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Two Rocket Launches Yesterday Provided Double The Space Fun
And we have liftoff -- two times over! Launch fans got a double treat yesterday when two space missions successfully…
Watch Live: Next-Gen Environment Satellite Aims For Space
UPDATE, APRIL 4: The satellite safely made it into space! Watch the launch replay and successful satellite separation here. Just in…
ESA Awakens Rosetta’s Comet Lander
Little Philae is awake! ESA sent a wake-up call to the 100-kg (220-lb) lander riding aboard the Rosetta spacecraft this…
Rosetta Spacecraft Spies Its Comet As It Prepares For An August Encounter
As Rosetta limbers up for its close-up encounter with a comet, we have visual confirmation that it's on the right…
Got Back Pain? This Suit Could Counteract Spine Problems In Space (And On Earth)
If you've ever felt insecure about your height, orbit is a great place to be. Astronaut spines lengthen up to…
Why Trapping Somebody In Space Only Takes A Breeze (And Other Highlights From Expedition 40)
Imagine that you were in the middle of a module on the International Space Station. Floating in mid-air, far from…
Dusty Galaxies Shine Across The Universe In New Herschel Survey
While dust is easy to ignore in small quantities (says the writer looking at her desk), across vast reaches of…
Europeans Aim To Avoid Battery Blasts (And Satellite Debris) In Space
What happens to a battery in a dead satellite? Despite nearly 60 years of sending these machines into space, this…
How Astronauts Could Survive In The Cold After A Soyuz Landing
If your spaceship comes back in rural Kazakhstan, and it's blowing snow, and rescue forces can't get there right away,…
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ISS, NASA and US National Security dependent on Russian & Ukrainian Rocketry Amidst Crimean Crisis
The International Space Station (ISS) in low Earth orbit The sole way for every American and station partner astronaut to…