Back to the Moon! The Flight of Artemis 1 NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft, standing atop the mobile launcher, are photographed at Launch Pad 39B at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on March 18, 2022. The Artemis I stack was carried from the Vehicle Assembly Building to the pad […]

Commercial Crew Update American companies are now flying to the International Space Station. With multiple ways to reach space, new opportunities have opened up for commercial flights. We'll explore this past and its exciting future!     About Frank O'Brien: Frank O'Brien is a volunteer historian for NASA as part of their history, education and […]

Commercial Crew Update American companies are now flying to the International Space Station. With multiple ways to reach space, new opportunities have opened up for commercial flights. We'll explore this past and its exciting future!     About Frank O'Brien: Frank O'Brien is a volunteer historian for NASA as part of their history, education and […]

Spacewalks: Not a stroll in the park Astronauts spacewalking make the task look easy, if not enjoyable. It's not - a spacewalk is hard work, and the possibility of a dangerous situation is always present. We'll go over the effort involved in leaving the comparatively safe environment of the space station.   About Frank O'Brien: […]

Spacewalks: Not a stroll in the park Astronauts spacewalking make the task look easy, if not enjoyable. It's not - a spacewalk is hard work, and the possibility of a dangerous situation is always present. We'll go over the effort involved in leaving the comparatively safe environment of the space station.   About Frank O'Brien: […]

It's Full of Stars! James Webb First Images After years of development and months of commissioning, the James Webb telescope will be revealing its first images! We'll discuss the effort, and the new capabilities of the telescope.     About Frank O'Brien: Frank O'Brien is a volunteer historian for NASA as part of their history, […]

It's Full of Stars! James Webb First Images After years of development and months of commissioning, the James Webb telescope will be revealing its first images! We'll discuss the effort, and the new capabilities of the telescope.     About Frank O'Brien: Frank O'Brien is a volunteer historian for NASA as part of their history, […]

Space Exploration Week Summer Camp 2022 REGISTER NOW July 25, 2022   at the InfoAge Space Exploration Center 2300 Marconi Road, Wall Township, NJ.            Space Exploration Week is a five day space science program for children ages 11-14 about The Earth, The Solar System, The Galaxy,  The ,Universe, Rocketry, and Outer Space Observation.  […]

Space Exploration Week Summer Camp 2022 REGISTER NOW July 25, 2022   at the InfoAge Space Exploration Center 2300 Marconi Road, Wall Township, NJ.            Space Exploration Week is a five day space science program for children ages 11-14 about The Earth, The Solar System, The Galaxy,  The ,Universe, Rocketry, and Outer Space Observation.  […]

Heavy Metal: Exploring the asteroid Psyche The asteroid Psyche is a unique world, most likely the metal core of an early planet. A new spacecraft will be launched later this year to explore this early remnant of the solar system. A talk by Frank O’Brien as part of the InfoAge Spaceflight Lecture Series   About […]

Heavy Metal: Exploring the asteroid Psyche The asteroid Psyche is a unique world, most likely the metal core of an early planet. A new spacecraft will be launched later this year to explore this early remnant of the solar system. A talk by Frank O’Brien as part of the InfoAge Spaceflight Lecture Series   About […]

65 YEARS OF WEATHER SATELLITES A presentation by Frank O’Brien for the ISEC in May     “Of all human activities, there is one question is asked by everyone nearly every day. “What’s the weather going to be?”. A fleet of satellites orbits the earth to answer those questions. But how can we learn so […]