Space Exploration Technologies

Foom! Morpheus Project Lander Roars In Free Flight Test

What an otherworldly experience, without having to leave Earth! The Morpheus Project wrapped up a successful free-flight test yesterday. That…

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A raging hurricane is creating a "suck zone" at Saturn's north pole. The handy Cassini spacecraft recently captured a bunch of…

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CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION, FL - The flawless blastoff of SpaceX’s next generation Falcon 9 rocket on Tuesday Dec.…

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The next few years will be banner ones for learning about dwarf planets. While the high-profile New Horizons spacecraft zooms…

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CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION, FL - SpaceX scored a spectacular launch success this evening (Dec. 3 ) when the…

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CAPE CANAVERAL, FL - Today (Dec. 3) marks the 3rd attempt by SpaceX to launch the maiden flight of their…

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If all goes well, expect another moon robot very soon. The Yutu ("Jade Rabbit") rover will lift off from China…

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The big news around astronaut circles these days is the assignment of Takuya Onishi -- from the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency…

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UPDATE: The launch was scrubbed one second before liftoff at 5:39 p.m. EST Thursday. Computers sensed the Falcon 9's rocket…

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Judging from the way those food packets are floating around, looks like the folks on the International Space Station will…

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