Space Exploration
Two Astronauts Who Beat The Odds To Get Into Space
Getting into space is never a guarantee for an astronaut. Heck, getting into an astronaut program can be tough, as Koichi…
NASA’s LADEE Lunar Probe Set for Spectacular Science and September Night Launch – Visible to Millions and Millions
LADEE Minotaur V Launch - Maximum Elevation Map The LADEE nighttime launch will be visible to millions of spectators across…
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Curiosity Conducts Science on the Go and Zooms to Stunning Mount Sharp
Curiosity Spies Mount Sharp - her primary destination. Curiosity will ascend mysterious Mount Sharp and investigate the sedimentary layers searching…
Now’s Your Big Chance To Use NASA’s Shuttle Launcher Platforms
If you've got a new use for the mobile launcher platforms NASA used for the shuttle program, the agency is…
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Earthlings Wave at Saturn as Cassini Images Us
Earth Waves at Saturn and Cassini on July 19, 2013 From more than 40 countries and 30 U.S. states, people…
Don’t Panic: How Space Emergency Astronaut Training Works
Routines. They tell you when to get up in the morning, what to do at your day job and how…
Astronaut Luca Parmitano’s Chilling First-Hand Account of His Mishap in Space
On July 16, Expedition 36 astronauts Chris Cassidy and Luca Parmitano had to cut a planned 7-hour spacewalk short after…
New Astronaut Candidates Speak of Career Change Sacrifices … and Excitement
Being selected to (potentially) go on a mission outside of Earth orbit has to be exciting. Assuming the astronaut title,…
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Haiku for Mars: Winners Selected for MAVEN Mission
Fans of Mars and spaceflight waxed poetic as the haiku selected to travel to Mars aboard the MAVEN spacecraft were…
On the Edge of Tyagaraja
Here's a rather interesting view from orbit around the innermost planet: Mercury's Tyagaraja crater, the interior of which is seen here…