Science for Kids

March 31 2008

Space Shuttle Discovery STS-124 Mission targeted for launch May 31 2008! Exatly 2 months from today! Here is a photo of its new external tank:

Image above: Inside the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, the external tank for space shuttle Discovery is suspended over the transfer aisle as it is lifted up into a checkout cell for processing. Photo credit: NASA/Jim Grossman.
The external tank is the only part of a Space Shuttle that is not reused.
Here is a link to NASA’s artical:http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/main/index.html

The Phoenix Mars Lander is landing on Mars March 25th 2008! If you do not know what the Phoenix Mars Lander is or is doing on Mars here is your answer: The Phoenix Mars Lander is basicly a sattlite that is landing on another planet. The Phoenix Mars Lander is digging up dirt samples. For more info on the Phoenix Mars Lander go to http://search.nasa.gov/search or www.nasa.gov.com any questtions e-mail me at funsciencesite@funsciencesite.com