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Next Generation NASA/JAXA Global Weather Research Satellite thunders aloft from Japanese Spaceport

GPM Launch Seen From the Tanegashima Space Center A Japanese H-IIA rocket with the NASA-Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), Global…

11 years ago

NASA Sparked Fire Risk While Drying Sodden Spacesuit On Station, Report Says

Astronauts on the International Space Station "could have ignited flammable materials" on station while drying out a spacesuit that experienced…

11 years ago

As Astronaut’s Helmet Filled With Water, He Told NASA 3 Times It Wasn’t From Drinking Bag

While NASA's Mission Control "performed admirably" during a spacewalk water leak crisis in July, a report on the incident showed…

11 years ago

NASA/JAXA Precipitation Measurement Satellite ‘GO’ for Feb. 27 Launch – Watch Live Here on NASA TV

Visualization of the GPM Core Observatory and Partner Satellites. GPM is slated to launch on Feb. 27 from Japan. Credit:…

11 years ago

Yesterday’s Mammoth Solar Flare Is The Biggest Of 2014 So Far

She's a rainbow! You can see the first moments of a huge flare belching off the sun in the picture…

11 years ago

Apollo 11 Play Aims To Showcase Landing To Teenagers And Inspire Space Love

A big challenge of making history "real" to students is finding a way to make it identifiable. Back in the…

11 years ago

Yutu Moon Rover Starts 3rd Night Time Hibernation But Technical Problems Persist

Chang’e-3/Yutu Timelapse Color Panorama This newly expanded timelapse composite view shows China’s Yutu moon rover at two positions passing by…

11 years ago

Powerful New Next-Gen US/Japan GPM Satellite to Revolutionize Global Precipitation Observations and Climate Science Research

NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER, MARYLAND - Weather researchers and forecasters worldwide are gushing with excitement in the final days…

11 years ago

Dale Gardner, Astronaut Who Rescued A Satellite With A Jetpack, Dead At 65

When Dale Gardner smiled for this preflight picture somewhere around 1983, there was another mission on his horizon: picking up…

11 years ago