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July 24, 2012
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On May 25, 2012 SpaceX made history when the Dragon spacecraft became the first privately developed vehicle in history to successfully attach to the International Space Station. Previously only four governments — the United States, Russia, Japan and the European Space Agency — had achieved this feat. This video features highlights from the mission, including:
May 22: Launch Day: SpaceX’s … Read the rest of this article
ESA astronaut Tim Peake recently spent 12 days underwater with three other aquanauts to look at the best ways for astronauts to explore an asteroid. Behind the scenes, a large support team was learning through experience.
No effort was spared to make the experience as realistic as possible. This Neemo mission simulated a mission to an asteroid 15 million km … Read the rest of this article
NASA partner Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) has completed an important design review of the crewed version of its Dragon spacecraft. The concept baseline review presented NASA with the primary and secondary design elements of its Dragon capsule designed to carry astronauts into low Earth orbit, including the International Space Station.
SpaceX is one of several companies working to develop crew … Read the rest of this article
NASA Set to Host Future Female Explorers
June 22, 2012
Eighty-four female high school students from 29 states will plan a simulated mission to Mars and experience life as an engineer or scientist when NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston hosts two events focused on science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) in June and July.
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Some of the next generation’s future female explorers and problem solvers got a real-world look …
Seattle, Wash. – April 24, 2012 — Planetary Resources, Inc. announced today its plan to mine Near-Earth Asteroids (NEAs) for raw materials, ranging from water to precious metals. Through the development of cost-effective exploration technologies, the company is poised to initiate prospecting missions targeting resource-rich asteroids that are easily accessible.
Resource extraction from asteroids will deliver multiple benefits to humanity … Read the rest of this article
Possible Asteroid Mining Venture Backed by Google, James Cameron, X-Prize Foundation and Others
April 22, 2012
Yes, you read the title of this correctly. Something big might be about to happen in terms of manned (or possibly robotic) space exploration, outside the remit of NASA and other national, governmental space agencies. Big names like Google, James Cameron and the X-Prize Foundation might be getting into the space mining business!
It’s the kind of thing you’d expect … Read the rest of this article
NASA to Host Tweetup on Celebrating John Glenn’s Legacy: 50 Years of Americans in Orbit
February 1, 2012
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 by an American. NASA also will invite 100 people for a behind-the-scenes Tweetup at GRC in advance of the celebration event.
The Tweetup activities begin at 7:30 a.m. EST with a tour of … Read the rest of this article
Space Exploration
July 19, 2006
Videos on this page come from a number of sources, but primarily Google and YouTube. This page provides recent videos about Space Exploration.… Read the rest of this article
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