Shuttle Discovery to Appear Alongside NASA’s Orion Spacecraft
A full-scale test version of the Orion spacecraft is one of several NASA-sponsored exhibits that will appear alongside space shuttle Discovery at the National Air and…
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NASA Television to Air Movements of Space Station Cargo Ships
NASA Television will broadcast the departure of one Russian Progress cargo ship from the International Space Station (ISS) and the arrival of another beginning on Thursday,…
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Photographing Cities at Night From the Space Station
ESA astronaut André Kuipers has installed ‘NightPod’ on the International Space Station, an aid for taking night-time pictures of Earth. The first batch of pictures offer…
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Our Earth is itself a fragile ‘spaceship’, but we tend to forget this in our everyday lives. Sometimes distance is required from a subject to appreciate…
Read the articleNASA Administrator Charles Bolden Supports Apollo Engine Recovery by Jeff Bezos
Following the announcement by Jeff Bezos (founder of Amazon) that he had located the Saturn V engines from the Apollo 11 mission in 14,000 feet of…
Read the article“We Are the Explorers” Video Showcases Legacy of Exploration, Future NASA Missions
A new video produced by NASA and narrated by actor Peter Cullen of “Transformers” fame celebrates humankind’s inherent need to explore through the past, present and…
Read the articleNASA Continues Orion Parachute Testing for Orbital Test Flight
On Feb. 29, NASA successfully conducted another drop test of the Orion crew vehicle’s entry, descent and landing parachutes high above the Arizona desert in preparation…
Read the articleMarch 2 Sees a NASA Event to Celebrate John Glenn’s Legacy
NASA’s Glenn Research Center will host an event on March 2 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of John Glenn’s orbital flight, the first by an American.…
Read the articleNASA Receives Its Second Highest Number of Astronaut Applications
More than 6,300 individuals applied to become a NASA astronaut between Nov. 15, 2011 and Jan. 27, the second highest number of applications ever received by…
Read the articleNASA to Host Tweetup on Celebrating John Glenn’s Legacy: 50 Years of Americans in Orbit
NASA’s Glenn Research Center (GRC) in Cleveland will host a special event on March 2 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of John Glenn’s first orbital flight…
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