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Biological Habitat #2 - The OptiCell Processing Module

Watch The Final Space Shuttle Mission Here

Live Video streaming by Ustream


Today, after 133 launches spanning nearly three decades, the era of the Space Shuttle is set to close with one final launch. Atlantis is currently on the launchpad, fueled, loaded with her four man crew and ready to delivery supplies to the ISS. It’s a bittersweet day as an exciting time in the US’s space history comes to a close, but unfortunately due to budget constraints rather than replacement with a new launch vehicle.

The launch is scheduled for 11:26 EDT today, but it might not happen. The weather isn’t cooperating but Launch Director Mike Leinbach told the launch team, “We do have a shot at this today.” If today’s launch is scrubbed, they will try again tomorrow.

NASA has the social media thing down. There are several different venues to follow along. The Ustream feed is embedded after the jump and NASA’s official Twitter feed is understandable active this morning. Xeni Jardin also happens to be on site and is liveblogging the event. Follow her updates here.

It’s all up to the weather now. NASA gave a “Go” to fuel the external tank at 2:01AM this morning despite the weather. Lightning actually stuck near the shuttle last night. Atlantis’s 33rd and final mission will be delayed and given a “No Go” if the weather deteriorates. But the weather won’t stop the inevitable. The final Space Shuttle mission will happen in the next few days.

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Lockheed Martin Unveils Orion Spacecraft

Forging a new path forward to ensure safe, affordable and sustainable human exploration beyond low Earth orbit, Lockheed Martin today unveiled the first Orion spacecraft and a spacious state-of-the-art Space Operations Simulation Center (SOSC). These two major projects, located at Lockheed Martin’s Waterton Facility near Denver, Colo., showcase the NASA-industry teams’ progress for human space flight, the Orion Project and NASA’s Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle.

Tonight's Sky: February 2011 Highlights

Deep Universe: Hubble's Universe Unfiltered

Hubble Space Telescope

Video: Spaceport America Inaugurated By Virgin Galactic’s VSS Enterprise

Among the many things about living in the year 2010 that blow my mind (robot vacuums, smartphones, Google Books), the fact that we are at the beginning of commercial space flight is, incredibly, not constantly on my mind. Yet advances are constantly being made, most visibly by Virgin Galactic, which just this last week inaugurated the commercial facility for vertically- and horizontally-launching aircraft. I mean spacecraft. I’m not sure I’ll ever get used to saying that.

Spaceport America, in addition to having a snazzy logo, sports training facilities for Virgin Galactic pilots spacemen, a 10,000ft runway, and will serve as Virgin Galactic’s headquarters for the next two decades. Want to visit? Good luck with that — you should probably just watch this video.

Space Tourism Vehicle Gets Tested

Video – Homemade Spacecraft

Homemade Spacecraft from Luke Geissbuhler on Vimeo.

Video from a camera attached to a weather balloon that rose into the
upper stratosphere and recorded the blackness of space

One small step for dog

One small step for dog

A Russian high-altitude pressure suit for dogs has gone on display the National Space Centre in Leicester as part of it's newly completed Space Race exhibition.

As the exhibit is unpacked from its protective box, Kevin Yates, space communications manager, explains how Moscow's strays helped put Yuri Gagarin in outer space

Secrets of Google's 3-D Mars, Moon

Outer Space Handoff

Outer Space Handoff: Crew of space shuttle Atlantis will give supplies to International Space Station and take home an astronaut from the orbiting outpost

'Moving Beyond Earth': New exhibit explores history of human space flight

'Moving Beyond Earth': New exhibit explores history of human space flightNew exhibit explores history of human space flight