by Matt Kelley | Jul 20, 2009 | Human Interest
The two Iowans in America’s astronaut corps both point to the historic first moon landing 40 years ago today as the spark that launched their successful careers in space exploration. Peggy Whitson of Beaconsfield and Jim Kelly of Burlington have both rocketed...
by admin | Jul 1, 2006 | Human Interest, Technology
The space shuttle Discovery is scheduled for liftoff this (Saturday) afternoon, NASA’s first manned launch in a full year. The first Iowa woman in space, astronaut Peggy Whitson, rocketed into orbit in 2002 and spent six months aboard the International Space...
by admin | Sep 9, 2005 | Human Interest
The latest Iowan to fly aboard a space shuttle says he’s confident NASA will conclusively fix problems with the orbiter before it flies again next year. Astronaut Jim Kelly says he was angry when he first learned a three-foot chunk of foam flew off the external...
by admin | Aug 16, 2005 | News
An astronaut who grew up in Nebraska is at the Iowa State Fair today (Tuesday), touting soybeans as a crop to grow for food on long space flights, like a manned trip to Mars. “Given the distances away, the travel times involved, we need to have smarter ways to...
by admin | Aug 26, 2003 | Fires/Accidents/Disasters, Politics & Government
The panel investigating the crash of the space shuttle Columbia will issue its report today, and Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley says he’d support more Congressional funding for NASA to prevent future tragedies. Grassley, a Republican, says the space agency...