Mars mission astronauts rehearse water landings off Texas
NASA astronauts training for a possible mission to Mars have been practicing water maneuvers in a mock-up Orion space capsule in the Gulf of Mexico.
NASA astronauts training for a possible mission to Mars have been practicing water maneuvers in a mock-up Orion space capsule in the Gulf of Mexico.
Space Exploration
Jul 14, 2017
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China on Sunday announced the launch of a powerful rocket designed to carry communication satellites into orbit had been "unsuccessful", in a glitch for the country's ambitious space programme.
Space Exploration
Jul 2, 2017
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China is preparing to launch a powerful rocket on Sunday as the country presses on with its ambitious space program.
Space Exploration
Jul 1, 2017
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NASA is weighing the risk of adding astronauts to the first flight of its new megarocket, designed to eventually send crews to Mars.
Space Exploration
Feb 24, 2017
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China launched its most powerful rocket ever on Thursday, state media said, as the country presses on with a program which has seen it become a major space power.
Space Exploration
Nov 3, 2016
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(Phys.org) —During spring break the last five years, a University of Washington class has headed to the Nevada desert to launch rockets and learn more about the science and engineering involved. Sometimes, the launch would ...
Space Exploration
Nov 3, 2013
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NASA's Mars Science Laboratory mission, which is scheduled to launch this week, has the potential to be the most productive Mars surface mission in history. That's due in part to its nuclear heat and power source.
Space Exploration
Nov 21, 2011
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The failed launch of the unmanned Progress cargo space craft which crashed into Earth instead of delivering supplies to the ISS was the latest in a spate of mishaps in the Russian space programme.
Space Exploration
Aug 25, 2011
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Anatoly Perminov, director of the Russian Space agency Roscosmos, has announced plans for an upcoming meeting between the Russian space agency, and its counterparts in the United States, France, Germany ...