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So where are the extraterrestrial beings?
Not so very long ago, astronomers were theorising about life on practically every planet in the solar system whereas today the Earth is sometimes envisaged as the only haven for living beings... have the extraterrestrial beings disappeared in-between times?
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The rapid growth of New Space
For several years, entrepreneurs have been aspiring to develop a new approach to the space industry and targeting a reduction in launch costs. Is the private sector going to revolutionise human space flight?
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Avatar’s Venture Star
The spaceship from James Cameron’s film is far less fanciful than it appears and even plausibly deals with several problems posed by interstellar travel.
STS-130 blast-off
Live NASA TV retransmitted with French commentary on Enjoy Space.
Update: launch successful.
On the 8 february, NASA launched the space shuttle Endeavour (STS-130 mission) to the International Space Station. The space plane’s payload bay contains the Tranquility module and the Cupola observation post, both made in Europe by Thales Alenia Space. Three space walks are scheduled, notably in order to install these two new modules. The all American crew comprises 6 astronauts: George Zamka (commander), Terry Virts (pilot), Stephen Robinson, Robert Benhken, Nicholas Patrick and Kathryn Hire.
Down below is the EnjoySpaceTV live replay.
STS-130 mission on the NASA website
Tranquility (Node 3) and the Cupola in the Thales Alenia Space website
Published on 7 February 2010 - updated 8 February
