Efforts were called off today to fully deploy the Bigelow Expandable Activity Module (BEAM) from the International Space Station. The wave-off came after several hours of attempts to introduce air into the module. Flight controllers informed NASA astronaut Jeff Williams that BEAM had only expanded a few...
Geopolitics can be child’s play—literally. How else would you describe the did-not! did-too! brawl that can result when one country crosses another country’s invisible line in the playroom that is the South China Sea? How else would you describe the G-8 canceling its playdate in...
Buzz Aldrin – amateur boxer, amateur dancer, inspiration for the Buzz Lightyear character and most importantly the world’s most famous astronaut — is nothing if not opinionated. I recently had the chance to speak with Aldrin, 83, as part of a promotion for his new book,...
On Wednesday, February 13, 2013 Buzz Aldrin will be at the Los Angeles World Affairs Council Dinner with the Endeavour at the Samuel Oschin Space Shuttle Endeavour Pavilion CA Science Center in Los Angeles Visit the Los Angeles Wolrd Affairs Council for tickets and more details...