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Troubling Boeing-Style Batteries Linked To Space Station
The contractor responsible for batteries behind the recent grounding of Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner also made batteries for the International Space Station.
Curiosity Rover To Send New Year’s Message From Mars
The Mars Curiosity Rover will send the world a New Year’s message from the surface of the red planet.
VIDEO: First Voice Transmitted From Mars
The first human voice has been transmitted from the surface of Mars.
USA Lands Rover On Mars
America’s space program had another triumph as the Curiosity rover was successfully landed on Mars.
Mars Curiosity Live Video Stream
Watch here for a live video stream of NASA’s Curiosity as it lands on the surface of Mars.
Transit Of Venus 2012 Photos
NASA has released photos of the 2012 Transit Of Venus.
PHOTO + VIDEO: Meteor? “Fireball” Sighted In Southwest Skies
Witnesses in the southwest say they saw a green fireball in the sky on Wednesday night.
Scientists: Gold On Earth Came From Space
Scientists at the University of Bristol say that the gold found on earth was actually delivered to us by meteorites.
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Obama Hails Launch Of Space Shuttle Atlantis
(National Confidential) — The White House has released the following statement from President Obama on the successful launch of Space Shuttle Atlantis:
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NASA Gives $270 Million In Shuttle Replacement Search
“With its shuttles about to retire, the agency has offered $270m of funds to four firms to help them mature designs for new orbiting vehicles. Blue Origin, Boeing, Sierra Nevada Corp and SpaceX hope to sell astronaut “taxi” services to Nasa by mid-decade.” READ MORE
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Space Shuttle Worker Falls To Death
“A space shuttle contract worker fell to his death Monday morning while working at the launch pad, preparing the space shuttle Endeavour for its final flight, according to a NASA official.” READ MORE
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VIDEO: Russian Cosmonauts In Spacewalk
Russian cosmonauts engaged in a 6 hour spacewalk outside of the International Space Station. Watch.
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Saturn's Rings Evidence Of Moon Murder?
One of the solar system’s most evocative mysteries — the origin of Saturn’s rings — may be a case of cosmic murder, new research suggests. The victim: an unnamed moon of Saturn that disappeared about 4.5 billion years ago. The suspect: a disk of hydrogen gas that once surrounded Saturn when its dozens of moons [...]
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Saturn’s Rings Evidence Of Moon Murder?
One of the solar system’s most evocative mysteries — the origin of Saturn’s rings — may be a case of cosmic murder, new research suggests. The victim: an unnamed moon of Saturn that disappeared about 4.5 billion years ago. The suspect: a disk of hydrogen gas that once surrounded Saturn when its dozens of moons [...]
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Third Crack Found In Space Shuttle Discovery Fuel Tank
NASA engineers have discovered a third small crack in the aluminum skin of the huge external fuel tank for space shuttle Discovery while tackling repair work ahead of the spacecraft’s final spaceflight. Engineers at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida were already studying two 9-inch (23-centimeter) cracks discovered on the shuttle’s 15-story fuel tank earlier [...]
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PHOTO: Aurora As Seen From Space
Aurora picture The International Space Station took a picture of an aurora from space on May 24, 2010. The ISS was above the Southern Indian Ocean.
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SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket Reaches Orbit
SpaceX Falcon 9 picture “SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket achieved Earth orbit nine minutes into the flight as planned, drawing praise from NASA, the White House and others eager for the company to start resupplying the International Space Station. “This has really been a fantastic day,” said an exuberant Elon Musk, SpaceX’s founder. He said Friday’s [...]
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