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NASA Completes Critical Space Communications Network with Spectacular Launch of Final TDRS Science Relay SatelliteNASA Completes Critical Space Communications Network with Spectacular Launch of Final TDRS Science Relay Satellite

NASA Completes Critical Space Communications Network with Spectacular Launch of Final TDRS Science Relay Satellite

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL – Today marked the end of an era for NASA as the last of the agency’s…

7 years ago
Curiosity Rover ‘Locked and Loaded’ for Quantum Leap in Pursuit of Martian Microbial LifeCuriosity Rover ‘Locked and Loaded’ for Quantum Leap in Pursuit of Martian Microbial Life

Curiosity Rover ‘Locked and Loaded’ for Quantum Leap in Pursuit of Martian Microbial Life

[/caption] NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover, the most technologically complex and scientifically capable robot built by humans to explore the surface…

13 years ago
Juno Jupiter Orbiter poised at Launch Pad for Aug. 5 BlastoffJuno Jupiter Orbiter poised at Launch Pad for Aug. 5 Blastoff

Juno Jupiter Orbiter poised at Launch Pad for Aug. 5 Blastoff

[/caption] The Atlas V rocket that will power NASA’s new Juno science probe to Jupiter was rolled out to the…

13 years ago
Solar Powered Jupiter bound JUNO lands at Kennedy Space Center for blastoffSolar Powered Jupiter bound JUNO lands at Kennedy Space Center for blastoff

Solar Powered Jupiter bound JUNO lands at Kennedy Space Center for blastoff

[/caption] Juno, NASA’s next big mission bound for the outer planets, has arrived at the Kennedy Space Center to kick…

14 years ago
Spectacular Sunset Launch of new US Spy SatelliteSpectacular Sunset Launch of new US Spy Satellite

Spectacular Sunset Launch of new US Spy Satellite

[/caption] A Delta IV rocket carrying a top secret military payload for the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) blasted off Friday…

14 years ago
SDO Launch Scrub; Try Again TomorrowSDO Launch Scrub; Try Again Tomorrow

SDO Launch Scrub; Try Again Tomorrow

[/caption] Note: Nancy Atkinson is at Kennedy Space Center to cover SDO and the STS-130 shuttle mission Scrub! High winds…

15 years ago
Mars 2016 Methane Orbiter: Searching for Signs of LifeMars 2016 Methane Orbiter: Searching for Signs of Life

Mars 2016 Methane Orbiter: Searching for Signs of Life

[/caption] The new joint Mars exploration program of NASA and ESA is quickly pushing forward to implement an agreed upon…

15 years ago
Atlas Launch halted by ORCA; Shuttle Atlantis Next in LineAtlas Launch halted by ORCA; Shuttle Atlantis Next in Line

Atlas Launch halted by ORCA; Shuttle Atlantis Next in Line

(Editor's Note: Ken Kremer is in Florida for Universe Today covering the current launch attempts of the space shuttle and…

15 years ago
Launches and Dockings and Robots, Oh My!Launches and Dockings and Robots, Oh My!

Launches and Dockings and Robots, Oh My!

[/caption] It was a busy weekend in the world of space flight -- both present and future -- and so…

15 years ago