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NASA Invests in SpaceX and Rocketplane Kistler
NASA has announced a $500 million investment in two aerospace companies: SpaceX and Rocketplane-Kistler to help develop vehicles capable of…
James Van Allen Dies
Renowned space scientist Dr. James A. Van Allen died this morning at the age of 91. Although he had a…
Genesis 1 Carrying a NASA Experiment
Bigelow Aerospace's inflatable Genesis 1 habitat has a stowaway on board; an experiment for NASA called Genebox. This shoebox-sized experiment…
NASA Renames New Exploration Vehicles
NASA announced its new names for the next generation of its human space exploration program, which will return astronauts to…
$250,000 Prize for Semi-Autonomous Robots
As part of its Centennial Challenges, NASA has encouraged inventors from outside the agency to demonstrate out of the box…
Airborne Infrared Telescope Gets Another Chance
During the recently announced NASA science cutbacks, several missions were cut or dramatically scaled back. One mission that was on…
Genesis Accident Report Released
On the morning of September 8, 2004, NASA scientists were elated. Their Genesis spacecraft had traveled 32 million kilometers (20…
Infrared Sensor Could Be Useful on Earth Too
Infrared image of a NASA researcher. Image credit: NASA. Click to enlarge The development of infrared detectors has been a…
The NASA Science Missions Getting Cut
Artist illustration of the Dawn mission, now cancelled. Image credit: NASA/JPL. Click to enlarge. With the release NASA's 2007 budget…
The High Cost of Boots on the Moon
When President Bush announced his new Vision for Space Exploration in January 2004, he set NASA on a new course…