Space Flight
Space Robot Fixes Itself, Takes Selfie As Funny Livetweet Happens On The Ground
In a thrilling demonstration of space robotics, today the Dextre "hand" replaced a malfunctioning camera on the station's Canadarm2 robotic arm.…
Antares Rocket Engine Suffers Significant Failure During Testing
Hotfire test of Aerojet Rocketdyne AJ26 engines on the E-1 Test Stand at NASA’s Stennis Space Center on Jan 17,…
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Private Dream Chaser Crewed Mini-Shuttle Design Advances through Rigorous Wind Tunnel Tests
The private Dream Chaser mini-shuttle being developed by Sierra Nevada Corp. (SNC) has successfully completed a series of rigorous wind…
ESA Marks 50 Years of Cooperative Space Innovation
In 1964 the European Launcher Development Organisation (ELDO) and the European Space Research Organisation (ESRO) were founded, on February 29 and March…
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Return of the SpaceX-3 Dragon to Earth Caps Super Science Mission for NASA
SpaceX-3 Dragon commercial cargo freighter was detached from the ISS at 8 AM EDT on May 18, 2014 and released…
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Assembling and Launching Boeing’s CST-100 Private Space Taxi – One on One Interview with Chris Ferguson, Last Shuttle Commander; Part 2
Boeing CST-100 manned space capsule in free flight in low Earth orbit will transport astronaut crews to the International Space…
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Moscow Delivers Double Whammy to US Space Efforts – Bans Rocket Engines for Military Use, Won’t Prolong ISS Work
United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket – powered by Russian made RD-180 engines – and Super Secret NROL-67 intelligence gathering…
Last Chance: Hadfield’s ‘Space Oddity’ Video Coming Down Soon
After one turn around the sun, it's time for Chris Hadfield's ultimate space music video to go to that great…
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Dangling Dextre Digs out Docked Dragon Depot prior to Station Departure
To close out their final week aboard the International Space Station, three of the six Expedition 39 crew members are…
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Student Designed Radiation Experiment Chosen to Soar aboard Orion EFT-1 Test Flight In Dec. 2014
When NASA’s next generation human spaceflight vehicle Orion blasts off on its maiden unmanned test flight later this year, a…