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NASA is Making Preliminary Plans to Extend Shuttle Launches Beyond 2010
[/caption] According to an internal email, NASA staff have been instructed to initiate a study into extending the operational lifetime…
Still Mythbusting
[/caption] It seems fitting that today's NASA "Image of the Day" is this wonderful image of the lunar lander from…
NASA Security Badges are a Health and Safety Risk
[/caption] Of all the things that could possibly go wrong for the US space agency, you wouldn't expect the security…
Videos of NASA/ATK Rocket Failure
NASA launch officials were forced to hit the "destruct" button on an experimental rocket that launched early Friday morning. The…
Ares V Rocket Could Crush Kennedy’s Crawlerway: No Funding to Upgrade
[/caption] There's a big problem with Kennedy Space Center playing host to the Constellation Program: The heavy-lift rocket, Ares V,…
NASA Releases Images and Video of Orion Failed Parachute Test
[/caption] As previously reported on the Universe Today, recent parachute test-drops for the Constellation Project have brought mixed results. The…
NASA to Install “Shock Absorbers” to Mitigate Thrust Oscillation
[/caption] NASA will add a system engineers equated to shock absorbers to Ares 1 rockets to reduce significant vibrations that…
Fay Forces Shutdown of NASA’s Kennedy Space Center
[/caption] Topical Storm Fay has made landfall along Florida's southwest coastline and is working inland. Officials at NASA's Kennedy Space…
The Battle for the Space Vote
[/caption] Remember a few months ago when "space" seemed to be a non-issue for the candidates in this year's US…
Could Conflict in Georgia Block US Access to the Space Station?
[/caption] The conflict between Georgia and Russia over the disputed region of South Ossetia may have huge consequences for NASA's…