NASA Announces New Planet, But What Happened To Pluto?
Posted on Dec 06, 2011 @ 10:30AM - Add a comment
By Debbie Emery - Radar Reporter
After shunning Pluto and downgrading its classification, NASA has rebounded and announced a celebrity just outside our solar system by revealing the discovery of a new planet called Kepler-22b.
Scientists are so excited about their new find that they are even calling it the 'Second Earth,' as it orbits close enough to its sun to potentially support life.
Rep. Gabrielle Giffords Makes First Public Appearance Since Shooting
Posted on Jun 28, 2011 @ 02:30AM - Add a comment
by Radar Staff
Arizona Representative Gabrielle Giffords has made her very first public appearance since being shot in a Tucson grocery store parking lot last January.
Giffords appeared in front of a crowd of hundreds at a NASA awards ceremony in Houston Monday night.
Giffords, 41, entered the auditorium at Space Center Houston while being pushed in a wheelchair. ABC News reports that she smiled and waved at the crowd and received a rousing standing ovation.
Rep. Gabrielle Giffords Undergoing Brain Surgery
Posted on May 18, 2011 @ 03:20AM - Add a comment
Rep. Gabrielle Giffords' recovery continues.
The Arizona Democrat will undergo an operation in Houston on Wednesday, in which doctors are slated to replace part of her skull, just two days after she watched her husband Mark Kelly blast into space on the space shuttle Endeavour.
High Hopes For Rep. Gabrielle Giffords As She Plans To Attend Husband's Shuttle Launch
Posted on Mar 10, 2011 @ 02:59PM - Add a comment
It's up, up, and away for Arizona shooting victim, Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, who is set to attend her husband's next shuttle launch, just two months after she was gunned down in a horrific attack.
RadarOnline.com are happy to report that Gifford's steady recovery from a gunshot wound to the head means she will be able to watch her astronaut husband, Mark Kelly, take flight next month.
Own A Rare Piece Of The Apollo 14 Mission!
Posted on Apr 07, 2010 @ 12:22PM - Add a comment
With renewed interest in the space program due to Buzz “Dancing With The Stars” Aldrin, the time seemed right to auction off the cloth name tag, which was part of the spacesuit worn by Dr. Edgar D. Mitchell during 1971’s Apollo 14 mission. Heritage Auctions’ Grand Format Space Exploration Auction is slated to take place live in Dallas and online at HA.com.
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The value of the name tag -- which Mitchell wore for nine hours on the moon -- has been estimated at $75,000-plus, a steal, according to Heritage Auctions' Michael Riley.
“The prices for these sets have reached $350,000 more than once,” Riley said. “It’s been a number of years since any other lunar surface-worn name tag has been offered to the public and it will likely be many more years before another becomes available. Clearly, this would be the centerpiece for any serious space collection.”
The auction takes place April 21; for more info, check out www.ha.com.
13 Everyday Products Originally Invented for Space Travel
Posted on Aug 06, 2009 @ 08:00AM - Add a comment
While the orange flavored beverage Tang and sticks-to-itself Velcro are synonymous with space travel, they existed before manned spaceflight. So what products do we really owe “thanks” to NASA for (Besides freeze dried ice cream and dish TV)?
RadarOnline.com decided to do a little digging and came up with this list of products invented for space travel.
13 Mainstream Products Originally Invented for Space Travel
Posted on Jul 29, 2009 @ 05:27PM - Add a comment
While the orange flavored beverage Tang and sticks-to-itself Velcro are synonymous with space travel, they existed before manned spaceflight. So what products do we really owe “thanks” to NASA for (Besides freeze dried ice cream and dish TV)?
