by Bill D'Zio | Mar 6, 2020
How long does it take to get to Mars? A straight forward question might not have as straight forward of an answer. Typically, if you ask this question you will get an answer of about 7-8 months. But is that correct? The Answer is sometimes, and maybe. So, if we start...
by Bill D'Zio | Mar 4, 2020
Overview of how to become an astronaut. There currently is not schools or universities to become an astronaut. However, astronauts do go to college and most of them have advanced degrees. Training to become an astronaut is a considerable investment for...
by Bill D'Zio | Feb 26, 2020
MGS MOC Release No. MOC2-368, 22 May 2003 What does Earth look like when viewed from Mars? At 13:00 GMT on 8 May 2003, the Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) had an opportunity to find out. In addition, a fortuitous alignment of Earth and...
by Bill D'Zio | Mar 18, 2020
Peggy A. Whitson is the American with the most accumulated time in space. Whitson became the first female astronaut to take command the International Space Station not once but two times. Whitson broke the record for cumulative total days spent in space by any...
by Bill D'Zio | Mar 2, 2020
https://westeastspace.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Alexei_Leonov_space_walk.mp4 Alexei Arkhipovich Leonov (30 May 1934 – 11 October 2019) was a Soviet and Russian cosmonaut that on 18 March 1965, he became the first human to conduct a spacewalk. He exited his...
