2nd U. S. Commercial Cargo Service Lifts Off for the International Space Station
An Orbital Sciences Corp. Antares rocket and Cygnus re-supply craft lifted off Wednesday for the International Space Station, marking the inauguration of a second U. S. cargo service for the six person orbiting science lab. Cygnus and a 1,500 pound cargo...Earth’s Moon: The Video!
NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) was launched toward the Moon in June 2009. A huge payoff from the longevity of the LRO mission is the repeat coverage of the lunar landscape obtained by the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera system that includes a Wide Angle...NASA Provides New Details of Future Human Asteroid Exploration Mission
Experts within NASA and outside are making strides in their plans for a bold Asteroid Retrieval Mission, a joint robotic and human enterprise that would take U. S. explorers beyond low Earth orbit for the first time since the final Apollo mission to the moon....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...NASA’s LADEE Probe Heads for Moon to Study Lunar Environment
NASA’s Lunar Atmosphere & Dust Environment Explorer mission began a 30-day trek to the moon late Friday, successfully blasting off from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility inVirginia. Flight controllers encountered then quickly addressed a problem with the...Orbital Sciences Poised to Become Space Station Commercial Cargo Provider
The Orbital Sciences Corp.’s Antares/Cygnus rocket and cargo capsule was cleared Wednesday for a Sept. 17 lift off on a milestone demonstration re-supply mission to the six person International Space Station, following a NASA led flight readiness review. Lift off of...George Washington University Experts Express Concerns Over U.S. Human Space Flight Future
Portions of U. S. space policy focused on the future of human space exploration are seriously adrift, according to two George Washington University experts in the field. The declarations from Scott Pace, the director of GWU’s Space Policy Institute and a...Mars Driving on Auto-pilot
NASA’s Curiosity rover on Mars geared itself into autonomous navigation (autonav) – a first time drive that helps the robot steer itself en route to Mount Sharp. The capability uses software that engineers adapted to this larger and more complex vehicle from a similar...Wanted! Your Name for Journey to Mars
Want to go along for the ride aboard NASA’s Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN (MAVEN) mission? Here’s a way without packing your bags. The MAVEN Mars orbiter is being groomed for liftoff in November, 2013. It will carry with it selected art and haiku entries from...Space Talk
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