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13 MORE Things That Saved Apollo 13, part 1: The Failed Oxygen Quantity Sensor
In our original series 5 years ago on the “13 Things That Saved Apollo 13,” the first item we discussed…
13 MORE Things That Saved Apollo 13
“Things had gone real well up to at that point of 55 hours, 54 minutes and 53 seconds (mission elapsed…
There Could Be Lava Tubes on the Moon, Large Enough for Whole Cities
Every year since 1970, astronomers, geologists, geophysicists, and a host of other specialists have come together to participate in the…
Weekly Space Hangout – February 20, 2015 – Charles Black from SEN
Host: Fraser Cain (@fcain) Guests: Ramin Skibba (@raminskibba) Dave Dickinson (@astroguyz / www.astroguyz.com) Special Guest: Charles Black (@charlesblack / sen.com/charles-black)…
Elon Musk and the SpaceX Odyssey: the Path from Falcon 9 to Mars Colonization Transporter
In Kubrick’s and Clark’s 2001 Space Odyssey, there was no question of “Boots or Bots”[ref]. The monolith had been left…
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The Dawn of Orion and the Path Beyond Earth: Spectacular Launch Gallery
Orion’s inaugural launch on Dec. 5, 2014 atop United Launch Alliance Delta 4 Heavy rocket at Space Launch Complex 37…
Moon Over Orion Heralds Start of NASA’s Human Road to Mars
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL - This week’s appearance of the Moon over the Kennedy Space Center marks the perfect backdrop…
Cool Infographics Explain 8 Key Events on Orion’s EFT-1 Test Flight
After moving out to the launch pad earlier this week, NASA’s first Orion spacecraft was hoisted atop the most powerful…
Making the Moon: The Practice Crater Fields of Flagstaff, Arizona
Between the years of 1969 and 1972 the astronauts of the Apollo missions personally explored the alien landscape of the lunar…
Earth Dodges a Bullet — New Radar Images of Asteroid 2014 SC324
Looks like we dodged a bullet. A bullet-shaped asteroid that is. The 70-meter Goldstone radar dish, part of NASA's Deep…