A Russian spacecraft carrying a three-man crew blasted off Friday from a launch pad in the steppes of Kazakhstan, for the first time taking a shorter path to the International Space Station.
Mar 28, 2013
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The head of NASA says federal spending cuts could eventually slow progress on commercial efforts to fly to space.
Mar 28, 2013
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The SpaceX Dragon capsule returned to Earth on Tuesday with a full science load from the International Space Station.
Mar 26, 2013
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(Phys.org) —He described it as "snow white." But NASA astronaut Don Pettit was not referring to the popular children's fairy tale.
Mar 26, 2013
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The Dragon cargo ship has left the International Space Station and is on its way back to Earth.
Mar 26, 2013
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(AP)—Angry Birds have a new space coop. At NASA's invitation, the online game birds are roosting at Kennedy Space Center for the next 1½ years in an effort to lure youngsters to the cosmic wonders of math ...
Mar 25, 2013
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The Soyuz TMA-06M spacecraft lies passively on its side March 16 after bringing home Expedition 34 Commander Kevin Ford of NASA, Soyuz Commander Oleg Novitskiy and Flight Engineer Evgeny Tarelkin to a landing ...
Mar 21, 2013
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(Phys.org) —ESA's XMM-Newton space telescope has helped to identify a star and a black hole that orbit each other at the dizzying rate of once every 2.4 hours, smashing the previous record by nearly an ...
Mar 19, 2013
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The Canadian commander of the International Space Station delighted schoolchildren in a live question and answer session conducted from space on Friday.
Mar 16, 2013
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Three astronauts returned safely to Earth from the International Space Station early Saturday, aboard a Russian capsule which landed on the freezing Kazakhstan steppe, mission control said.
Mar 16, 2013
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Bad weather is delaying the return of three astronauts from the International Space Station.
Mar 14, 2013
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With the ringing of a ceremonial bell in space to mark a crew change, astronaut Chris Hadfield became the first Canadian to assume command of the International Space Station on Wednesday.
Mar 13, 2013
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Tourist "astronaut" millionaire Dennis Tito wants to send an "older couple" to Mars. Would this be a stunt by an enthusiast or a meaningful breakthrough in space exploration?
Mar 11, 2013
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The National Aeronautics and Space Administration has awarded $4.4 million to a collaboration of scientists at five U.S. universities and NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center to help build a telescope for ...
Mar 08, 2013
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(Phys.org) —In January 2013, a new Earth-observing instrument was installed on the International Space Station (ISS). ISERV Pathfinder consists of a commercial camera, a telescope, and a pointing system, ...
Mar 07, 2013
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