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NASA Tests New Rocket and Parachute Systems

Image credit: NASA NASA has tested out rocket engines and parachutes that could help astronauts escape from the Orbital Space…

21 years ago

SIRTF is Now the Spitzer Space Telescope

Image credit: NASA NASA announced today that the Spitzer Space Telescope will be their new name for the Space Infrared…

21 years ago

NASA Reforms Safety Panel

Image credit: NASA NASA has set up a new safety advisory panel to replace the previous group that resigned back…

21 years ago

NASA Selects Five Potential New Missions

Image credit: NASA NASA has selected five proposals as part of its Small Explorer (SMEX) missions - these are low-cost,…

21 years ago

NASA Orders Pegasus and Taurus Rockets for Future Launches

Image credit: Orbital NASA has ordered four launch vehicles from Orbital Sciences Corporation, including two Pegasus and two Taurus rockets,…

21 years ago

New Space Plane Could Be Put on Hold

Key members of the United States Congress are asking NASA to postpone further work on the Orbital Space Plane until…

21 years ago

NASA Lab Will Study Astronaut’s Radiation

Image credit: NASA NASA and the US Department of Energy have set up a new laboratory to study the effect…

21 years ago

Laser Powered Plane Takes Flight

Image credit: NASA A team of NASA researchers have created a remote control plane that gets its power from a…

21 years ago

NASA Moves Forward with Supersonic Airplane

Image credit: NASA NASA has picked Allied Aerospace to continue the development of its X-34C experimental aircraft. The $150 million…

21 years ago

Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman Join Forces on Space Plane Bid

Image credit: NASA Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman announced that they will be working together on their proposal for NASA's…

21 years ago