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Discovery Does Dulles & DC
[/caption] Space Shuttle Discovery took off from Florida on her final mission today atop a modified Boeing 747 Jumbo Jet,…
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Shuttle Discovery Mated to 747 Carrier for her Final Flight to Smithsonian Home
[/caption] Following a busy weekend of work, Space Shuttle Discovery is now attached piggyback style to the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft…
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Curiosity Halfway to Red Planet Touchdown
[/caption] As of today, NASA’s car sized Curiosity rover has reached the halfway point in her 352 million mile (567…
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Robotics Refueling Research Scores Huge Leap at Space Station
[/caption] A combined team of American and Canadian engineers has taken a major first step forward by successfully applying new,…
1st Student Selected MoonKAM Pictures Look Inspiringly Home to Earth
[/caption] The first student selected photos of the Moon’s surface snapped by NASA’s new pair of student named Lunar Mapping…
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Orion Crew Capsule Targeted for 2014 Leap to High Orbit
[/caption] NASA is on course to make the highest leap in human spaceflight in nearly 4 decades when an unmanned…
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Twin NASA Science Probes Start Lunar Gravity Mapping
[/caption] NASA’s twin lunar orbiting GRAIL (Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory) spacecraft christened Ebb and Flow have kicked off their…
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NASAs Proposed ‘InSight’ Lander would Peer to the Center of Mars in 2016
[/caption] A Phoenix-like lander that would mine the deepest hole yet into Mars- to a depth of 5 meters -…
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A Penny for your Curiosity on Mars
[/caption] NASA’s huge Curiosity Mars Science Lab (MSL) rover is carrying a vintage Lincoln penny along for the long interplanetary…
Yes, As a Matter of Fact It IS Rocket Science
[/caption] On the afternoon of February 24, 2012, at 5:15 p.m. EST local time, a United Launch Alliance Atlas V…