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SpaceX Scrubs Capsule Launch
Space Exploration Technologies Corp. scrubbed the launch of an unmanned capsule destined for the international space station on Saturday, 10 seconds before scheduled liftoff from a historic Florida pad.<p>The abort, which company officials attributed to a problem with the propulsion system of the …
SpaceXSpaceX Has Postponed Its Latest Launch
(CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.) — SpaceX will have to wait at least another day to launch from NASA's historic moon pad.<p>Last-minute rocket trouble forced …
SpaceXScientists Are Sending a Lethal Pathogen to the Space Station This Weekend
On Saturday, February 18th, a SpaceX Dragon capsule will shuttle a superbug into space that kills more Americans each year than emphysema, HIV/AIDS, …
SpaceNASA Developing Contingency Plan for Commercial Crew Delays
ORLANDO, Fla. — NASA plans to complete by the middle of March a contingency plan for ensuring access to the International Space Stationshould its two …
ScienceSee 88 tiny satellites set out in space to take photos of Earth
Earth-imaging company Planet Labs launched 88 tiny satellites into space this week, and like any proud parents they're sharing video on the …
SpaceThe 10th SpaceX Mission to the ISS Has an Incredible Patch
SpaceX’s tenth Commercial Resupply Service Mission to the International Space Station takes off Saturday morning from the Kennedy Space Center in …
Space TravelWatch Live: SpaceX Launches NASA ‘Three-Eyed Raven’ Into Space
SpaceX is scheduled to launch a piece of NASA technology into space Saturday that will test out a new type of navigation system.<p>The module, dubbed …
SpaceX'Hidden Figures' screenwriter Allison Schroeder came to movie following NASA-centric family history
Schroeder's grandfather and grandmother worked at NASA, while Schroeder herself, growing up near Cape Canaveral, remembers seeing launches at …
Black HistoryPoopy Ideas Net $30,000 For Challenge Finalists
You may have thought that whole ‘going to the bathroom in space’ issue had already been resolved, with the International Space Station operating …
SpaceThrow yourself into the VR void 250 miles above Earth with the ISS spacewalk app
Now you can visit the International Space Station without a space suit thanks to Rewind's space experience<p>Even in virtual reality, floating 402 kilometres above Earth is terrifying. Home, a 15-minute experience created by London-based production studio Rewind, is the closest most of us will get to …
Virtual RealityIn Photos: NASA's Historic Launch Pad 39A, from Apollo to Shuttle to SpaceX
NASA's Most Historic Launchpad<p>Credit: NASA<p>Launchpad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida sent the first astronauts to the moon, supported …
ScienceSpaceX’s launch this weekend is a monument to space capitalism—just ask NASA
Kennedy Space Center, Florida<p>It’s been nearly six years since a rocket lifted off from NASA’s Launch Pad 39-A, when the final Space Shuttle mission took flight. For a moment it seemed like the pipes, tanks, and towers of the launch complex built for the US at the dawn of the space age—Apollo 11 …
Space TravelWhy NASA is sending a superbug to the space station
<b>(CNN) —</b> An antibiotic-resistant superbug will be launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket Sunday from the same Kennedy Space Center launch complex where the first manned mission to the moon lifted off and then the bug will be studied by astronauts on the International Space Station.<p>Before you start to …
SpaceSorry, y'all. SpaceX isn't going to Mars in 2018
In April 2016, SpaceX made the bold proclamation that it will send a robotic mission to Mars by 2018.<p>Today, the Elon Musk-founded company is singing a different tune.<p>Instead of aiming for the 2018 deadline, SpaceX will now try to launch a robotic mission to Mars — known as its Red Dragon mission — …
SpaceXNASA’s ‘Space Poop Challenge’ Is Now Over—and We Have a Winner
Back in November, NASA issued a “space poop challenge” in order to solve one of space’s biggest problems:. Everyone has to poop, but NASA needed a …
SpaceNASA studying farming in space to support trips to Mars
Astronaut Shane Kimbrough tends the Veggie experiment onboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: NASA<p>KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. — …
Spacelegged Suntracker flying on a Dragon
In Dragon compartment<p>17 February 2017<p>Tomorrow, a Space-X Dragon cargo ferry will be launched to the International Space Station packed with supplies, …
SpaceNASA Finalizes The Design For Their New Z-2 Spacesuit - Creators
Images via NASA<p>The Anthropometry and Biomechanics facility at NASA has revealed details on their newest design, a space suit fit for a trip to Mars. In an open vote, the public was given three choices to choose from; Biomimicry suit, inspired by deep ocean creatures, Trends In Society, reflective …
SpaceNASA's Picked a Winner for Their 'Space Poop' Disposal Competition
What a time to be alive.<p>Astronauts have a problem: a bathroom problem. Bulky spacesuits force them to either hold their urine and feces, possibly for …
ScienceColumbia space shuttle accident was human error of judgment: G Madhavan Nair
<b>New Delhi:</b> The fatal accident involving space shuttle Columbia, carrying seven crew members, including India-born Nasa astronaut Kalpana Chawla, was …
SpaceCongress May Shift Climate Research Away from NASA
Lawmakers are remaking NASA in order to leave parts of the agency’s earth science program untouched but remove its climate change research.<p>It’s still …
Climate ChangeMoon is star of congressional hearing on NASA's future
WASHINGTON — The Oklahoma lawmaker considered the front-runner to be NASA’s next administrator wants the U.S. to re-establish its dominance on and around the moon.<p>“We all want to get to Mars in 2033 (but the moon) is critically important to the geo-political position of the United States of …
Space ExplorationChris Hadfield's musical mission takes Danny Michel to the Arctic
Talk about an icebreaker: The Canadian singer-songwriter joined the spaceman for a remarkable trip on a Russian ship, where he recorded a new …
MusicPresident Trump and Congress Might Want to Send Americans to the Moon
On Saturday afternoon inside a hangar at the Melbourne International Airport in Florida, President Trump will hold a campaign-style rally for …
ScienceSDSU grad named to U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame
Ellen Ochoa, a San Diego State University graduate who became the first Hispanic woman to travel in space and who rose to her current position as …
SpaceFlorida's Space Coast Is Filling the 'Crater' Left by NASA
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla.—Launch pad 39A hasn’t hosted a liftoff since July 2011 when orbiter Atlantis’ final flight marked the end of NASA’s space shuttle program, a painful moment for the region that resulted in the loss of 9,000 jobs.<p>As soon as Saturday, the launch pad will be back in use but …
SpaceXNASA Gets Real About Returning to the Moon
Americans can get awfully dreamy about the moon — and with good reason. The flags and footprints we left there in the 1960s and 1970s were symbols of …
ScienceHistoric Liftoffs From Pad 39A - From Apollo to SpaceX | Video
Relive the Apollo 4, Apollo 11, Skylab 1, STS-1 and STS-135 lift-offs from the historic launch pad in Cape Canaveral, Florida. SpaceX looks to make …
SpaceXHow Purdue helped NASA flight director Gary Horlacher lead missions to the International Space Station: BTN LiveBIG
When asked to explain the hardest part of his job, NASA flight director Gary Horlacher laughs.<p>After a few seconds in thought, the Purdue University …
SpaceNASA's Next Frontier Is Washington
The space agency is in limbo as it waits for direction from Trump and a Republican-controlled Congress.<p>Only one president’s name came up during the new Congress’s first hearing about NASA this week: John F. Kennedy.<p>This makes sense. The House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology gathered on …
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