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Opportunity Surpasses 30 KM Driving and Snaps Skylab Crater in 3 D
[/caption] With her most recent drive of 482 feet (146.8 meters) on June 1, 2011 (Sol 2614), NASA’s Opportunity Mars…
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Era of Space Shuttle Endeavour Ends with June 1 landing at the Kennedy Space Center
[/caption] KENNEDY SPACE CENTER - Space Shuttle Endeavour and her six man crew landed safely today at the Kennedy Space…
Atlantis Goes Vertical for the Last Time
[/caption] KENNEDY SPACE CENTER – For the last time in history, Atlantis and the shuttle program have literally gone vertical.…
How Space Flight Keeps Us ‘Closer and Safer’
The Coalition for Space Exploration, a collective of many prominent, established aerospace firms has released the second part of its…
Amazing Photos and Milestone Tributes Mark Last Space Shuttle Spacewalk
[/caption] Absolutely remarkable exterior panoramic photos of the ISS and tributes by Shuttle Astronauts marked two major milestones in spaceflight…
Awesome Hi Def Launch Videos from Endeavour
http://youtu.be/bJla-JsVNpw As the shuttle era frenetically draws to a close, the launch views of the thunderous climb to orbit captured…
Best Images from STS-134, Endeavour’s Final Mission, Part 1
[/caption] It's bittersweet: a very successful STS-134 shuttle mission going on right now, but it's the last one ever for…
UK and European Space Agencies Give a Go For Skylon Spaceplane
After 30 years of development, the UK and European space agencies have given a go for the Skylon Spaceplane. The…
NASA’s Next Crew Vehicle Will be Based on Orion
[/caption] NASA has made a decision on their next crew vehicle, and now have plans to develop a “new” spacecraft…
Soyuz Crew Lands Safely
[/caption] The Expedition 27 crew of Commander Dmitry Kondratyev and Flight Engineers Paolo Nespoli and Cady Coleman landed upright in…