Space Flight
Spectacular Liftoff Thrusts China’s First Rover ‘Yutu’ to the Moon
Liftoff of China’s first ever lunar rover on Dec. 2 local Beijing time from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, China.…
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India’s First Mars Probe ‘MOM’ Blasts Free of Earth Joining MAVEN in Race to Red Planet
CAPE CANAVERAL, FL - India’s first ever Mars probe 'MOM' successfully fired its main engine today (Dec. 1), blasting the…
Mother of All Slingshots Set to Hurl India’s MOM Probe to Mars
CAPE CANAVERAL, FL - MOM - India’s first ever interplanetary spacecraft - is spending her last day around Mother Earth.…
Spacesuit Leak And Fist Pumps: Ride Along With Astronaut’s Eventful Space Station Mission
The big news around astronaut circles these days is the assignment of Takuya Onishi -- from the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency…
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All is GO for SpaceX Thanksgiving Day Launch that could ‘Rock’ Space Industry – Live Webcast
UPDATE: The launch was scrubbed one second before liftoff at 5:39 p.m. EST Thursday. Computers sensed the Falcon 9's rocket…
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Curiosity Mars Rover Back in Action after Power Glitch
CAPE CANAVERAL, FL - NASA's car sized Curiosity Mars rover has resumed full science operations and driving following a six…
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India’s MOM Mars Probe Images Earth’s Children Prior to Nail Biting Red Planet Insertion
CAPE CANAVERAL, FL - MOM is looking at you, kid! And if the spectacular new image of billions of Earth’s…
Astronauts To Chase Down Turkey Meal For Thanksgiving
Judging from the way those food packets are floating around, looks like the folks on the International Space Station will…
Elon Musk Briefs Universe Today & Media ahead of Revolutionary Falcon 9 Blastoff
SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk briefs reporters including Universe Today on Sunday (Nov. 24) in Cocoa Beach, FL prior…
NASA’s LADEE Probe Starts Science Study of Thin Lunar Atmosphere and Dusty Mystery
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL - NASA’s Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer (LADEE) has descended to its planned low altitude…