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Falcon 9 Ready for Second Flight – Dragon for First
[/caption] Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) is preparing to conduct the first demonstration launch for NASA's Commercial Orbital Transportation Services (COTS)…
The Fall and Rise of ‘X’
[/caption] They are at the very edge of current U.S. technological capabilities; one is a supposedly mothballed technology test-bed, the…
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Flawless Launch of STP-S26
[/caption] While the U.S. Air Force unsuccessfully tried to get a Delta IV off the ground in Florida – things…
Cassini Instruments Offline Until Nov. 24
[/caption] NASA announced that the Cassini spacecraft in orbit around Saturn will have its suite of scientific cameras offline until…
Eyes On The Solar System
[/caption] NASA’s beta version of Eyes on the Solar System, built by JPL and Caltech, offers a neat way of…
Discovery’s Final Mission Scrubbed 24 Hours Due to Weather
[/caption] Discovery’s final flight faced its first hurdle in the form of a fuel leak in its right OMS pod.…
Discovery’s Final Mission Delayed Again
[/caption] UPDATE: Discovery has been cleared for a launch attempt on Nov. 4 at 3:29:43 p.m. EDT. After a review,…
Best of Earth from the ISS
The International Space Station has been orbiting the Earth every day for over 10 years, and the astronauts all say…
10 Years of the ISS: First Commander Reflects on Anniversary
Ten years ago today US astronaut Bill Shepherd and Russian cosmonauts Sergei Krikalev and Yuri Gidzenko arrived at the fledgling…
Human Spaceflight Briefs
Quite a few things going on in the human spaceflight world, so will just post a few briefs: Of course…