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Infographic: Fun Facts About the Space Shuttle Orbiters

Click on the infographic for a larger version and link to a NASA webpage. There's more info at the NASA…

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Yuri Gagarin and Vostok 1 Photo Album – 50th Anniversary of Human Spaceflight

[/caption] 50 Years ago on April 12,1961 the era of Human spaceflight opened with a roar to the heavens above…

14 years ago

Countdown to Yuri’s Night and the 50th Anniversary of Human Spaceflight !

Mark your calendars. April 12, 2011 marks the 50th Anniversary of Human Spaceflight and Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin’s astonishing First Orbit…

14 years ago

How Would a Government Shutdown Affect NASA?

[/caption] The big question weighing on the minds of anyone involved or interested in US space exploration is how a…

14 years ago

Curiosity Mars Rover Almost Complete

[/caption] NASA’s massive ‘Curiosity’ rover is almost ready to begin the first leg of its long trek to the surface…

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Astrobiologist, Nobel Prize Winner Baruch Blumberg Dies

[/caption] NASA's first director of the Astrobiology Insitute, and Nobel Prize winner Dr. Baruch "Barry" Blumberg has passed away at…

14 years ago

Cartoon Commemorates Shuttle Program

[/caption] “Red and Rover” pay tribute to the space shuttle program, racing alongside the space shuttle as it lands for…

14 years ago

‘In Flight’ Shuttle Orbiter retirement display planned by Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex

[/caption] ‘In Flight’ …. That’s the heart of the dramatic plan to showcase a Space Shuttle Orbiter being proposed by…

14 years ago

NASAs First Orion Capsule and New Space Operations Center Unveiled

[/caption] The inaugural version of NASA’s new Orion human space exploration capsule was unveiled by Lockheed Martin at the company’s…

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Opportunity Rover Completes Exploration of fascinating Santa Maria Crater

[/caption] NASA’s long lived Opportunity Mars rover has completed a three month long exploration of Santa Maria crater along the…

14 years ago