Canadian to Command Space Station for First Time
Chris Hadfield will become the first Canadian to command the International Space Station in 2013, NASA and its 14 partners in the project announced on Thursday. Hadfield, 51, is a retired Canadian Air Force colonel and test pilot. Since his selection for astronaut...Orbiter Tribute Posters–download yours now!
Here come the Kelly Boys
Twins in space? It was bound to happen, someday. And some day is just around the corner, as veteran NASA astronauts Scott and Mark Kelly prepare to command missions aboard the International Space Station and the space agency’s final scheduled shuttle mission...Full Senate Passes NASA Authorization Act of 2010
Though nearing an August recess, the full U. S. Senate on Thursday (Aug. 5) passed the NASA Authorization Act of 2010, which seeks to strike a compromise with the White House over the space agency’s future direction. The House, which is already in recess, has...NASA’s Legislative Future Still Uncertain
After months of gridlock, the House and Senate have engaged with the White House in a recent flurry of legislative activities intended to produce an agreement on the future of NASA-led space exploration. However, key differences remain, especially over the much larger...NASA’s future hinges on House as well as Senate, White House strategies
The House Science and Technology Committee meets Thursday to do what the Senate Commerce Science and Transportation Committee did on July 15, consider a NASA authorization bill that attempts to settle differences between the White House and Congress over the future of...We Can’t Let Them Down
The three U. S. astronauts aboard the International Space Station reflected on their mission Tuesday, expressing their hopes for the future of human exploration and their remorse over the sight of the spreading oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Tracy Caldwell Dyson,...Progress Makes Safe July 4th Space Station Docking
A Russian Progress cargo capsule carried out a smooth July 4th docking with the International Space Station, overcoming difficulties two days earlier that prompted the re-supply spacecraft to sail past and out in front of the orbiting science laboratory....Final Shuttle Launches Moved to Early November, Late February
NASA on Thursday established new target dates for the launchings of the final shuttle missions. The changes will move the program’s retirement into early 2011. The changes were made to accommodate work on the payloads of shuttles Discovery and Endeavour....Space Talk
Another first at the World’s Busiest Spaceport! 🚀
Teams with NASA and @USFWS carried out a prescribed fire at Kennedy during an active launch countdown – a new capability to help protect infrastructure and habitat.
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NASA Demonstrates New Prescribed Burn Capability for Spaceport
NASA teamed up with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and commercial space partners to intentionally ignite around ...
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President Trump founded the Artemis program in his first term.
Now, with the successful Artemis II mission, NASA is taking a major step forward in returning to the Moon, where we’re building a Moon base, to stay.
Looking forward to celebrating this crew with @POTUS today.
A fast Mars Courier completes its interplanetary transfer burn, flips to point back at Earth and ejects its empty propellant tanks. Thanks to a gas-core nuclear rocket, it'll reach its destination in less than 2 months.
#space #art by William Black.
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🎤 🎙 Sensational Spaces tonight 8PM EST with @JohnProv1 + @CaffeineCraig @ElijahColeman21 @Cryptogirl_MD @c4pappi @1samdavid @tropicaltrader7
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I'm just listening a bit, I always learn, but will speak a bit on Saturday's #Spaces!
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