http://blog.newsfromspace.com The Original Space Weblog Thu, 31 Jul 2008 22:34:09 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en NASA Spacecraft Confirms Martian Water, Mission Extended  http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2008/jul/HQ_08_195_Phoenix_water.html http://blog.newsfromspace.com/blog/2008/07/31/we-have-water/ FORMER NASA astronaut and moon-walker Dr Edgar Mitchell - a veteran of the Apollo 14 mission - has stunningly claimed aliens exist. And he says extra-terrestrials have visited Earth on several occasions - but the alien contact has been repeatedly covered up by governments for six decades. http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,24070088-13762,00.html http://blog.newsfromspace.com/blog/2008/07/24/moon-walker-claims-alien-contact-cover-up/ The first official image of a Russian-European manned spacecraft has been unveiled. It is designed to replace the Soyuz vehicle currently in use by Russia and will allow Europe to participate directly in crew transportation. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7519723.stm http://blog.newsfromspace.com/blog/2008/07/23/manned-spaceship-design-unveiled/ Today marks 39 years since astronauts first walked on the moon. Apollo 11's Eagle lunar module touched down on the lunar surface on 20 July 1969. Today is also the 32nd anniversary of Viking 1's successful landing on the surface of Mars in 1976. Today is also the 9th birthday of NewsFromSpace! http://blog.newsfromspace.com/blog/2008/07/20/tish20080720/ Moonlighting NASA Engineers Say They've Created a Rocket Better Than NASA's: By day, the engineers work on NASA's new Ares moon rockets. By night, some go undercover to work on a competing design....JUPITER.  http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,382261,00.html http://blog.newsfromspace.com/blog/2008/07/15/moonlighting-nasa-engineers/ The weapons of World War III It will 'be fought in the electromagnetic spectrum' "The U.S. Army is convinced that the Russians have already designed 'kinetic weapons' and 'directed energy weapons' (apparently lasers) for ASAT warfare".... http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=69079 http://blog.newsfromspace.com/blog/2008/07/11/spacewar/ Buzz Aldrin, the second man on the Moon, has issued a stark warning that America must invest now in the space agency Nasa, or surrender leadership of space exploration to Russia and China. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/2211940/Buzz-Aldrin-Invest-in-Nasa-to-beat-the-Chinese-to-Mars.html http://blog.newsfromspace.com/blog/2008/06/30/buzz-aldrin-invest-in-nasa-to-beat-the-chinese-to-mars/ LOS ANGELES - Scientists believe NASA's Phoenix Mars lander exposed bits of ice while digging in the soil of the Martian arctic in recent days. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080620/ap_on_sc/phoenix_mars http://blog.newsfromspace.com/blog/2008/06/19/scientists-believe-mars-lander-exposed-ice-crumbs/ Shuttle Discovery returned to Florida today from a successful two-week mission to the ISS. NASA reports: Discovery Lands at Kennedy Image above: Space shuttle Discovery lands at Kennedy Space Center, Fla. Photo credit: NASA TV Space shuttle Discovery glided through a clear Florida sky this morning before touching down safely at NASA's Kennedy Space ... http://blog.newsfromspace.com/blog/2008/06/14/sts-124-discovery-lands-at-ksc/ "Discovery ... wrapping up a 5.7-million-mile mission to further expand the global city in space." Discovery glided home through sunny Florida skies. Fox News was covering the landing live with former astronaut Thomas Jones. NASA reports: Discovery Lands in Florida Image above: Space shuttle Discovery lands at Kennedy Space Center, Fla. Photo ... http://blog.newsfromspace.com/blog/2008/06/14/sts-124-touchdown/