NASA

The most recent space mission to explore Saturn was the Cassini-Huygens mission, which ended in 2017. Cassini was a spacecraft that orbited Saturn for over 13 years, studying the planet and its moons in great detail. The mission provided valuable insights into the planet's atmosphere, rings, and moons.

The International Space Station (ISS) appears as a bright, fast-moving dot in the sky when viewed from Earth. It resembles a fast-moving airplane but does not have blinking lights. The ISS orbits the Earth approximately every 90 minutes, so it can often be seen during evening or early morning hours.

Florida, it is now known as Cape Caniveral

The two space shuttle disasters were the Challenger disaster in 1986, when the shuttle broke apart 73 seconds after launch, and the Columbia disaster in 2003, when the shuttle disintegrated upon re-entry into the Earth's atmosphere. Both tragedies resulted in the loss of all crew members on board.

The United States launched Skylab, its first space station, in 1973. Skylab was launched by NASA atop a Saturn V rocket.

No, there is no way for a shuttle launch to cause an earthquake. They are very loud, but while they are close to the ground, a huge amount of water is poured under the flame. The white you see is steam, not smoke! This water keeps the rocket from destroying its pad, let alone causing earthquakes!

A spaceship typically moves faster than a space station. Spaceships are designed for interstellar travel and can reach high speeds to explore different regions of space, while space stations are usually in orbit around a celestial body and travel at a slower, consistent pace.

NASA was created by Congress and and operates under a Federal Statute (law). A common misconception is that it is a large agency and its operations are performed by NASA employees. In fact, NASA is a relatively small organization, and the bulk of its centers and operations are performed by civilian Aerospace contractors. The debate on "privatizing" NASA is ridiculous, since private companies essentially run the space program anyway. NASA just administers it.

The Space Program is only one of NASA's functions; by law, its mandate is to oversee the space program, as well as aeronautics and aerospace research.

The Lunar Prospector was launched by NASA in 1998 to study the moon's surface composition, gravity, and magnetic fields. It helped gather valuable data on the presence of water ice on the moon's poles and provided insights into its geological characteristics.

NASA is planning to send humans back to the Moon through the Artemis program, with the goal of establishing a sustainable presence by 2024. They are also working on developing new technologies for robotic exploration of Mars and beyond, with the long-term goal of sending astronauts to Mars.

Space technology is used on Earth for various purposes, including weather forecasting, communication (satellite phones, GPS), monitoring natural disasters, agricultural management (crop monitoring), environmental monitoring (climate change), and scientific research. Space technology also enables us to explore and understand our planet better.

NASA's George C. Marshall Space Flight Center is located in Huntsville, Alabama. It is NASA's Center of Excellence for research in civilian rocketry and spacecraft propulsion.

The countries involved in building the International Space Station (ISS) include the United States, Russia, Japan, Canada, and 11 countries from the European Space Agency. Each country contributes different components and expertise to the construction and maintenance of the ISS.

The International Space Station generates oxygen through electrolysis, which splits water into oxygen and hydrogen. Carbon dioxide is removed from the air by a system called the Carbon Dioxide Removal Assembly, which uses a chemical sorbent to trap carbon dioxide. These systems work together to maintain the air supply on the space station.

As of the 10th of April 2010, there have been 131 space shuttle launches.

The first shuttle launched after the Challenger disaster was the Discovery shuttle, which returned to space on September 29, 1988. Discovery's mission, STS-26, was considered a success and marked the resumption of shuttle flights after a 32-month hiatus.

We can't be absolutely sure how long a footprint will last on the moon since it might or might not be struck by a meteoroid or other cosmic debris, but potentially it could last for billions of years. It is also possible (although I am not expecting it) that the moon will someday be colonized by people, who will then disturb the existing footprints. But then again, they might want to preserve them as monuments.

They're not - DLC (Diamond-like Carbon) coatings are used as spacecraft coatings to make them more resistant to the harshness of space environments. The DLC technology was further developed by Diamonex Corp. into scratch resistant lenses and other similar spinoff technology.

Yes the Shuttle Columbia, suffered a great tragedy in 2003 and the Shuttle Challenger was lost to an explosion after launch in 1988. Columbia was one of the first shuttles and made over 20 trips to space. She was a great ship. R.I.P Cosmonauts.

NASA uses a wide range of equipment for space exploration, including spacecraft such as the Space Shuttle and the International Space Station, telescopes like the Hubble Space Telescope, robotic rovers like Curiosity on Mars, and various scientific instruments for studying space and celestial bodies. They also use specialized suits for astronauts, communication systems, and ground-based facilities for mission control and research.

The NASA plant minder, a smart plant growth system for space gardening, was developed by NASA scientists to help astronauts grow plants in space. The system was created as a sustainable way to provide fresh food and oxygen for long-duration space missions.

While on Earth, the O2 tank had its wiring damaged during a heating process. The meter registering the temperature inside the tank only went up as high as they wanted the temperature to go, so it had no way of displaying "it's too hot!".

When in use (a motorized stirring process to keep the slushy O2 loose) the wiring caught fire, and the tank detonated. Things burn very quickly and powerfully when given all the pure O2 it needs! I believe the wiring diameter was wrong too, it had not been thickened when they made the voltage 32 volts, from some lower figure. I am not 100% perfectly certain of this but it is how I remember it. If you want to get an idea of what went on inside the tank, see the below YouTube video!

The next launch STS132 is schuedled for May 14th in the afternoon. SpaceShuttleLaunchTOurs.com are allowing you to put your name down to order tickets to view the launch. I would recommend viewing it from the NASA cuaseway.

There are 2 more launches after this. The final 2, one in July and one September.

For the exact space shuttle schuedle go to www.spaceflightnow.com

They, the international community, pushed their contributions up into space and docked with the space station. This is a science vessel that multiple nations have added to. It will always be a multi nation venture.