Every satellite falls back toward earth. But when it’s a giant, 12,500-pound version (about the size of an average elephant), expected to hit somewhere on earth between Thursday and Saturday, people take notice.
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Reading While Eating for September 16: High Meets Low
Friday’s links celebrate the weekend with booze and fashion. Have a fun one.
How Much for a Room at Earth’s First Space Hotel?
Imagine waking up as your alarm’s going off, reaching over and opening a window…and gazing out at terra firma in repose. No, not a poster of planet earth affixed to your window, but the real deal, viewed from your very own …
Watch: NASA Cameras Catch Irene’s Might from 230 Miles Above
Astronauts say the hurricane looks “scary” even from space. Just imagine the punch she’ll pack on the ground.
Reading While Eating for August 8: Going on Display
Monday’s links feature high art and low comedy. And we love both equally.
Travel to Mars, Cheap: Efforts Underway to Make The Red Planet Budget-Friendly
An American rocket company is partnering with NASA to make missions to Mars an easy-on-the-wallet endeavor, a public sign of the enterprising private sector that was used to justify the termination of the government-backed space program.
World Population Predicted to Hit 7 Billion This Year
If this keeps up, things are going to get crowded.
Sheikh Writes His Name in the Sand, Big Enough to Be Seen from Space
Ah, the sands of narcissism.
‘The Eagle Has Landed:’ Happy Anniversary, Apollo 11
Forty two years ago today, Neil Armstrong uttered those iconic words. While NASA controllers in Houston, and much of the planet, held its collective breath, Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin set down the Eagle Lunar Module, becoming the …
QUOTE: Atlantis Coming Home from Space
“Get her home safely and enjoy the last couple days in Space Shuttle Atlantis.”
— MISSION CONTROL, to Atlantis space shuttle commander Christopher Ferguson and his crew as they left the International Space Station for the …
Extremely Brave Astronaut To Experiment With Urine-Recycling Sports Drink
The crew of the final space shuttle mission aboard space shuttle Atlantis are reportedly testing out a new system designed to turn their urine into a sugary-flavored sports drink.
Reading While Eating For July 8: Blastoff!
In honor of Shuttle Atlantis’s final mission, NewsFeed has launched a list of space-related links. Hold onto your chair so that zero gravity doesn’t pull you away from your desk.