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NASA’s Orion EM-1 Crew Module Passes Critical Pressure Tests
The next Orion crew module in line to launch to space on NASA’s Exploration Mission 1 (EM-1) has passed a…
1st Boeing Starliner Hull Assembled as 1st Crew Flight Delays to 2018
As completion nears for the prototype of Boeing’s first Starliner astronaut taxi, the firm announced a slip into 2018 for…
SpaceX Announces Plan to Launch Private Dragon Mission to Mars in 2018
SpaceX announced plans today, April 27, for the first ever private mission to Mars which involves sending an uncrewed version…
Recovered SpaceX Falcon 9 Booster Moves Back to KSC for Eventual Reflight
The recovered SpaceX Falcon 9 first stage booster that successfully carried out history’s first upright touchdown from a just flown…
NASA Welds First Flight Section of SLS Core Stage for 2018 Maiden Launch
One weld at a time, the flight hardware for NASA's mammoth new Space Launch System (SLS) booster has at last…
NASA’s ‘Hubble Hugger’ and Science Chief John Grunsfeld To Retire
Five time space shuttle astronaut and current NASA science chief John Grunsfeld - best known as the ‘Hubble Hugger’ for…
Kennedy’s Modernized Spaceport Passes Key Review Supporting SLS/Orion Launches
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL - Modernization of NASA’s launch infrastructure facilities at the Kennedy Space Center supporting the new SLS/Orion…
Space Farmer Scott Kelly Harvests First ‘Space Zinnias’ Grown Aboard Space Station
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL - Nearing the final days of his history making one-year-long sojourn in orbit, space farming NASA…
Obama Administration Proposes Smaller 2017 NASA Budget of $19 Billion with Big Exploration Cuts
The Obama Administration has announced its new Federal budget and is proposing to cut NASA’s Fiscal Year 2017 Budget to…
NASA Unveils Orion Pressure Vessel at KSC Launching on EM-1 Moon Mission in 2018
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL - NASA officials proudly unveiled the pressure vessel for the agency’s new Orion capsule destined to…