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Revolutionary Dawn Closing in on Asteroid Vesta with Opened Eyes
[/caption] The excitement is building as NASA’s innovative Dawn spacecraft closes in on its first protoplanetary target, the giant asteroid…
Decadal Survey for Human Spaceflight?
[/caption] Over at Space Politics, Jeff Foust points out that a provision for an independent study about human spaceflight was…
Winning Space ‘Crafts’ Could Get a Ride on Shuttle
[/caption] If you aren’t yet familiar with Etsy, it is an arts and crafts goldmine where you can find almost…
Curiosity Rover Testing in Harsh Mars-like Environment
[/caption] NASA’s next Mars rover, named Curiosity, is now undergoing crucial tests that are designed to simulate the harsh environmental…
Is National Academies Review of Astronaut Numbers Needed?
[/caption] In the wake of the recent departure of astronaut Garrett Reisman from NASA to work for SpaceX, the necessity…
Shuttle Endeavour Photo Special: On Top of Pad 39A for Final Flight
[/caption] Space Shuttle Endeavour now sits majestically at launch pad 39 A at the Kennedy Space Center, awaiting her historic…
Robo Trek Debuts … Robonaut 2 Unleashed and joins First Human-Robot Space Crew
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hkagxtiy1-M Star Trek’s Data must be smiling. One of his kind has finally made it to the High Frontier. The…
Success! MESSENGER First Spacecraft to Orbit Mercury
[/caption] After more than a dozen laps through the inner solar system, NASA's MESSENGER spacecraft appears to have moved into…
NASA: Happy St. Paddy’s Day!
[/caption] With the luck o' the Irish, NASA's Aqua satellite was fortunate to capture mostly clear views of the Emerald…