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Video: Kennedy Space Center 50th Anniversary
On July 1, 1962, the Launch Operations Center in Florida officially became operational. The name was later changed to John…
China to Send Its First Woman to Space on June 16
China will launch a three-person crew on Saturday, June 16, 2012 at 10:37 UTC (6:37 a.m. EDT) on board a…
Spiral Seen Over the Middle East Likely Russian Missile
Remember the Norway Spiral back in 2009 and the Australian Spiral in 2010? On June 7, 2012 there was another…
Beautiful Night Launch for Ariane 5
Practice your French counting skills and enjoy a beautiful night launch all in one fell swoop! An Ariane 5 rocket…
The View From Freedom 7
51 years ago today, on May 5, 1961, NASA launched the Mercury-Redstone 3 rocket carrying Alan B. Shepard, Jr. aboard…
What a Space Shuttle Launch REALLY Sounded Like
When I attended my first space shuttle launch, the most amazing thing about the whole launch experience may have been…
Psychedelics in the Sky: NASA Launches 5 Rockets in 5 Minutes
[/caption] After several days of delays due to weather and technical issues, NASA has now successfully launched five suborbital sounding…
Armadillo Aerospace Rocket Destroyed
Another X Prize contender's rocket crashed over the weekend. Armadillo Aerospace's lead engineer and funder John Carmack reported that their…