Venus Transit of the Sun
A stunning video of the Venus transit of the Sun taken by NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory. Extraordinary! (Source: http://cdn-akm.vmixcore.com/)
Photo of the Venus Transit of the Sun
An amazing photo of the Venus transit of the Sun as taken by Astronaut Don Petit from on-board the International Space Station.
Russian Space Program
One of an amazing set of photos published by The Atlantic, looking at the Russian space program. This one was taken by US astronaut Don Petit from on board the International Space Station.
The importance of SpaceX’s flight to the ISS
Tomorrow (May 19) will mark what is arguably one of the biggest events in space since July 20, 1969, when Neil Armstrong set foot on the moon. This month will be the first time in history that NASA is relying on a private company to deliver food to outer space. SpaceX will launch an unmanned craft tomorrow bringing supplies to [...]
Amazing view of the Earth from the International Space Station
Amazing view of the Earth from the International Space Station. Shot by the astronauts of Expedition 30 on the International Space Station, these time-lapse videos capture magnificent views of auroras, city lights at night and dazzling lightning storms. Want to see if for yourself? Contact www.spaceadventures.com.
The Role Private Enterprise has in Exploration
Space Adventures’ Chairman Eric Anderson describes why our private Circumlunar Mission has broad implications for the long-term future of private manned spaceflight and discusses the role private enterprise has in exploration.
Why do you explore?
Why do you explore?A great question asked by the X Prize Foundation, and some great video answers.
Asteroid Mining and Private Spaceflight – Creating the future of space exploration
Entrepreneurs Eric Anderson and Peter Diamandis founded Space Adventures in 1998. Since then Space Adventures has arranged all eight of the trips to the International Space Station taken by private citizens, including Microsoft software architect Charles Simonyi and Cirque du Soleil founder Guy Laliberté (www.spaceadventures.com). Last week Eric and Peter, along with Larry Page and Eric Schmidt of Google, Ross [...]
