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 …
"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.
In 1989 NASA implemented the National Space Grant College and Fellowship program, giving rise to The Florida Space Grant Consortium, or NASA FSGC.
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.
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.
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.
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Russia's space agency announced Wednesday that the International Space Station -- a space base the world's scientists and billions of U.S.
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 …
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 …
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.
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.
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.
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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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. …
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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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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 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.
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.
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 …
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 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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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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Obama's speech approval hit 83% in CBS poll. Teabaggers disapprove.
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Obama's speech approval hit 83% in CBS poll. Teabaggers disapprove.
Obama's speech approval hit 83% in CBS poll. Teabaggers disapprove.