Space Flight
Dale Gardner, Astronaut Who Rescued A Satellite With A Jetpack, Dead At 65
When Dale Gardner smiled for this preflight picture somewhere around 1983, there was another mission on his horizon: picking up…
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Gaping Inside The Huge Vehicle Assembly Building NASA Used For Space Shuttles And Moon Missions
ORLANDO, FLORIDA - There's something about this city that brings out the crazy travel planner in me. I visited here…
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Private Cygnus Cargo Carrier departs Space Station Complex
Following a picture perfect blastoff from NASA’s frigid Virginia spaceport and a flawless docking at the International Space Station (ISS)…
Savage Spacesuit: ‘Mythbusters’ Host’s Mercury Costume Looks Real Enough For Space
Who wants Adam Savage's job right now? The cohost of Mythbusters spent the last year working with a San Francisco…
At ‘Star City’, This Is How Astronauts Learn About Soyuz Spacecraft
While the world is having a good time watching Olympic sports in Sochi, about a day's drive north in Russia…
How Would Earth Send Messages To A Starship — Or A Distant Civilization?
I have a new exercise routine where I watch Star Trek: The Next Generation most mornings of the week while doing…
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What to Wear? The History and Future of Spacesuits
The issue of “what to wear?” takes on an extra dimension of life and death when it comes to space…
Who Wants A One-Way Trip To Mars? Meet Three People Applying For Mars One
If you were to find yourself on the Red Planet, what would you do when you get there? Those who…
What Is NASA For? Space Enthusiasts Fight For Agency’s Reputation On Twitter
A week ago today, Slate published an article asking "What Is NASA for?" After the author opened the article comparing…
Time for Earth to bid China’s Yutu Moon Rover Farewell ?
Farewell Yutu - artistic impression of Earthrise over Yutu at lunar landing site. This composite timelapse photomosaic combines farewell view…