Space Flight
Spotting the Dragon: How to See SpaceX on Approach to the ISS This Weekend
SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft may be appearing in a backyard sky near you this weekend. Scheduled to launch this Friday on…
One Astronaut’s Kids Get a Valentine’s Day View of Dad’s Office in Orbit
It's a wonderful thing for children to look up to their fathers, but some kids have to look a little…
European Asteroid Smasher Could Bolster Planetary Defense
Planetary Defense is a concept very few people heard of or took seriously - that is until last week’s humongous…
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Historic Mars Rock Drilling Sample Set for Analysis by Curiosity Robot in Search of Organics
Newly received images from the surface of Mars confirm that NASA’s Curiosity rover successfully extracted the 1st ever samples collected…
What are the Most Memorable NASA Spacewalks?
The official name is "extra-vehicular activity," (EVA) but most of us like to call it a spacewalk. However, when you…
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Canadarm Ready to Ensnare Space Dragon after March 1 Blast Off
Wouldn’t you love to wake up to this gorgeous view of our home planet as a big hand waves a…
Freaky Fast Delivery: Progress Blasts Off, Docks at ISS Hours Later
The Progress 50 resupply ship has now arrived at the International Space Station, just hours after it launched from the…
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Curiosity Drills Historic 1st Bore Hole into Mars Rock for First Ever Science Analysis
Earth’s most advanced planetary robot ever has successfully bored into the interior of Martian rock and collected fresh samples in…
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Antares Rocket Critical Hotfire Engine Test Set for Feb. 12
Orbital Sciences Corporation has at last scheduled a critical engine test for the firm’s new commercially developed Antares medium class…
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Deep Impact Images Spectacular incoming Comet ISON – Curiosity & NASA Armada Will Try
Image Caption: This image of comet ISON (C/2012 S1) ) from NASA’s Deep Impact spacecraft clearly shows the coma and…