Space Exploration
James Webb Space Telescope Mirror Installation Reaches Halfway Point
As history closes in on 2015, assembly of NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) reached a historic milestone as the…
‘A City on Mars’ is Elon Musk’s Ultimate Goal Enabled by Rocket Reuse Technology
Elon Musk’s dream and ultimate goal of establishing a permanent human presence on the Red Planet in the form of…
First British Astronaut to Visit ISS Blasts Off on Soyuz with Russian/American Crewmates
The first British astronaut to blast off on a journey to the International Space Station (ISS) soared gloriously skyward early…
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Cygnus Docks at Station for Christmas Delivery to Successfully Resume American Resupply Chain
The commercial Cygnus cargo spaceship, loaded with over three tons of critically needed supplies and research experiments, successfully rendezvoused and…
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Spectacular Blastoff of Atlas Cygnus Ignites Restart of American Cargo Missions to ISS
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL - Today’s spectacular blastoff of a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket carrying an Orbital ATK…
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Happy Marriage of ULA and Orbital ATK Set for Atlas V Blastoff of Cygnus Freighter to ISS on Dec. 6 – Watch NASA TV Live; Photos
After its disaster last year, Orbital ATK is ready to visit the International Space station again with its Cygnus resupply…
Hayabusa 2 to Flyby the Earth Tomorrow
A space-faring friend pays our fair planet a visit this week on the morning of December 3rd, as the Japanese…
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Orion Gets Beefed Up, Silver-Metallic Thermal Protection Coating for Next Flight on EM-1
In the wake of NASA’s supremely successful inaugural test flight of the Orion deep space capsule on the EFT-1 mission…
First Mirror Installed on NASA’s Webb Telescope, Final Assembly Phase Starts
After years of construction, the first of 18 primary flight mirrors has been installed onto NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope…
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NASA Awards Contract to Aerojet Rocketdyne to Restart RS-25 Engine Production for SLS Mars Rocket
NASA took another big step on the path to propel our astronauts back to deep space and ultimately on to…