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Discovery’s Final Mission Delayed Again
[/caption] UPDATE: Discovery has been cleared for a launch attempt on Nov. 4 at 3:29:43 p.m. EDT. After a review,…
Watch a Mars Rover Under Construction – LIVE!
If you are tired of the drama of your favorite reality TV show, it might be time to switch things…
Former NASA Chief Shares Experiences of Deadly Plane Crash
Former NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe was on the "Today" show yesterday and recounted how he survived a plane crash in…
STS-133 Crew Conducts TCDT Training
[/caption] The crew for the last mission for space shuttle Discovery spent the week at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center conducting…
Is the World Ready for An Asteroid Threat? Apollo’s Schweickart Pushes for Action
If we discover an asteroid heading directly towards Earth, are we ready to deal with the challenges of either deflection…
How NASA Helped Rescue the Chilean Miners
[/caption] The world has been transfixed by the rescue of 33 miners trapped nearly a kilometer (about a half a…
President Signs NASA 2010 Authorization Act
[/caption] President Barack Obama signed the NASA 2010 Authorization Act into law Monday, giving the go-ahead for $58.4 billion be…
Optimus Prime Defends Kennedy Space Center! Transformers 3 Filming at Spaceport
[/caption] NASA’s Kennedy Space Center came under attack from the merciless Decepticons this week. However, Optimus Prime and his valiant…
Comet Hartley 2 Scouted by WISE, Hubble for Upcoming Encounter
[/caption] In a little less than a month, NASA's Deep Impact spacecraft (its current mission is called EPOXI) will fly…
Dragon Ascendant: SpaceX Prepares for Second Falcon 9 Launch
[/caption] Earlier this year, SpaceX (Space Exploration Technologies) successfully launched the first of its Falcon 9 rockets. The firm has…