Carl Clark

Engines, Rockets, and Engineers

To fly humans to Mars we will need a very big rocket to lift the hardware needed to live on another planet for several months before heading home. The planned habitat will likely be the same size a two-story house. This means the rocket will be bigger than the mighty Saturn V of the Apollo […]

A Conversation with Dr. Ochoa

“Right now is the golden time to be an astronaut, we have so much to look forward to,” said Astronaut Reid Wiseman at his panel at SXSW. In order to answer what it is in human space flight that astronauts and the public who watch them with fascination have to look forward to, it would […]

Hubble's 25th Anniversary of Discovery

The Hubble Space Telescope has had a storied past. From its humble origins in the mind of Lyman Spitzer, to a technological marvel on the verge of collapse, and finally a scientific juggernaut in the best shape it has ever been in. It has affected us from our health care, our knowledge of the universe, […]

Living, Working & Playing in Space

Astronaut Reid Wiseman just got back from the Space Station on November 10th. He was living and working on the station for six months. The research that was done mainly focuses on the human body and preparing people for a mission to Mars. First and foremost these are people we send into space. The trip […]

The Cosmos at SXSW

Yury Romanenko said “The Cosmos is a magnet… once you’ve been there, all you can think about is how to get back.” At SXSW, NASA has done its best to bring all the facets of the agency to the trade show, from space probes, telescopes, and new deep space adventures. The deepest look in to […]

Interstellar Health: Space Travel Saving Lives

We might have forgotten dreams can save us. It is possible we no longer live in a world where we look to new frontiers, and use the dreams of new worlds to positively change our lives here. We might live in a world where the dreams for the future and betterment of our home drive […]