Space

Nike Launching Space Sneakers for NBA Stars

9 Feb 2012

Three icons of professional basketball will don special space-themed sneakers when they take the court for the NBA All-Star Game in Orlando later this month.

Stratos Space Jump: Can You Fall Faster Than the Speed of Sound?

9 Feb 2012

It seems like the Red Bull Stratos jump (redbullstratos.com) is back on track. For those of you not familiar, the basic idea is fairly simple. Felix Baumgartner will take a balloon ride up to an altitude of 120,000 feet and then jump out.

TV's Stephen Colbert Stars in NASA Video for Space Fans

9 Feb 2012

Faux political pundit and TV funnyman Stephen Colbert recently expressed his love for space via a PSA video extolling the virtues of NASA.