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Revolutionary Dawn Closing in on Asteroid Vesta with Opened Eyes
[/caption] The excitement is building as NASA’s innovative Dawn spacecraft closes in on its first protoplanetary target, the giant asteroid…
Decadal Survey for Human Spaceflight?
[/caption] Over at Space Politics, Jeff Foust points out that a provision for an independent study about human spaceflight was…
Winning Space ‘Crafts’ Could Get a Ride on Shuttle
[/caption] If you aren’t yet familiar with Etsy, it is an arts and crafts goldmine where you can find almost…
Curiosity Rover Testing in Harsh Mars-like Environment
[/caption] NASA’s next Mars rover, named Curiosity, is now undergoing crucial tests that are designed to simulate the harsh environmental…
Shuttle Endeavour Photo Special: On Top of Pad 39A for Final Flight
[/caption] Space Shuttle Endeavour now sits majestically at launch pad 39 A at the Kennedy Space Center, awaiting her historic…
Robo Trek Debuts … Robonaut 2 Unleashed and joins First Human-Robot Space Crew
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hkagxtiy1-M Star Trek’s Data must be smiling. One of his kind has finally made it to the High Frontier. The…
NASA Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Delivers Treasure Trove of Data
[/caption] NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) has completed its initial phase of operations during the exploration phase which lasted one…
Discoverys Last Launch and Landing Captured in Exquisite Amateur Videos
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_jIB6Rqfas&hd=1 Watch the HD version. More photos below Imagine ….. “You Are There ! ” … in the middle of…
Endeavour Mated to Rockets for Last Flight Photo Album
[/caption] For the final flight of Space Shuttle Endeavour, I was privileged to be one of the lucky few to…
NASA Mission to Europa May Fall to Budget Cuts
[/caption] Next week, the US National Academy of Sciences will release their decadal review of priorities for planetary science in…