http://www.itworld.com/space-exploration xx http://www.itworld.com/security/82604/space-agency-wants-volunteers-fly-mars-sort The European Space Agency wants volunteers to take the 520-day trip to Mars. Well ok, a simulated version of the red planet voyage but you would get to go to Moscow and pretend you were on a spaceship. http://www.itworld.com/security/82604/space-agency-wants-volunteers-fly-mars-sort#comments Science News space exploration Tue, 27 Oct 2009 20:39:01 -0400 ITworld staff 82604 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/offbeat/67904/twittering-final-frontier Lots of us follow stars on Twitter but that has become rather passé; the new big thing in the Twitterverse? Going to the stars. http://www.itworld.com/offbeat/67904/twittering-final-frontier#comments Internet Offbeat News space exploration Twitter Thu, 14 May 2009 08:10:28 -0400 pasmith 67904 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/science/65303/japanese-astronaut-test-no-stink-undies Koichi Wakata, a Japanese astronaut who will be living on the ISS for the next six months, will be testing specially designed underwear that can remain stink-free for much longer than traditional undergarments. http://www.itworld.com/science/65303/japanese-astronaut-test-no-stink-undies#comments Science Opinion space exploration Thu, 02 Apr 2009 10:00:01 -0400 abennett 65303 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/science/63463/chinas-first-lunar-probe-crashes-moon China's first lunar probe made a planned crash into the moon Sunday, completing the first phase of a lunar program partly meant to solidify Beijing’s status as a space power. http://www.itworld.com/science/63463/chinas-first-lunar-probe-crashes-moon#comments Science News China space exploration Mon, 02 Mar 2009 08:36:32 -0500 ITworld staff 63463 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/science/55400/xinhua-runs-spacewalk-story-astronauts-leave-earth China's official Xinhua News Agency ran a story on Thursday announcing ground controllers were tracking Chinese astronauts sent aloft for the country's first spacewalk, complete with details and quotes from the astronauts. There was just one problem: the astronauts had yet to blast off for the spacewalk, which is scheduled for the early hours of Saturday morning, Beijing time. http://www.itworld.com/science/55400/xinhua-runs-spacewalk-story-astronauts-leave-earth#comments Science News China space exploration Fri, 26 Sep 2008 11:10:21 -0400 ITworld staff 55400 at http://www.itworld.com