Tag: NASA - Claire Corbett

The Last Space Waltz?

10 April 2014

My essay on the relationship between the fantasy of human space exploration - 2001 - and the reality - NASA - and whether humans will ever leave geostationary orbit again, is published in Overland,…

Tags 2001: A Space Odyssey, NASA, Overland, Space, Stanley Kubrick
Landing on the Red Planet

1 August 2012

Very much looking forward to August 6, when, all going well, the Mars Science Lab (MSL) 'Curiosity' will land on Mars! Canberra Deep Space Network (CDSN) Tidbinbilla will be at the forefront on the…

Tags Canberra Deep Space Network, Curiosity, Mars, Mars Rover Landing, NASA
Mars Rover Launch only a few days away

17 November 2011

Just over a week until I attend the first ever CSIRO Tweetup as part of NASA's launch of the Mars Curiosity Rover. This is going to be so fascinating.

Tags CSIRO Tweetup, Curiosity, Mars Rover, NASA, Tidbinbilla
NASA CSIRO Tweetup for launch of Mars Rover

23 October 2011

This is big news. I am one of the 50 tweeps selected to attend the first CSIRO tweetup ever to watch live launch footage of NASA Mars Rover: Curiosity

Tags Canberra Deep Space Communications Complex, CSIRO Tweetup, launch, Mars Rover: Curiosity, NASA