Archive for the ‘ Space Travel ’ Category
The Constellation Program has been proposed to be canceled today by President Obama due to it being "over budget, behind schedule, and lacking in innovation." The full text of the justification for termination is below the jump. [ READ MORE ]
February 1st, 2003: Space Shuttle Columbia was lost when a damaged thermal protection tile on the shuttle overheated and came apart leading to loss of the wing and eventual total disintegration of the entire shuttle. For four of the astronauts this was their first trip to space; for Commander Rick Husband, Flight Engineer Kalpana Chawla, [ READ MORE ]