05 Jan US Astronaut Buzz Aldrin’s new mission
Buzz Aldrin was the second person to walk on the moon. Since then, Buzz Aldrin has continued to live large. CCTV’S John Zarrella recently caught up with the space pioneer for some fun in Florida....
19 Aug The Smithsonian Raises $700,000 on Kickstarter to Save Neil Armstrong’s Spacesuit
How much is Neil Armstrong’s spacesuit worth? If crowdsourcing is a good measure, more than $700,000. More than 9,000 people have donated that much to a Kickstarter campaign by the Smithsonian Institution to “Reboot the Suit” and conserve the spacesuit worn by Neil Armstrong during the...
05 Aug Cosmosphere completes conservation of recovered Apollo engines
It is a bittersweet time for Jerrad Alexander. For more than two years, he has been part of a local four-person crew working to conserve pieces of several stage-one Saturn V rocket engines that launched Apollo missions to the moon, recovered from deep in the ocean,...
28 May Buzz Aldrin talks manned Mars mission in Toronto
The first people who go to Mars should be prepared for a one-way trip, according to Buzz Aldrin, the second man on the moon. “They’re not coming back,” Aldrin said in Toronto Friday as the keynote speaker at the 34th International Space Development Conference (ISDC2015). The...
15 May Want a Space Career? New Book Offers Valuable Advice
A new book offers the most in-depth source for understanding and finding a career in the space and satellite industry. This book is designed for high school, college, and graduate students and job seekers of all ages. It is my pleasure to announce the release of Space...