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As Shuttle Era Ends, What Will be its Legacy?

[/caption] When it comes to space flight, the media, politicians and the public tend to focus on who was “first.”…

13 years ago

NASA Mission to Europa May Fall to Budget Cuts

[/caption] Next week, the US National Academy of Sciences will release their decadal review of priorities for planetary science in…

13 years ago

‘Climate Change Satellite’ Fails to Reach Orbit, Crashes in Ocean

[/caption] NASA's Glory mission launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California Friday at 5:09:45 a.m. EST failed to reach…

13 years ago

Incoming! New Camera Network Tracks Fireballs

How often have you seen a meteor streak across the sky and wondered where it came from and what it…

13 years ago

NASAs Navy tows Discoverys Last Rocket Boosters into Port Canaveral – Photo Album

[/caption] As the Space Shuttle program quickly winds down, one of the lesser known facts is that the public can…

13 years ago

Glory Launch Gets Another Go

[/caption] NASA will try again to launch its "climate change satellite" on Friday, following an attempt that was scrubbed on…

13 years ago

Endeavour Rolls to Vehicle Assembly Building for Final Flight

[/caption]NASA’s Space Shuttle Program is inexorably and swiftly headed towards its finale. With shuttle Discovery orbiting some 200 miles overhead…

13 years ago

Review: Apollo 12 On the Ocean of Storms

[/caption] As one chapter in manned space flight draws to a close, it is human nature to look back, to…

13 years ago

Leland Melvin remembers the past as he looks forward

[/caption] CAPE CANAVERAL – Most people struggle to find a new path when their primary career ends unexpectedly. Some say…

13 years ago

Discovery Docks at Space Station on Historic Final Voyage with First Human-Robot Crew

[/caption] Space Shuttle Discovery linked up to the International Space Station (ISS) today, Feb. 26, on her historic final voyage…

13 years ago