Mars’ Gale crater will be the next stop for the new Mars Science Laboratory that will make its maiden voyage to the Red Planet later this year, NASA scientists announced on Friday . “This is a five-kilometer high mountain with layered terrain. It exhibits three different kinds of environmental settings, perhaps a trilogy of Mars history, and it’s a worthy goal, a worthy challenge for such a capable rover,” Mike Meyer, lead scientist of the Mars Exploration Program said. @YungJohnnybravo @TatWZA
Tech Talk Space: Shuttle Atlantis Returns And Officially Ends U.S. Space Shuttle Program!!
At around 6:00AM this morning Space Shuttle Atlantis touched down at Kennedy Space center, which concludes NASA’s 30 year space shuttle program! Hit The Jump to see the Video!! Tat WZA
Tech Talk Space: Views From Atlantis’ Final Docking With The ISS
The Space Shuttle Atlantis docked with the International Space Station on July 10, positioning the astronauts for the work they would do on the shuttle program’s final flight. Here are a few photos released by NASA of that routine, yet momentous event. @Yungjohnnybravo @TatWZA
Tech Talk News: Spacecraft Orbits Protoplanet in Asteroid Belt, For The First time
Yesterday NASA’s Dawn spacecraft arrived at Vesta, Vesta is a 330 mile wide asteroid.  This is the first time a spacecraft has oribited on a large asteroid, it is known as proto planet, in the solar systems asteroid belt. @yungjohnnybravo @TatWZA
Tech Talk Space: Space Shuttle May Collide With Old Soviet Rocket
Earlier Today Space shuttle Atlantis, docked safely at the International space Station, but now the shuttle may face dangers from 50 years ago from a Soviet Rocket that Yuri Gagarin took flight on.  There is a chance that the rocket may collide with the shuttle on Tuesday. @yungjohnnybravo @TatWZA
Tech Talk Space: After Atlantis, What’s NASA’s Next Frontier?
“NASA’s final space shuttle launch approaching and no rocket replacement in the works, many are asking: What’s next for NASA and the future of the American space program”? @yungjohnnybravo @TatWZA
