Mars Science Laboratory Readies For Journey To The Red Planet - Spaceflight News

On Thursday NASA officials announced they are ready to launch their next-generation rover to the red planet on an ambitious new mission to continue science where it's cousins Spirit and Opportunity left off, and more specifically to search for evidence regarding whether or not …

High-Speed Aerobatics Thrill Crowds At Cocoa Beach Airshow - Spaceflight News

"FLY IT LIKE YOU STOLE IT". Those were the words printed on a sticker staring me in the face as I was strapped into the *such language*pit of Rob Holland's Veteran Home Loans MX2 aircraft Tuesday.

Education And Research Opportunities With NASA's Florida Space Grant Consortium - Spaceflight News

In 1989 NASA implemented the National Space Grant College and Fellowship program, giving rise to The Florida Space Grant Consortium, or NASA FSGC.

NASA Announces Design For New Heavy-Lift Space Launch System - Spaceflight News

NASA has selected the design of a new Space Launch System that will take the agency's astronauts farther into space than ever before, create high-quality jobs here at home, and provide the cornerstone for America's future human space exploration efforts.

ATK's Liberty Launch Vehicle Gets Support From NASA - Spaceflight News

NASA, Alliant Techsystem (ATK) and partner EADS of North America of Salt Lake City have agreed to collaborate on the development of the company's Liberty Launch System as part of the agency's Commercial Crew Development Round 2 activities.

Delta II Rocket Successfully Launches NASA's GRAIL Moon Mission - Spaceflight News

CAPE CANAVERAL, FL - A United Launch Alliance Delta 2 launch vehicle successfuly sent NASA's twin Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory (GRAIL) spacecraft into space this morning.

Rep. Bill Posey votes in favor of flawed Boehner Debt compromise

I have the utmost respect for Representative Posey and I understand why he voted the way he did. I believe he’s a man of integrity but who cast the wrong vite.

Russia Plans to Sink the International Space Station in 2020 - FoxNews.com

Russia's space agency announced Wednesday that the International Space Station -- a space base the world's scientists and billions of U.S.

Lost 1967 Spaceship Found Crashed on Dark Side of Moon? - FoxNews.com

Scientists may have just found a lost 1967 spacecraft that took “the picture of the century” before crashing on the Moon. The Lunar Orbiter 2 was sent to the moon to map out possible landing sites for the Apollo missions, and although its efforts weren't the most suc …

Proton Successfully Launches SES-3 And KazSat-2 Satellites - Spaceflight News

AIKONUR COSMODROME, KAZAKHSTAN - International Launch Services (ILS), a leading launch services provider for the global commercial satellite industry, successfully carried the SES-3 satellite into geostationary transfer orbit for SES of Luxembourg (Euronext Paris and Luxembour …

Delta Rocket Chalks Up Another Successful GPS Launch

CAPE CANAVERAL AFS, FL - A United Launch Alliance Delta IV rocket successfully orbited the 50th spacecraft in the the Air Force's Global Positioning System today following its launch from Cape Canaveral.

NASA Selects Nonprofit to Manage Space Station National Lab Research - Spaceflight News

WASHINGTON, DC - NASA has selected the Center for the Advancement of Science in Space Inc. (CASIS) to develop and manage the U.S. portion of the International Space Station that will be operated as a national laboratory.

Atlantis Blasts Off For One Last Hurrah

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL - Shrugging off a heart-stopping last second delay, space shuttle Atlantis rocketed into orbit today to begin NASA's 135th and final space shuttle mission.

Shooting the shuttle... a photographer's perspective on spaceflight

As far back as I can remember I have always had a love affair with the space shuttle program, and our nation's manned space program as a whole.  I remember watching the old videos of the Apollo launches and thinking to myself, "that is AWESOME".  I remember watching Jo …

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Shuttle Endeavour's Career Ends With Dramatic Nighttime Landing

America's space shuttle program came one step closer to it's end Wednesday morning with the landing of shuttle Endeavour at Kennedy Space Center at 2:35am EST, having successfully completed a 16 day mission to deliver the final major component the International Space Station.  …

From a "Star In a Jar" to Spaceflight, One Man's Obsession

Dr. Robert Goddard, the inventor of the liquid-fuel rocket engine, conducted most of his pioneering work alone and with a close-knit group of technicians. Working alone, he was derided by scientists and ridiculed by the media during the early pioneering years.

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Raffle could win you a trip to space

From News Channel 13 in Florida: MELBOURNE -- Space trips for private citizens are on the horizon, but only for the select few who have enough money to afford the estimated $200,000 price tag for a seat.

NASA Begins Work On Shuttle And Ares Rocket Successor

NASA has selected 13 companies for negotiations leading to potential contract awards to conduct systems analysis and trade studies for evaluating heavy-lift launch vehicle system concepts, propulsion technologies, and affordability.

NASA'S Fermi Telescope Discovers Giant Structure In Our Galaxy

WASHINGTON, DC - NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope has unveiled a previously unseen structure centered in the Milky Way. The feature spans 50,000 light-years and may be the remnant of an eruption from a supersized black hole at the center of our galaxy.

Hydrogen Leak Forces Scrub Of Discovery Launch Until November 30

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL - After a week of frustrating delays due to weather and technical issues, space shuttle Discovery remained earthbound Friday afternoon when a "significan" hydrogen leak forced the launch team to call a halt to the shuttle's countdown about six hours befor …

NASA's EPOXI Mission Successfully Flies Past Comet Hartley 2

PASADENA, CA - NASA's EPOXI mission spacecraft successfully flew past comet Hartley 2 at 10 a.m. EDT Thursday. Scientists say initial images from the flyby provide new information about the comet's volume and material spewing from its surface.

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NASA's Hubble captures first images of aftermath of asteroid collision

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has captured the first snapshots of a suspected asteroid collision. The images show a bizarre X-shaped object at the head of a comet-like trail of material. In January, astronomers began using Hubble to track the object for five months.

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NASA selects community college students to design rovers and explore technology careers at field centers

Community college students in a pilot program will take the first steps toward potential technology careers as they develop robotic explorers at NASA field centers.

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