Now retired Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield became famous a few years back when he started recording music and releasing music videos from space, most notably his David Bowie "Space Oddity" cover. If you thought playing the guitar outside of earth's gravitational pull was easy, think again. Chris explains:
Ever heard of a VTVL vehicle? Me neither. It's basically a rocket that comes right back home. It stands for "vertical takeoff vertical landing" and this this video demonstrates exactly how it's supposed to work.
It's Monday. Let's keep things simple. Zero gravity makes everything look cooler, right? Try opening a can of mixed nuts.....they look like they're crawling around.
Today a base-jumper named Felix Baumgartner attempted a record-breaking high altitude jump from the place where the Earth's atmosphere ends and space begins.
Sally Ride, the first American woman to go into space, has died. Ride, 61, passed away peacefully at her home in La Jolla, CA. on Monday, July 23 after a 17-month battle with pancreatic cancer.