Space Exploration
Mercury Spacecraft Moves To Testing Ahead Of 2016 Launch To Sun’s Closest Planet
After facing down a couple of delays due to technical difficulties, Europe's and Japan's first Mercury orbiter is entering some…
Where The Heck Did Philae Land? Rosetta Team Narrows The Cometary Search
The first soft comet landing Nov. 12 showed us how space missions can quickly drift to the unexpected. Philae's harpoons…
Watch Three Humans Take A Flawless Ride To Space Yesterday
And now we have six people in space again -- including the first-ever Italian woman to reach orbit. Samantha Cristoforetti…
Antares’ Doomed Descent into Hellish Inferno – Up Close Launch Pad Photo Exclusive: Pt. 1
Up close launch pad camera view as Antares descended into a hellish inferno after the first stage propulsion system at…
NASA Aims To Slash Space Shipping Costs With Shiny 3-D Printer
Need a part on the International Space Station? You're going to have to wait for that. That is, wait for…
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Iconic Kennedy Space Center Countdown Clock Retires
Iconic Kennedy Space Center Countdown Clock seen here retires NASA’s 135th and final shuttle mission takes flight on July 8,…
With Philae Delivered, Rosetta Will Play ‘Comet Escort’ Through 2015
With the Philae mission down on the comet and preliminary science results coming from its brief science surge on the…
First Orion Flight Will Assess Radiation Risk As NASA Thinks About Human Mars Missions
If you wanna get humans to Mars, there are so many technical hurdles in the way that it will take…
Thud! Sound Of Philae’s Comet Landing Shows Signs Of Possible Ice
https://soundcloud.com/dlrde/touchdown-philae-on-comet-67p And we have touchdown! This is what the feet of the Philae lander experienced as the spacecraft touched down…
Lunar Mission One Wants To Crowdfund A Robotic Moon Lander
Just hours after announcing that it plans to put a robotic lander on the moon in the next decade, the…