Posts Tagged ‘space’
 

 
Billion-Pixel View From Curiosity at Rocknest, Raw Color

Celebrate One Year of Curiosity On Mars

One year ago today, NASA’s nuclear-powered Mars Science Laboratory rover Curiosity epically landed landed on mars in the most absolutely of dramatic fashion. The “sky crane” landing, dubbed “7 minutes o...
by Jason Rabinowitz
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Russian Soyuz Spacecraft Launches for Space Station

Russia's Soyuz TMA-02M spacecraft on Wednesday successfully lifted off carrying an American, a Russian and a Japanese astronaut heading to the International Space Station.
by BNO News
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Photo Gallery: Virgin Galactic Enterprise Rocket Plane Completes First Manned Glide Flight

Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo rocket plane made its first un-powered flight over the California desert early Sunday, an important milestone before powered testing of the commercial tourist spacecraft begins next year.
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Watch Live: NASA Juno Spacecraft Launch from Florida

NASA's Jupiter-exploring Juno spacecraft is scheduled to launch atop an Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on Friday, August 5 at 11:34 am ET.
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A Saturn V rocket awaits its launch from pad 39A on the Apollo 11 moon mission. (Photo by NASA)

For Sale or Rent: Used Launchpad, Well-Loved

NASA may be looking to unload Kennedy Space Center's launchpad 39A, starting point of every Apollo mission and many space shuttle journeys.
by Nancy Atkinson, UniverseToday.com
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