When Matt Damon is rescued from Mars in this fall’s sci-fi blockbuster, “The Martian,” an assist from the Chinese space program is critical to getting the American home. The plot twist is heart-warming -- not to mention about as far-fetched as a large-scale manned Mars...
Buzz Aldrin, who has a new kids’ book out, “Welcome to Mars,” is dead-set on colonizing the red planet. “I can pick the time, I know the location of Mars and I have a plan,” the second man on the moon told us at a Strand...
Children's Book Review Rating:StarStarStarStarStar Space pioneer Buzz Aldrin and NASA flight engineer Marianne J. Dyson have dreams of living and working on the planet Mars. Their new book for today's young people who they refer to as "Generation Mars" is an exciting introduction to what life on...
My Thoughts: Just this past spring, we were lucky enough to venture across North America to the Kennedy Space Center located in Florida. We spent the day gazing up at the awe-inspiring rockets located in the rocket garden; perusing the history-rich exhibits in...