While the show hasn't started yet, you can check trailers previewing the show, learn more about it, and sign up for updates at the site. The site includes comprehensive technical information about launch vehicles, rocket engines, satellite buses, and constellations of satellites. A useful resource for anyone interested in indepth technical information. Fascinated enough, apparently, to assemble a very good introduction to the topics of rocket and space technology at his Web site. His site includes what is essentially an online introductory textbook into orbital mechanics and rocket science, a directory of spacecraft and launch vehicles, and information about human and robot space missions.
Many Web sites report the latest news about planetary science.
You can get an idea of what's needed to live and work in space at CosmicQuest, a web site created by the Children's Museum of Indianapolis. The key section of this site is an interactive feature that allows a user to put together the food, water, and other supplies needed to live in space. Other sections of the site include a field guide to the universe, descriptions of what's visible in the night sky, and information about a planned expedition to the magnetic north pole later this year. Antarctica The Nomad rover, built by Carnegie Mellon University, recently completed an expedition to Antarctica, looking for meteorites and finding two of them. Follow the expedition on this Web site, where you can read daily reports from the mission, get some background information and classroom activities, and even perform your own surveys using data collected by Nomad.