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...up a tether can only use propulsion beamed from the ground NASA has again thrown down a $2-million space elevator challenge that Scotty of Star Trek fame would relish. Three teams must somehow move vehicles up a 1-kilometer tether by...

In this article: Waste heat, Helium, National Space Society, Star Trek, Seattle, and Canada

...the blackness of space. It's no accident that the original Star Trek series aired during the three most frenetic years of the Apollo program, both reflecting and helping to shape the New Frontier aspirations of NASA. Closer to home, I...

In this article: Barack Obama, John F. Kennedy, Star Trek, Apollo, From the Earth to the Moon, Appropriation, Kennedy's assassination, and Alan Shepard

...the Robot, who generated entire luncheons from the chemical lab in his nether regions. But NASA scientists have come many real-world steps closer to creating something from nothing, via a process called electron beam freeform fabrication,...

In this article: Electron, Titanium, Waste, International Space Station, Forbidden Planet, and Star Trek

...the dream alive around the world. After Star Trek, Nichols volunteered her time in a special project with NASA to recruit minority and female personnel for the space agency, which proved to be a success. Those recruited include Dr. Mae...

In this article: Nichelle Nichols, Star Trek, Duke Ellington, Star Trek, Lionel Hampton, Gordon Parks, and Snow Dogs

...Okuda honored by NASA Michael Okuda, a graphic designer for the Star Trek series, recently received NASA's Exceptional Public Service Medal for designing emblems representing NASA's new Constellation Program. The Exceptional Public...

In this article: Hawaii, Star Trek, Enterprise, Orion, and Apollo

...Okuda told reporter Dwayne Day in a 2008 interview for The Space Review. "That wonderful sense of bravado, since that's such a big part of NASA's culture." That taste of military bravado is certainly evident in Okuda's Star Trek work,...

In this article: Star Trek, Space Shuttle Atlantis, Hubble Space Telescope, Climate change, The Space Review, and Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home

...that pairs animated protons with real footage from NASA spacecraft, hits theaters. "Many of NASA's scientists were inspired by Star Trek and Star Wars," he says. "I want to inspire that kind of passion. " We caught up with Kloor to find out why...

In this article: Quantum Quest, Photon, Quark, Chemistry, Quark, Star Trek, Spider-Man, and Cassini

...program had opened up enough for her to apply. Jemison's inspiration for joining NASA was African-American actress Nichelle Nichols, who portrayed Lieutenant Uhura on Star Trek . Jemsion was turned down on her first application to...

In this article: Mae Carol Jemison, Chicago, Space Shuttle Endeavour, The Des Moines Register, Alpha Kappa Alpha, Cornell Medical College, Stanford University, and Peace Corps

...Mike Okuda The NASA Exceptional Public Service Medal. A long-time Star Trek designer is being recognized by NASA for his longtime contributions to the look of the U.S. space program. Michael Okuda will receive the NASA Exceptional Public...

In this article: Star Trek, Enterprise, Constellation, Voyager, and Orion