I saw these fellow Canadian space aficionados and had to post this article. If only digital cameras and GPS existed when I was in high school!! -Matt Check out the article here!
Atlantis Moves to the Vehicle Assembly Building
At 8:30am EST today, Space Shuttle Atlantis was moved from the processing hangar, where it was stationed after completing its final mission, to the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB). It was in the VAB this past October that we were up close and personal with Endeavour. The enormous structure, one of the largest in the world, dwarfed the shuttle when we …
Help Find Bubbles in Space!
Hey Chasers! I found this amazing project today and just had to share it. The Milky Way Project is a citizen participation initiative that allows you to identify bubbles in stellar gas created by massive stars through images from the Spitzer Space Telescope Images are provided to you to mark what you believe to be these stellar bubbles that are …
The Faces of Chasing Atlantis
Fellow Chasers, Here is a first look at “Chasing Atlantis.” I hope that you enjoy this teaser. It won’t be the last! Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. – Paul
Preparing for Our Own Liftoff
Hey Chasers, It’s been two months now since our return journey to the Kennedy Space Center. Yesterday Paul and I, over Skype across the country, looked at the first rough cut that he had put together for our first trailer called the “Faces of Chasing Atlantis” that highlights some of the key interviews during our first journey in July and …
Curiosity Prepares for Journey to Mars
Largest vehicle we are planning on sending to the Red Planet yet. Curiosity’s revolutionary landing system may be the step we need to one day have somebody from our own Blue Planet settle on Mars. Rather than the rover being couched in an airbag deployed shell which looses energy gradually by bouncing across the Martian surface on landing, curiosity will …
The Soul in the Machine
It’s been one day since I’ve returned from Titusville on the Chasing encore journey. I still find it hard to trace the path from our adventure’s first inception to standing before the Shuttle Endeavour this past Monday in NASA’s Vehicle Assembly Building. Chasing began when I first saw Endeavour touching down; its final landing and second last shuttle mission. The …
Beginning of Return Journey to Kennedy Space Center
Sitting in the Vancouver airport right now. Doing a multi-leg journey back to Toronto then heading south through Washington and finally Orlando. Meeting back up with Paul in Orlando where we will be making our way back to NASA. Very stoked to get into the Vehicle Assembly Building to see an orbiter up close. We will keep you updated along …
Back to NASA!!
Hey Chasers, Some fantastic news! During our journey to Florida this past Summer, we decided to throw the Chasing Atlantis Twitter feed on the side of our rental car with some window writers. I thought people might be interested in following our journey online. @chasingatlantis adorned on our Chevy Malibu, we rolled into the Kennedy Space Center, Paul brandishing the …
Photos Up
Work continues on Chasing Atlantis following our return from Africa. We are excited to announce that you can find our first batch of uploaded photos on our new photo page. Currently it links to our Flickr account: www.flickr.com/photos/chasingatlantis This first set, primarily from team member Melanie Godecki, captures some of the highlight moments from the trip including encounters with astronauts, …