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NASA Solar Probe Plus tests “hotter than hell” theory - will fly to and probe the sun
Posted by Wayne Schulz in Diary Entries
NASA is hard at work building a heat-resistant, solar powered spacecraft that will plunge into the sun’s atmosphere. The mission will sample solar wind and magnetism with a launch date that could happen as early as 2015. This 7 year mission will bring the Solar Probe+ spacecraft no closer than 7 million km from the sun. The heat shields on the spacecraft must resist temperatures greater than 1400 degrees C. To paraphrase Paris Hilton - “That’s Hot“…
Link: NASA Press Release
Link: Solar Probe Plus: Report of the Science and Technology Definition Team
Tags: NASA, nasa sun mission, solar probe, solar probe plus, Wayne Schulz
Buzz Lightyear Flies The Space Shuttle: Launches Mother Of All Disney Product Tie Ins
Posted by Wayne Schulz in Diary Entries
In what certainly must be the “mother of all marketing tie ins”, a joint Disney / NASA press release this morning announces that Toy Story character Buzz Lightyear will be flying into space with the Space Shuttle Discovery on mission STS-124 when it lifts off from Kennedy Space Center at 5:02 pm on May 31, 2008. Apparently Buzz will spend several months at the International Space Station testing the limits of zero gravity. According to NASA his mission will include a space walk. No comment from NASA on whether Buzz’s tiny shape will aid them in checking the Shuttle for damaged tiles or if he’s purely a last minute selection due to his ability to never need to use the bathroom. More links and a short video follow.
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