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Shuttle Launch Delayed to February of 2011
[/caption] NASA announced today that the launch of space shuttle Discovery for the STS-133 mission has been pushed back to…
Lockheed Martin Wants to Launch Orion Spacecraft – on a Delta IV Heavy
[/caption] After the announcement of the Vision for Space Exploration (VSE) one of the proposals to reduce the space flight…
Falcon 9 Ready for Second Flight – Dragon for First
[/caption] Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) is preparing to conduct the first demonstration launch for NASA's Commercial Orbital Transportation Services (COTS)…
Calm Down: NASA Hasn’t Found any Aliens
[/caption] You may have heard in your wanderings through the blogosphere and in the internet today that NASA will be…
The Fall and Rise of ‘X’
[/caption] They are at the very edge of current U.S. technological capabilities; one is a supposedly mothballed technology test-bed, the…
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Flawless Launch of STP-S26
[/caption] While the U.S. Air Force unsuccessfully tried to get a Delta IV off the ground in Florida – things…
The Cutest Little Spaceship that Never Flew
[/caption] Of all the missions and spacecraft that NASA has shelved over the years, I found the X-38 Crew Return…
Cassini Instruments Offline Until Nov. 24
[/caption] NASA announced that the Cassini spacecraft in orbit around Saturn will have its suite of scientific cameras offline until…
Discovery’s Final Mission Scrubbed 24 Hours Due to Weather
[/caption] Discovery’s final flight faced its first hurdle in the form of a fuel leak in its right OMS pod.…
Discovery’s Final Mission Delayed Again
[/caption] UPDATE: Discovery has been cleared for a launch attempt on Nov. 4 at 3:29:43 p.m. EDT. After a review,…