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Guest Post: NASA’s Sample Return Robot Challenge
Editor's note: This guest post was written by Andy Tomaswick, an electrical engineer who follows space science and technology. Imagine…
Breaking the Speed of Light
[/caption] It's been a tenet of the standard model of physics for over a century. The speed of light is…
Commercial Space Roundup
[/caption] By all reports – commercial space is thriving. A number of recent announcements show that the burgeoning “private” space…
SpaceX to Dock With ISS on Next Flight: NASA Maybe – Russia Nyet
[/caption] It is looking less likely that Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) will be allowed to dock the next of its…
Behind the Scenes of NASA’s Upcoming MMORPG
[/caption] These days, nearly every game company is trying to get their fingers in the MMORPG (Massively Multiplayer Online Role…
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Book Review: A Dictionary of the Space Age
[/caption] Writing a dictionary is not the same as writing a novel. While it might seem difficult to mess up…
Test Flight of DARPA’s Hypersonic Plane Ends in Crash
[/caption] The potential to fly anywhere in the world in less than an hour took a nosedive today. The test…
NIAC is Back: NASA Funds 30 Innovative Ideas that Just Might Work
[/caption] What do these three things have in common: space debris elimination using an air gun, a heat shield made…
New Webb Telescope Technologies Already Helping Human Eyes
[/caption] Editor's note: This NASA press release provides just one example of how developing technology for space missions often has…
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One On One With Space Shuttle Program’s First Pilot, Robert Crippen
[/caption] CAPE CANAVERAL Fla. – The shuttle program has drawn to a close. Present at the final flight was one…