May 6, 2013 | Benefits of Space Exploration, Exploration, International Space Station, Mars, NASA, Space and Science, Space Race, The Moon
Now ranked as the most innovative place to work within the U. S. federal government, NASA on Sunday marked the 52nd anniversary of the first American spaceflight. On May 5, 1961, NASA astronaut Alan B. Shepard lifted off from Cape Canaveral, Fla., aboard the...
May 3, 2013 | Blog, Coalition News, CSExtra, Newsroom
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May 2, 2013 | Blog, Coalition News, CSExtra, Newsroom
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May 1, 2013 | Blog, Education Station, Kids Space, Mars, Multimedia, NASA, Space Research
If you want to be outbound and onboard NASA’s next mission to Mars – better hurry. NASA is inviting members of the public to submit their names and a personal message online for a DVD to be carried aboard a spacecraft that will study the Martian upper atmosphere. The...
May 1, 2013 | Blog, Coalition News, CSExtra, Newsroom
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Apr 30, 2013 | Benefits of Space Exploration, Canadian Space Agency, Commercial Space, European Space Agency, International Space Station, Space Shuttle, NASA, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), Roscosmos, Space and Science, Space Research
NASA has signed a $424 million contract extension with Roscosmos, the Russian federal space agency, to assure the launch and return of U. S., European, Japanese and Canadian astronauts to and from the International Space Station aboard Soyuz spacecraft through...
Apr 30, 2013 | Blog, Coalition News, CSExtra, Newsroom
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Apr 29, 2013 | Blog, Commercial Space, Education Station, Kids Space, Space Tourism, This Week in Space
UPDATE: For the first time ever, SpaceShipTwo fired its rocket engine in flight! A major milestone in commercial human spaceflight. According to a Virgin Galactic report: “Wheels stop—SpaceShipTwo safely on the ground after a triumphant day in the sky. So proud...
Apr 29, 2013 | Blog, Coalition News, CSExtra, Newsroom
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Apr 29, 2013 | Asteroid Exploration, Benefits of Space Exploration, Commercial Space, Exploration, International Space Station, Space Shuttle, NASA, Mars, Space Research
Kay Bailey Hutchison, retired long time U. S. Senator from Texas who helped to shape and fund NASA’s future over nearly two decades as a Washington legislator, was honored Friday as the 2013 recipient of the Rotary National Award for Space Achievement and the...