SpaceX is poised for the first test launch Tuesday of its Falcon Heavy, which aims to become the world's most powerful rocket in operation, capable of reaching the Moon or Mars some day.
Space Exploration
Feb 5, 2018
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US President Donald Trump's decision this week to return Americans to the Moon makes sense as a way to develop technology to one day reach Mars, but only if Congress allocates the money, experts say.
Space Exploration
Dec 14, 2017
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An ancient art form has taken on new shape at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California.
Engineering
Sep 25, 2017
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In 1961, an American astronaut reached space for the first time and soared through the heavens in a gumdrop-shaped capsule.
Space Exploration
Sep 21, 2017
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NASA is in an awkward in-between time right now. Since the beginning of the space age, the agency has had the ability to send its astronauts into space. The first American to go to space, Alan Shepard, did a suborbital launch ...
Space Exploration
Jul 31, 2017
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Big plans are being made in space.
Space Exploration
Jul 13, 2017
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It seems like everyone wants their own swarm of small satellites.
Space Exploration
Mar 17, 2017
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Dismissed by former US president Barack Obama as a place explorers had already seen, the Moon has once again gained interest as a potential destination under Donald Trump's presidency.
Space Exploration
Mar 12, 2017
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Two US astronauts aboard the International Space Station successfully completed a spacewalk Thursday to make repairs and install new equipment.
Space Exploration
Sep 1, 2016
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With more private spaceship traffic expected at the International Space Station in the coming years, two US astronauts are set to embark on a spacewalk Friday to install a special parking spot for them.
Space Exploration
Aug 19, 2016
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