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NASA Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Delivers Treasure Trove of Data
[/caption] NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) has completed its initial phase of operations during the exploration phase which lasted one…
Japan Quake May Have Shortened Earth Days, Moved Axis
[/caption] The terribly destructive magnitude 9.0 earthquake which struck Japan on March 11, may have had another effect - Shortening…
Bullseye: MESSENGER Gears Up For First-Ever Mercury Orbit
[/caption] When MESSENGER streaked into the early morning sky over Cape Canaveral on Aug. 3, 2004, very little was known…
Discoverys Last Launch and Landing Captured in Exquisite Amateur Videos
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_jIB6Rqfas&hd=1 Watch the HD version. More photos below Imagine ….. “You Are There ! ” … in the middle of…
Did Mars’ Missing Carbon Go Underground in a Wetter Age?
[/caption] A close look at the Wisconsin-sized Huygens Crater, above, in Mars' southern highlands gave NASA and Arizona State University…
Grieving Glory — And Will The Taurus XL Fly Again?
[/caption] Last week's loss of the $420 million Glory satellite has sent NASA into an intensive investigation to find out why…
Endeavour’s Final Rollout
[/caption] CAPE CANAVERAL – The youngest orbiter in NASA’s shuttle fleet headed to Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center…
Endeavour Mated to Rockets for Last Flight Photo Album
[/caption] For the final flight of Space Shuttle Endeavour, I was privileged to be one of the lucky few to…
As Shuttle Era Ends, What Will be its Legacy?
[/caption] When it comes to space flight, the media, politicians and the public tend to focus on who was “first.”…