Read Poster Nancy Atkinson

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

It's National Library Week

April 13-19, 2008

Image: Spirit's "West Valley" panorama on Mars
 

I'm a free-lance writer/journalist, focusing mainly on space exploration and science. I write
frequently for Universe Today, Space Lifestyle Magazine, and several newspapers in the midwest.
I hope you enjoy perusing this site and my work! I'd love to hear from you.

Articles

Reviews

 

A One Way, One Person Mission to Mars
An Elegant Proposal for Near Earth Asteroid Deflection
I Heart the ISS: Ten Reasons to Love the International Space Station
Rocketplane's John Herrington: A NewSpace VP and Former Astronauts Talks About Reorganization, Redesign and COTS
Heavy Construction on the Moon
Happy Holidays in Space
Spirit's Big Discovery
Building Blocks of Life Can Form on Cold, Rocky Planets -- Anywhere
Water or Land: The Orion Landing Choice
'Tis the Season to Explore the North Pole -- On the Moon
True or False (Color): The Art of Extraterrestrial Photography
A Submarine for Europa

The One and Only Bad Astronomer
The Mars Landing Approach: Getting Large Payloads to the Surface of the Red Planet
By the Light of the Earth: St. Paul Native Joins Elite Group of Spacewalkers
Diving Into Space
MRO Aerobraking Surprises Scientists
STS-115 Brings More Power to the Station
Cuts in NASA Science Missions
Bringing Stardust Home
Without a Hitch
Leading the Way Back to the Moon
Springfield Native Designing NASA Moon Spacecraft
Satellites on a Budget
New Horizons Prepares to Zoom to Pluto
Has Spirit Found Bedrock in the Columbia Hills?(Astrobio)
Has Spirit Found Bedrock in Columbia Hills? (UT)
Testing New Technologies…In Space
Mars: The Other Time of Flight
Mini-Detector Could Find Life on Mars or Anthrax at the Airport
A Pristine View of the Universe…From the Moon
Riding in Magnetic Bubbles
Magnetic Bubbles Could Protect Astronauts On Long Trips
Back to Earth
U of I Students Travel to X Prize Launch
Mars Rovers Find Evidence of Water
Second Mars Landing Thrills Oswego Native
Mars Rover Landing a Bulls-eye
Oswego Native ‘Anxious, Confident’ on Mars Landing
From Kendall County to Mars
Seeing Stars: SIRTF Takes a New Look at the Universe
Looking for Mars in All the Right Places
Local Science Heroes Help Explore Mars
Second Rover Finally Launches to Mars
First of Two Rovers on the Way to Mars
Destination Mars
Seeing Red:  Illinois native plays a role in the latest mission to Mars
Dark Secrets:  Researcher shares latest theories on the universe
Altman Reflects on Shuttle Tragedy
Space Shuttle Accident Hits Close to Hometown Astronauts
Belleville Native’s Job Takes Her to Space
Highland Park Graduate Recounts Role in Recent Shuttle Success
Beyond the Wild Blue
Planetarium Backers ‘Shoot For The Stars
Meteorologist on a Mission

 

 

Rocketeers: How a Visionary Band of Business Leaders, Engineers and Pilots is Boldy Privatizing Space
Underdog DVD
Mission: Impossible Season 3
Death By Black Hole and Other Cosmic Quandaries by Neil de Grasse Tyson
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling
Night Shift by Jessie Hartland
Year of the Dog (DVD)
Orbit by John J. Nance
Web of Evil (audio) by J.A. Jance
A Scientific Search for Religious Truth by Phil Mundt
Inside the Space Race: A Space Surgeon's Diary by Lawrence E. Lamb, MD
The Periodic Table: Elements With Style by Adrian Dingle, illus. by Simon Basher
Comets, Stars, the Moon and Mars: Space Poems and Paintings by Douglas Florian
Eragon (DVD)
The Boy of Steel: a Baseball Dream Come True by Ray Negron
Roving Mars: Spirit, Opportunity and the Exploration of the Red Planet by Steve Squyres

 

   

 

 

 

 

 


   

The Latest

ABC News' Ned Potter blogged about my "One Way, One Person Mission to Mars" article!

I was a guest on "The Space Show" along with David Bullock of New Forks Media, and we talked about the new Space Lifestyle Magazine. What a fun experience! Listen to an archive of the show HERE.

 

What I'm Reading

"The Savage Garden" by Mark Mills

"The Post Birthday World" by Lionel Shriver

Where You Can Find Me
Copyright 2007 by Nancy Atkinson