A low cloud ceiling on Sunday forced NASA, the U.S. space agency to postpone the launch of the shuttle Endeavor by 24 hours . The shuttle Endeavor suppose to take six astronauts on board to the International Space Station (ISS) . “We tried really up but the weather was too unstable and we were simply [...]
Feb
7
2010
7
2010
Jan
23
2010
23
2010
Internet and Twitter reached space
Direct Internet and Twitter on space :- The crew of the International Space Station obtained direct Internet access for the first time . U.S. astronaut Timothy Creamer for the first time sent a short message on Twitter from the International Space Station (ISS). “Hello Twitterverse!,” “We r now LIVE tweeting from the International Space Station—the [...]
Jan
22
2010
22
2010
First tweet live from space @ Astro_TJ
The astronauts of NASA can now live twittering from space. Previously astronaut TJ Creamer was sending messages indirectly through the control room on earth . “Technical Update was given by him twelve days ago when he said ,I hope soon to be twittering from space! “. Creamer was immediately nominated for the awards twitter Shorty. [...]
Jan
22
2010
22
2010
Eventually access Internet in Space
Astronauts eventually have internet access in space. According to the website of NASA, “Astronauts on board the International Space Station received a special software upgrade this week – personal access to the Internet and the World Wide Web via the ultimate wireless connection.” This is one giant leap for the Internet. Expedition 22 Flight Engineer [...]
Dec
31
2009
31
2009
Russians invite Americans and Chinese to torpedo ‘Apophis’
Will asteroid hit Earth? The threat of an asteroid crashing into Earth and an Armageddon like situation has always captivated the imaginations of movie makers, however, the teams of Russia space scientist is working to develop a very real plan to counter such a threat described as ‘plausible’ by Russian space research, Chief, Anatoly Perminov. [...]