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Apollo 11 F-1 Engine Finding Confirmed by Jeff Bezos on Eve of 1st Human Moonwalk
In a fitting testament to NASA’s momentous Apollo Moon Landing Program, NASA and billionaire Jeff Bezos confirmed today (July 19)…
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NASA Alters 1st Orion/SLS Flight – Bold Upgrade to Deep Space Asteroid Harbinger Planned
NASA Orion spacecraft blasts off atop 1st Space Launch System rocket in 2017 - attached to European provided service module…
Moon Dust Could ‘Engulf’ Lunar Rovers — Especially During Sunrise and Sunset
That video above is perhaps the ultimate off-roading adventure: taking a rover out for a spin on the moon. Look…
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Orion takes shape for 2014 Test Flight
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL - NASA is picking up the pace of assembly operations for the Orion capsule, America’s next…
Armstrong’s Ohio Accent May Have Masked His Missing “A”
"That's one small step for man... one giant leap for mankind." And with those famous words astronaut Neil A. Armstrong…
Skylab: NASA Commemorates 40th Anniversary of America’s First Space Station – Photo Gallery/Broadcast
View of NASA's Skylab Orbital Workshop in Earth orbit as photographed during departure of its last astronaut crew on Slylab…
Can You Solve This Apollo 1 Spacesuit Mystery?
Reader Jeff Arnoldi recently approached me with an intriguing question about this Apollo 1 picture: Note that the U.S. flag…
When Typhoid (Briefly) Struck Apollo 16
Astronaut pranks are, well, just a part of the job. Often they poke at a sore spot in the astronaut's…
Ken Mattingly Explains How the Apollo 13 Movie Differed From Real Life
Many astronauts seem to like the Apollo 13 movie, but being technically minded folk they also enjoy pointing out what actually happened during…
Mysterious Moon Flashes: Could the Transient Lunar Phenomena be Linked to the Solar Cycle?
A key mystery in observational lunar astronomy may be at least partially resolved. An interesting study appeared recently in the…