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Going Up? Top Floor, Space Elevator Games 2009
BREAKING NEWS: LaserMotive successfully qualified for the $900,000 prize! Their official speed was 3.72 m/s. Way to go! See more…
Bolden Revamps NASA Advisory Council
[/caption] NASA Administrator Charles Bolden has restructured the NASA Advisory Council (NAC), adding several new committees in key areas of…
Free NASA iPhone App
NASA announced last week they had developed the first iPhone application geared specifically for keeping track of all things NASA.…
Committee Urges Multi-Destination Plan for NASA Human Space Flight
[/caption] The Augustine Commission released their final report today, and while they didn't offer specific recommendations for NASA's human space…
NASA Administrator Orders Study of Heavy Lift Alternatives
[/caption] NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden has asked for an evaluation of alternative heavy lift rockets, including DIRECT’s Jupiter launch vehicle.…
Ares I-X at the Launchpad
[/caption] "The Stick" made it out to launchpad 39B without falling over. I have to admit, NASA's new rocket looked…
Tweet Your Way to the Next Space Shuttle Launch
Space shuttle Atlantis rolled out to Launch Pad 39A on Wednesday in preparation for the next shuttle flight, STS-129, currently…
NASA Astronaut Dies
[/caption] NASA astronaut Fernando “Frank” Caldeiro died Saturday morning after a two and a half year battle with brain cancer.…
Russian Space Official: Shuttles Could Fly Beyond 2011
[/caption] Russian Federal Space Agency Roscosmos head Anatoly Perminov said earlier today in Moscow that he hopes that the US…
NASA Has a Little Fun With Buzz
[/caption] Buzz Lightyear, that is. The action figure returned from space on Sept. 11, aboard space shuttle Discovery's STS-128 mission…