We awoke this morning to some good news: weather conditions here and at Devon Island, plus the condition of our landing strip on Devon Island, were all within acceptable limits. […]
Keith Cowing
Explorers Club Fellow, ex-NASA Space Station Payload manager/space biologist, Away Teams, Journalist, Lapsed climber, Synaesthete, Na’Vi-Jedi-Freman-Buddhist-mix, ASL, Devon Island and Everest Base Camp veteran, (he/him) 🖖🏻
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Keith Cowing’s Devon Island Journal – 3 Jul 2003: Waiting in Resolute
I arrived in Resolute Bay yesterday (Wednesday) after an uneventful (but long) flight from Ottawa. We made one stop along the way, at Iqaluit, the capital of Nunavut. The terminal at […]
Posted inAstrobiology (general), NASA Astrobiology Program, Press Release
NASA Astrobiology Institute Announces New Teams
NASA today announced 12 new teams would join the NASA Astrobiology Institute (NAI), a national and international research consortium that studies the origin, evolution, distribution and future of life on […]
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Keith Cowing’s Devon Island Journal – 17 Jun 2003: Preface: Moving from Green to Grey
I live in a world of green. This year it is especially so with all the rain we have been getting in Virginia. Landscaping our yard is still a work […]
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NASA Astrobiology 2003 Roadmap
Astrobiology is the study of the origins, evolution, distribution, and future of life in the universe. It requires fundamental concepts of life and habitable environments that will help us to […]
Posted inAnalog Studies, Arctic / Antarctic / Alpine, Astrogeology, Away Teams & Field Reports, Biosignatures & Paleobiology, Caves, Craters, Mountains, Subsurface, Lava Tubes, Exploration Gear & Tech, Icy Worlds, Mapping, Geodesy, Cartography, Bathymetry, Meteorites & Asteroids, Missions & Hardware, Press Release, Robotics/Rovers/UAVs
MARS-1 Humvee Rover Reaches Devon Island After Successful Crossing of Frozen Arctic Sea
The Mars Institute today announced that its MARS-1 Humvee rover has reached Devon Island in the Canadian high Arctic after successfully crossing the Wellington Channel, a 23 mile (37 km) […]
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Pioneer 10 Sends Its Last Message Home
After more than 30 years, it appears the venerable Pioneer 10 spacecraft has sent its last signal to Earth. Pioneer’s last, very weak signal was received on Jan. 22, 2003.
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General Meeting of the NASA Astrobiology Institute 2003
General Meeting of the NASA Astrobiology Insititute: Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ., February 10-12, 2003: Over the past five years, the research accomplishments of the Institutes science teams have been […]
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NASA Astrobiology Institute to Host General Meeting Feb 10-12
Nearly 500 scientists from around the world will meet in early February to discuss the latest research on the origin, distribution and future of life in the universe at the […]
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Life in the Universe – An Assessment of U.S. and International Programs in Astrobiology
National Research Council (US) Committee on the Origins and Evolution of Life.Washington (DC): National Academies Press (US); 2003.ISBN-10: 0-309-08496-2Original open access posting: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK220844/ on PubMed Executive Summary The past decade […]