Five years after shuttle, NASA awaits commercial crew capsules (Update)
Five years after Atlantis completed the space shuttle program's final voyage, NASA is still at least a year away from launching its astronauts from U.S. soil.
Five years after Atlantis completed the space shuttle program's final voyage, NASA is still at least a year away from launching its astronauts from U.S. soil.
Space Exploration
Jul 20, 2016
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In a discovery with implications for long-term spaceflight and future missions to Mars, a researcher at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus has found that mice flown aboard the space shuttle Atlantis returned ...
Space Exploration
Apr 20, 2016
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Three new crew members have joined the International Space Station, including a US grandfather who is poised to enter the record books during his time there, NASA said.
Space Exploration
Mar 19, 2016
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A Russian rocket lifted off from the Baikonur space base Friday, carrying three crew to the International Space Station, including a US grandfather who is poised to enter the record books.
Space Exploration
Mar 18, 2016
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A grandfather of three is poised to blast into space and the record books on Friday, becoming the American astronaut who has spent the longest time in space, NASA said.
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Mar 18, 2016
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The space shuttle Endeavour is retired and on display at the California Science Center, but it's still contributing to the space program.
Space Exploration
Aug 19, 2015
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For now, just call them the Commercial Crew Cadre.
Space Exploration
Jul 10, 2015
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The Mir Space Station was Russia's greatest space station, and the first modular space station to be assembled in orbit. Commissioned in 1986, the name can be translated from Russian as "peace", "world", and even "village" ...
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Jun 18, 2015
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The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) announces that the Human Occupied Vehicle (HOV) Alvin has achieved certification from the U. S. Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) for operations to its rated depth of 4,500 ...
Earth Sciences
Mar 11, 2015
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Boris Morukov, a Russian cosmonaut and doctor who led an extraordinary experiment in which volunteers simulated a flight to Mars while never leaving a Moscow car park, has died at 64, his scientific institute said Friday.
Space Exploration
Jan 2, 2015
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