I am on a fun space trip for the SoyuzAdventure. Starting with Monday July 22, 2013 when I toured the Johnson Space Center in Houston Texas and moving to Friday July 26, 2013 where I toured the Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama. I am a lucky kid and am thrilled to be able to share ... READ MORE»
Visiting Johnson Space Center
Last week I was fortunate to have the opportunity to visit Johnson Space Center (JSC) in Houston Texas as part of my Soyuz Adventure. Being able to visit the training facilities of Luca Parmitano and Karen Nyberg and all astronauts who have been or will live at the International Space Station was so ... READ MORE»
Water Leak in Luca Parmitano’s Helmet Brings Early End to Spacewalk [Video]
I received scary news today while at camp. An article texted to me from my mom said read this ASAP and then she texted to basic details. While on his second spacewalk today Astronaut Luca Parmitano felt water in his helmet and reported it's a lot of water. Apparently a leak of some sort had ... READ MORE»
Washing Hair In Space: Luca and Karen show us how it’s done!
Life on the International Space Station is anything from normal. Living in zero gravity provides challenges that we just don't have on earth. With Karen Nyberg currently orbiting the earth with a full head of long hair it was inevitable the question would come up of how exactly she washes her hair. ... READ MORE»
Spacewalk: First for Luca Parmitano and for Italy too [Photos]
The first spacewalk for Expedition 35/36 happened yesterday but it was not the only first. Yesterday also marketing Luca Parmitano's first spacewalk and the first spacewalk to be conducted by an Italian astronaut. Wow! Lots of firsts. Luca stated after his spacewalk on Twitter: I think that just ... READ MORE»
What’s up with @Astro_Luca on the ISS this week? June 30 – July 6 Spacewalk Prep [photos]
Every week on the International Space Station there is so much going on between science experiments, repairs and the day to day life of living in space. It can be challenging to decide what to focus on. But for this past week one thing has been a main focus for Luca Parmitano and his crew mates. The ... READ MORE»
Spacewalk Live: Watch Luca Parmitano and Chris Cassidy July 9 and July 16
It's an exciting time at the International Space Station and for my mentor Luca Parmitano and Chris Cassidy. Tomorrow at 6am CST they will venture out for their first Expedition 35 EVA (extra-vehicular activity) or commonly referred to as spacewalk. This will be Luca's first spacewalk and ... READ MORE»
What’s up with @Astro_Luca on the ISS this week? June 23-29, Space Concert on Earth and More!
This past week for Luca was nothing but amazing! Let’s start with the end of the week and move backward. On Saturday, June 29 Luca "appeared with" French composer and Musician Didier Marouani & his band named Space live from Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow. Both Karen Nyberg and Fyodor Yurchikhin ... READ MORE»
Art in life… @Astro_Luca ‘s First Photo of United States
Yesterday afternoon, Luca Parmitano (@Astro_Luca) tweeted his first picture of the United States! Smack dab in the center, it was a picture of landlocked Kansas! At first I looked at it and was mildly disappointed. Luca's photos are usually so beautiful, why was this one just a brown blur? Then I ... READ MORE»
What’s up with @Astro_Luca on the ISS? June 16 – June 22, 2013 | Albert Einstein, EVA and more!
This week was extremely busy for Luca and the other crew members of the ISS! With the unloading of ATV (automated transport vehicle) Albert Einstein, a scheduled EVA (extra vehicular activity, or ‘space walk’) by two Russian cosmonauts, and countless experiments, the crews schedules were ... READ MORE»
