Will the military need to be called in to blow up the rogue Intelsat satellite meandering through Earth's orbit?  Or maybe a NASA Space Shuttle could swing by and grab it?

You may recall that in 2008, rather than risk the chance of a large piece of a failing spy satellite would fall on populated areas the government blasted it out of the sky.  The physics of such a shot were complicated and the Navy had a less than 10 second window to hit the satellite as it passed overhead of its ships in the Pacific Ocean. But it worked.

Full Article

Apollo 11 Saturn V Launch (HD) Camera E-8 from Mark Gray on Vimeo.

Previously Chrysler helped build the Saturn 1B 

A new agreement between NASA and Chrysler may put rocket science on the road and automotive technologies in space. The collaboration seeks to use technologies originally developed for human spaceflight to enhance future vehicles and adapt advanced automotive technology for use in space.

Through its Innovative Partnerships Program, NASA has entered into a non-reimbursable Space Act Agreement with Chrysler Group LLC to coordinate technology development and pursue partnership opportunities in areas such as mobility systems, advanced materials and wireless technologies. The goal of the agreement is to advance technologies in areas of common technical interest by leveraging each organization's skills and expertise. Some of the areas to be reviewed include materials engineering, robotics, radar and battery systems.

Full Press NASA Press Release

An open letter by former astronauts Neil Armstrong, James Lovell  and Eugene Cernan urge President Obama to reconsider what they warn would be "devastating" new policies for the future of NASA. 

When President Obama recently released his budget for NASA, he proposed a slight increase in total funding, substantial research and technology development, an extension of the International Space Station operation until 2020, long range planning for a new but undefined heavy lift rocket and significant funding for the development of commercial access to low earth orbit.

Although some of these proposals have merit,  the accompanying decision to cancel the Constellation program, its Ares 1 and Ares V rockets, and the Orion spacecraft, is devastating.

Full Article

Via: Online Schools

Some amazing photos from the Apollo 11 mission after the jump.

Full Article

India successfully test-fired the land version of the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile and said it was ready for induction in the army.

This was the third test-firing of the missile, developed under an Indo-Russian joint venture, since January.

Full Article