Aug 04 2011

LEGO Figures Hitch a Ride with NASA’s Juno Mission

Tag: Astronauts,Jupiter,NASA — Jennifer Ouellette @ 5:37 am
The solar-powered probe will have some company when it begins to explore the Jovian system in 2016.

Aug 03 2011

Unidentified Sunken Object: Probably Not Alien

Tag: Alien Life,Astronauts,Astronomy,Current Events,Earth,Humor,Mystery,Science Fiction,Skepticism,Space Travel,Technology,Unexplained Phenomena — Benjamin Radford @ 11:21 pm
Deep ocean searchers have found what some are calling a UFO on the ocean floor. But are there other explanations?

Jul 29 2011

SpaceX Sets Next Launch for Nov. 30

Tag: Astronauts,NASA,Private Spaceflight,Space Station — Irene Klotz @ 7:23 pm
Space Exploration Technologies plans to park its second Dragon capsule at the space station.

Jul 27 2011

Space Station to Be Sunk After 2020

Tag: Astronauts,Orbits,Soyuz,Space Agencies,Space Junk,Space Station — Discovery News - Top Stories @ 12:03 pm
The large complex would pose a space debris risk if left in orbit after its life cycle.

Jul 23 2011

Dear NASA, This is Why I Want to be an Astronaut

Tag: Adventure,Astronauts,Gravity,NASA,Physical Fitness,Space Shuttle,Space Station,Space Travel — Mark Thompson @ 1:56 pm
BBC astronomy presenter Mark Thompson forgets the tough astronaut training and ponders the fun and games you can have in space.

Jul 21 2011

Space Shuttle Glides Home in Final Landing

Tag: Astronauts,History,NASA,Rockets,Space Exploration,Space Shuttle,Space Station,Space Travel,Spaceflight,The Moon — Discovery News - Top Stories @ 10:40 am
The shuttle's smooth landing closes the curtain on a 30-year program that carried people to space.

Jul 19 2011

Last Space Shuttle Heading Home

Tag: Astronauts,NASA,Space Commercialization,Space Shuttle,Space Station — Irene Klotz @ 11:29 am
As Space Shuttle Atlantis left the space station, it remained uncertain when another U.S. spacecraft would return.

Jul 18 2011

How a Mission to Mars Could Kill You

Tag: Astronauts,Drugs,Engineering,Food Chain,Gravity,Mars,Nutrition,Space Travel,Technology — Eric Niiler @ 11:00 am
Will bootprints in the Martian soil be a part of our future, or will the interplanetary trip prove too hazardous for humans?

Jul 16 2011

Obama Dials for Pizza, Gets the Space Station

Tag: Astronauts,NASA,Pizza,Space Exploration,Space Shuttle,Space Station,Spaceflight — Discovery News - Top Stories @ 1:44 pm
The U.S. President joked with the space station astronauts on Friday, but had a heartfelt message for the final shuttle crew.

Jul 15 2011

Computer Shutdown Alarm Wakes Shuttle Crew

Tag: Astronauts,Space Shuttle,Space Station — Irene Klotz @ 6:39 pm
The crew of shuttle Atlantis had a shock last night when an alarm was triggered. Discovery News space correspondent Irene Klotz asked commander Chris Ferguson what it was like.
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