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Shields Up, Mr. Sulu! Cruising At 20% Speed Of Light Has Some Inherent Risks
A recent study by funded by Starshot attempts to address one of the biggest challenges in interstellar travel - the…
NASA Successfully Test Fires Mars Mega Rocket Engine with Modernized ‘Brain’ Controller
NASA STENNIS SPACE CENTER, MISS - NASA engineers successfully carried out a key developmental test firing of an RS-25 rocket…
Europa Clipper Team Braces For Bad News
Apparent uncertainty in the budget for the Europa Clipper mission could be bad news for its proponents.
Stairway to Heaven! – Boeing Starliner Crew Access Arm’s ‘Awesome’ Launch Pad Installation
CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION, FL — A new ‘Stairway to Heaven’ which American astronauts will soon stride along as…
Orbital ATK Antares ‘Return to Flight’ ISS Launch Postponed To September For Further Analysis
The ‘Return to Flight’ launch of Orbital ATK’s re-engined Antares rocket on a cargo resupply launch for NASA bound for…
Apollo 11 Artifact Caught In Legal Dispute
A sample return bag from the Apollo 11 mission is at the heart of a messy legal dispute.
Boeing Starts Assembly of 1st Flightworthy Starliner Crew Taxi Vehicle at Kennedy Spaceport
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL - The next generation of America’s human spaceships is rapidly taking shape and “making fantastic progress”…
Major Overhaul of VAB for NASA’s SLS Mars Rocket Reaches Halfway Point With Platform Installation
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL - A major overhaul of the iconic Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) readying it for launches of…
NASA Estimates SpaceX 2018 Mars Mission Will Cost Only $300 Million
The SpaceX mission to Mars in 2018 will cost the company a cool $300 million, according to estimates presented at…
The Photon Sieve Could Revolutionize Optics
Scientists at NASA"s Goddard Space Flight Center are developing the photon sieve, a small, inexpensive device designed to study the…