Space Jump Video Documents Longest Human Freefall
Space diver, Felix Baumgartner, made a historic leap into the record books in October of last year. Ballooning to the edge of space, Baumgartner jumped from his free-flying perch and became the first human to break the speed of sound in freefall with a top speed of...Space Station Research Eyed to Benefit World Agriculture
Zero Gravity Solutions, Inc. of Boca Raton has announced its plan to commercialize, industrialize and monetize the unique capabilities of the International Space Station (ISS). The group is focused on a proprietary technology designed for use in the space program, but...Sun Watching, Solar Sailing Spacecraft Prepped for 2015 Launch
Set for an early 2015 liftoff is the Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR), a satellite designed to monitor and warn of harmful solar activity that could impact Earth. DSCOVR is a partnership between the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), NASA...Prospects for Comet ISON Viewing Grow
Comet ISON is increasingly likely to appear brightly in the night skies of Earth in early December. The results of studies released this week suggest ISON has the qualities needed to survive its Nov. 28th brush with the sun, a point in its journey toward...Mercury Astronaut Scott Carpenter Dies
NASA Mercury 7 astronaut Scott Carpenter, who in May 1962 became the second American to orbit the Earth, died Thursday. Carpenter, 88, was hospitalized in his home state of Colorado after suffering a stroke in September. The multi-dimensional Carpenter launched...Juno Spacecraft Flyby of Earth: Coming to a Sky Near You?
On Oct. 9, NASA’s Juno spacecraft will fly past the Earth for a gravity-assist boost that will slingshot the probe onward to Jupiter, the largest planet in our solar system. The time of closest approach is 3:21 p.m. EDT (12:21 p.m. PDT / 19:21 UTC) when Juno will pass...New Pieces Found of Russian Fireball
The famous February 15th meteorite that exploded over the frozen Chebarkul Lake in Russia is making news once again. Fragments of the Chelyabinsk meteorite have been discovered and recovered from the bottom of the lake. Early this month, divers and scientists teamed...Orbital Re-plans for Cygnus Rendezvous with the International Space Station
Plans by Orbital Sciences Corp. and NASA to rendezvous Orbital’s Cygnus cargo capsule with the International Space Station early Sunday were delayed by two days to overcome a navigation communications discrepancy between the two spacecraft. Orbital quickly...U.S., Russian Astronauts End 5 1/2 Month Space Station Journey
Three U. S. and Russian astronauts concluded a 5 1/2 month stay aboard the International Space Station late Tuesday, as their Soyuz capsule descended safely to Earth, touching down under parachute in Kazakhstan. NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy and cosmonauts Pavel...Space Talk
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#NASA estimates that a human mission to Mars could take months or years with current propulsion technologies. To accelerate this timeline, NASA and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) are exploring nuclear thermal propulsion.
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.@NASA_Langley is testing the Lightweight Surface Manipulation System AutoNomy capabilities Development for Surface Operations (LANDO), a robotic arm designed to lift payloads and place them on the #lunar surface.
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