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NASA Wants To Launch Tiny Moon Satellites On Its Next-Generation Rocket
As the space community counts down the days to the long-awaited Dec. 4 uncrewed launch of the Orion spacecraft --…
Mercury Spacecraft Moves To Testing Ahead Of 2016 Launch To Sun’s Closest Planet
After facing down a couple of delays due to technical difficulties, Europe's and Japan's first Mercury orbiter is entering some…
Where The Heck Did Philae Land? Rosetta Team Narrows The Cometary Search
The first soft comet landing Nov. 12 showed us how space missions can quickly drift to the unexpected. Philae's harpoons…
Africa’s First Mission to the Moon Announced
Africa is home to 7 out of 10 of the world's fastest-growing economies. It's population is also the "youngest" in…
Watch Three Humans Take A Flawless Ride To Space Yesterday
And now we have six people in space again -- including the first-ever Italian woman to reach orbit. Samantha Cristoforetti…
Global Warming Watch: How Carbon Dioxide Bleeds Across The Earth
Red alert -- the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is increasing year-by-year due to human activity. It's leading…
NASA Aims To Slash Space Shipping Costs With Shiny 3-D Printer
Need a part on the International Space Station? You're going to have to wait for that. That is, wait for…
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Iconic Kennedy Space Center Countdown Clock Retires
Iconic Kennedy Space Center Countdown Clock seen here retires NASA’s 135th and final shuttle mission takes flight on July 8,…
With Philae Delivered, Rosetta Will Play ‘Comet Escort’ Through 2015
With the Philae mission down on the comet and preliminary science results coming from its brief science surge on the…
First Orion Flight Will Assess Radiation Risk As NASA Thinks About Human Mars Missions
If you wanna get humans to Mars, there are so many technical hurdles in the way that it will take…