See What ISS Astronauts See

Have you ever wanted to see what the astronaut’s see as they’re circling the Earth on the International Space Station (ISS)? Sure, you might get an idea from Microsoft’s WorldWide Telescope, Google Earth, or using the Satellite Tool Kit, but those are probably faint echoes of perspective. Well, there’s a project might give that perspective of astronauts on […]

DIY Space: The Sentinel Mission

This particular DIY Space isn’t so much about building a space project as it is about being involved with one. In this case, the involvement looks to be your potential donation of money to the Sentinel Mission. But your money could potentially help save millions of people–literally. There have been some questions lately as to […]

Eat, Drink, Be Merry, and Be Free–Here and In Space!!

It’s the 4th of July here in the United States. Like all fun-loving Americans, I’m going to take the day off (which includes not blogging today). The hardest task I intend to accomplish today is opening a bottle of beer from a micro-brewery while celebrating with my beautiful wife and fantastic friends. The next hardest task […]

Nigeria’s Garbled Space Story

Nigeria is still wrestling with space program issues. On the one hand (and according to this difficult to read post), there seems to be a fundamental lack of knowledge by the general Nigerian population about how satellites work in space. This is no surprise–the Nigerians are dealing with some very real third world survival problems. Even […]

Mining Landfills Made Easier with Satellites

This New Scientist post is quite interesting. It talks about a topic that is a bit unusual: landfill mining. There is at least one company out there right now–Terra Recovery–that’s taking advantage of the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Business Incubation Centers to hatch an idea for using satellites for their business. And that business is […]