In space capsules, little room but big improvement
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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Kennedy Space Center remains closed, but spared major damage
NASA's Kennedy Space Center remained closed Tuesday but appeared to have weathered Hurricane Irma well.
Space Exploration
Sep 12, 2017
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SpaceX launches Air Force's super-secret minishuttle
SpaceX launched the Air Force's super-secret space shuttle on Thursday, a technology tester capable of spending years in orbit.
Space Exploration
Sep 7, 2017
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Image: Section of Hubble solar wing
A deceptively valuable wall hanging: this section of the NASA–ESA Hubble Space Telescope's solar array flew for eight years in space before being returned to Earth aboard a Space Shuttle, and is now displayed at ESA's technical ...
Space Exploration
Aug 31, 2017
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The Space Launch System—the most powerful rocket ever built
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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In space, this is the age of reusability
Big plans are being made in space.
Space Exploration
Jul 13, 2017
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Space gardening
Roman Statesman Marcus Tullius Cicero said, "If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need."
Space Exploration
Jun 20, 2017
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NASA picks 12 new astronauts from crush of applicants (Update)
NASA chose 12 new astronauts Wednesday from its biggest pool of applicants ever, hand-picking seven men and five women who could one day fly aboard the nation's next generation of spacecraft.
Space Exploration
Jun 7, 2017
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'Better you than me,' Trump tells record-breaking astronaut
US President Donald Trump congratulated NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson for setting a new space record on Monday, but expressed disdain for a particular rigor of space life—drinking recycled urine.
Space Exploration
Apr 24, 2017
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John Glenn honored with launch of space station supply ship
John Glenn's trailblazing legacy took flight Tuesday as a cargo ship bearing his name rocketed toward the International Space Station.
Space Exploration
Apr 18, 2017
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