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SpaceX Looking to Launch Next Dragon Spacecraft – to the ISS
[/caption] With the success of the first and second launches of the Falcon 9 rocket as well as the successful…
Voyager 1 Has Outdistanced the Solar Wind
[/caption] The venerable Voyager spacecraft are truly going where no one has gone before. Voyager 1 has now reached a…
Akatsuki Update: Fuel Pressure Drop Likely Caused Insertion Failure
[/caption] While JAXA is still trying to get an exact handle on the problems that the Akatsuki probe sent to…
Nanosail-D Update: Things Look Grim
[/caption] We reported the successful ejection of the Nanosail-D nanosatellite from the satellite that it was launched with earlier this…
WISE Captures an Infrared Shock Wave
[/caption] From a JPL press release: A circular rainbow appears like a halo around an exploded star in this new…
Apollo 12 anniversary celebrated at Martian Crater as Opportunity blazes ahead
[/caption] NASA recently celebrated the anniversary of the historic Apollo 12 lunar landing mission with another history making craft -…
SpaceX Shoots for Dec. 8 Launch of Falcon 9
[/caption] CAPE CANAVERAL --Engineers with the commercial space company SpaceX have analyzed two small cracks in the rear segment of…
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How Many Astronauts Does NASA Need?
[/caption] CAPE CANAVERAL – When we think of NASA, the first thing that most Americans picture is the men and…
Akatsuki Encounters Problems at Venus
[/caption] Japan's first Venus space probe encountered problems while attempting orbit insertion and went into safe mode. It took longer…
Japan’s Akatsuki to Reach Venus Today
[/caption] Japan’s Akatsuki spacecraft will arrive at Venus later today, and will enter orbit around the planet. The box-shaped orbiter…