Space Flight
Spherical Object Drops from the Sky in Namibia
[/caption] Officials from Namibia have been examining a hollow ball that fell from the sky back in November 2011. So…
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Holiday Greetings from an Alien Snowman on Vesta
[/caption] Celebrate the winter holiday season in the company of an ‘Alien Snowman’ on the asteroid Vesta, someone we didn’t…
Soyuz Launches for Holiday Hookup with the International Space Station
A Soyuz rocket provided a little heat to frosty Kazakhstan, sending three new international crew members to the International Space…
Soyuz Ready for Wintery Launch to the Space Station
[/caption] Brrrr! It was frigid in Kazakhstan yesterday as the next Soyuz to the ISS rolled to the launchpad at…
New Plans for ESA’s Experimental Re-entry Vehicle
[/caption] ESA and Arianespace have signed a contract planning the launch of ESA’s new IXV (Intermediate eXperimental Vehicle) on Europe’s…
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Curiosity Starts First Science on Mars Sojurn – How Lethal is Space Radiation to Life’s Survival
[/caption] Barely two weeks into the 8 month journey to the Red Planet, NASA’s Curiosity Mars Science Lab (MSL) rover…
NASA Considers Sending a Telescope to Outer Solar System
[/caption] Editors note --- Science journalist and author Bruce Dorminey spoke to two NASA scientists about the possibility of mounting…
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NASA Terminates Power, Locks Cargo Doors on Retiring Shuttle Discovery
[/caption] Space Shuttle Discovery was powered down forever and the payload bay doors were locked tight for the final time…
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NASA announces Feb. 7 launch for 1st SpaceX Docking to ISS
[/caption] Make or break time for NASA’s big bet on commercial space transportation is at last in view. NASA has…
Documentary: A Look Back at the Apollo Missions
If you've got a spare 45 minutes and want to take a look back at the Apollo missions to the…