U. S., Russian, European Crew Lands in Kazakhstan
U.S., Russian and European astronauts landed safely inKazakhstan early Sunday, ending a 6 1/2 mission to the International Space Station. The Soyuz transport with Don Pettit, Oleg Kononenko and Andre Kuipers touched down under parachute at 4:14 a.m, EDT, or...Astronauts Visit Undersea Base to Simulate Asteroid Exploration
Four U.S., European and Japanese astronauts will evaluate a range of asteroid exploration strategies, following their descent on Monday to NOAA’s Aquarius Reef Base under sea habitat off Key Largo,Fla., for a 12-day stay. Astronaut Dottie Metcalf-Lindenburger, a...Dragon Splashes Down, Ending Successful Commercial Space Demo
The SpaceX Dragon mission splashed down in the Pacific Ocean off the southern California coast on Thursday, bringing a successful conclusion to a nine-day test flight. The voyage marked the first U.S.commercial re-supply mission to the six-person International Space...Space Station Crew Preps SpaceX Dragon for Spashdown
The International Space Station crew gathered Wednesday to prepare the SpaceX Dragon capsule for its departure, with only a Pacific Ocean splashdown and recovery standing in the way of a successful conclusion of the first U. S.commercial re-supply mission to...SpaceX Dragon Successfully Berths with Space Station
The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft successfully rendezvoused and berthed with the International Space Station on Friday, accomplishing the first cargo delivery by a U. S.commercial supplier. The milestone was a significant step in the push by U. S.policy makers...Dragon Flyby Sets Stage for 1st U. S. Commercial Space Station Mission
The unpiloted SpaceX Dragon spacecraft carried out a successful flyby of the International Space Staton early Thursday, a milestone in the company’s bid to achieve the first U. S. commercial re-supply mission to the orbiting science laboratory. The four hour...SpaceX, NASA Forge New Course in Space Exploration
SpaceX forged a new course in space operations Tuesday, as the company’s Falcon 9 rocket and cargo carrying Dragon capsule raced into Earth orbit on the first U. S. commecial re-supply mission to the International Space Staton. The nine-day mission, flying under...NASA’s WISE Mission Identifies Asteroid Threat
New estimates based on findings from NASA’s Wide-field Infrared Explorer, or WISE mission, reflect a big increase in the number of asteroids that could pose a collision threat to the Earth. And experts suggest they have found only a third to a half of...U.S., Russian Space Station Astronauts Return Safely to Earth
A three man U. S. and Russian International Space Station crew returned safely to Earth early Friday, ending a 165 day mission to the orbiting science laboratory. The 28 Soyuz mission spacecraft with NASA astronaut Dan Burbank and Russian cosmonauts Anton...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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