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Alan Shepard, Freedom 7: May 5, 1961
48 years ago today, the US launched their first human to space. Alan Shepard flew on Mercury 3, a suborbital…
NASA Begins Job Layoffs As Shuttle Retirement Looms
[/caption] NASA began the first round of job layoffs today as the space agency prepares to retire its fleet of…
The NASA Buzz: Shuttle Extension, Abandoning the Moon, and What About an Administrator?
[/caption] The blogosphere and Twitterverse has been buzzing the past couple of days with NASA what-ifs and possibilities. But that…
Will US Astronauts Ride Chinese Rockets?
[/caption] The White House is reviewing possible options where NASA astronauts could catch rides to the International Space Station on…
Interview with Astronaut Mike Massimino on the Hubble Servicing Mission, Viewing Earth from Space and … Twitter?
The long-awaited final Hubble servicing mission is a month out now, and the crew of seven astronauts who have been…
NASA’s Biggest Challenge? Congress
Earlier this week, Orlando Sentinel columnist Mike Thomas wrote a scathing opinion piece on how NASA has been scamming the…
NASA Looks to Rebalance Aging Workforce
NASA has taken action to rebalance its aging workforce, according to Open NASA, a collaborative blog written by NASA employees.…
NASA Could be “Criminally Negligent” Over Brian the Bat Death
[/caption]NOTE: This was the Universe Today's contribution to April Fools Day, just in case you were wondering. However, it isn't…
New Bill Would Extend Shuttle Life, but NASA Doesn’t Need the Time
[/caption] The Senate Budget Committee has given the green light to fund NASA's shuttle program past the end of 2010,…
Fresh Mars Impact Craters Blast Ice Onto Surface
[/caption] Fresh impact craters on Mars have revealed more evidence of stable ice that's been hiding just beneath the surface…