220 Miles Up, A Galactic Celebration
Nov 20th, 2008 · The international space station turns 10 this week, and NASA is celebrating with an upgrade of the orbiter's bedrooms and bathrooms.
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Museum Of American History: A Gem Gets Polished
Nov 20th, 2008 · Washington's National Mall will regain a star attraction Friday, when the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History reopens after a two-year renovation. It took $85 million and a horde of curators, builders, architects and advisers to reframe space for the museum's 3 million historic objects.
How To Have A Water Balloon Fight ... In Space ****
Nov 14th, 2008 · Mechanical engineers Seth Lichter and Mark Weislogel wondered what would happen if they popped water balloons aboard NASA's low-gravity aircraft. Aside from the "fun-factor," as Weislogel puts it, the results demonstrate some basic principles of physics.
Shuttle Hauling Equipment To Expand Space Station
Nov 14th, 2008 · A new toilet and fridge will soon be orbiting the Earth. Astronauts on board space shuttle Endeavour will be taking a load of new equipment up to the International Space Station, to get everything ready so that next year the station can double its crew from three to six. The space shuttle is scheduled to liftoff Friday night.
High Court Hears Case On Religious Monument
Nov 12th, 2008 · The Supreme Court has heard a case testing whether any religious group has the right to erect a monument in a public space if there is already another one. Federal appeals courts around the country have ruled in different ways in a variety of cases.
Supreme Court Hears Religious Display Case
Nov 12th, 2008 · The Supreme Court hears a case Wednesday testing whether any religious group has the right to erect a monument in a public space — if there is already another one there, such as a Ten Commandments monument. Federal appeals courts across the country have ruled in different ways in a variety of cases.
The Year's Overlooked Gems **
Nov 10th, 2008 · We receive several hundred CDs a week at All Songs Considered and do our best to listen to a bit of everything. But there's only enough time and space on the show to cover a tiny fraction of them. That means a lot of great albums get missed. Fortunately, as we compile our ballot for the year's best CDs, NPR listeners have been helping us find some of those buried and overlooked musical gems. On this edition of All Songs Considered we share some of those picks: the best of the CDs we missed this year, including music from Flobots, Department of Eagles, Human Highway, and more.
Alexander Tucker: 'Veins To The Sky'
Nov 10th, 2008 · Alexander Tucker got his start in the early 1990s in a hardcore band called Suction. Later he played synths in a space-rock group in Detroit. These days he lives in the U.K. where he writes and records as a solo artist. Tucker recently released his third album, Portal, through the London-based ATP Recordings. It's a rich mix of styles, featuring the finger-picking folk of Tucker's guitar, along with psychedelic rock, drones, detuned guitars, and sound loops.
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