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Re-Discovery; Orbiter makes second trip out to the launch pad for STS-133

[/caption] CAPE CANAVERAL – Space shuttle Discovery was wheeled out of the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) on one of the…

14 years ago

More Space Anniversaries: Apollo 14 and Ham

Forty years ago today, the Apollo 14 crew launched on their Saturn V rocket, the 6th human flight to the…

14 years ago

First Ever Whole Sun View .. Coming Soon from STEREO

[/caption] “For the first time in the history of humankind we will be able to see the front and the…

14 years ago

Japans White Stork Kounotori Grappled and Nested at Space Station: Video,Photo Album

[/caption] Japans critical new resupply spaceship – nicknamed Kounotori2, (HTV2) - was successfully berthed today (Jan. 27) at the International…

14 years ago

Was the Apollo Program an Anomaly?

[/caption] How often have you heard (or thought) the sentiment that all NASA really needs is a President who will…

14 years ago

7 Years of Opportunity on Mars and a Science Bonanza

[/caption] Today, Jan. 24, 2011 marks the 7th anniversary of the safe landing of the Opportunity Mars Exploration Rover (MER).…

14 years ago

Stardust NExT Targets Valentines Day Encounter with Comet Tempel 1

[/caption] After a more than decade long journey of 6 billion kilometers, hopes are high for a celestial date in…

14 years ago

How does NASA Handle Delivering Tragic News?

[/caption] Over the past decade, events have transpired on the ground that have both indirectly and directly impacted crews on…

14 years ago

NASA’s Top Movie Lists That Never Were

Just after the first of the year, a story came out that NASA had held a private meeting at the…

14 years ago

Holes in the Sun’s Corona in 2 D, 3 D and Video

[/caption] A pair of coronal holes on the Sun newly imaged by NASA’s flagship solar probe, the Solar Dynamics Observatory…

14 years ago