series on space radiation, the next topic that I want to address is how radiation harms space travelers.  I’ve already alluded to this in earlier posts in the series, but I wanted to mention it again. In an earlier installment, I...