"Dream Chaser" Chases Its Dream
"Dream Chaser" is the name given to a possible future reusable crewed suborbital and orbital lifting-body spaceplane. Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) has been working toward development of the vehic ... more
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Alexander Gerst set for spacewalk
ESA astronaut Alexander Gerst has spent four months in the relative safety of the International Space Station but on Tuesday he will venture into open space with NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman on a sev ... more
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Expedition 41 Preps for First of Three October Spacewalks
Astronauts Reid Wiseman of NASA and Alexander Gerst of the European Space Agency will work outside the International Space Station for about 6-1/2 hours Tuesday. The spacewalkers will relocate a fai ... more
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NYT says it's sorry for cartoon mocking India's Mars mission
The New York Times apologized on Sunday for a cartoon that ran over the weekend disparaging India and its space program. ... more
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NASA's Orion Spacecraft, Rocket Move Closer to First Flight
NASA's new Orion spacecraft and the Delta IV Heavy rocket that will carry it into space are at their penultimate stops in Florida on their path to a December flight test.
Orion was moved Sunda ... more
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Titan's Swirling Polar Cloud Is Cold And Toxic
Scientists analysing data from the mission found that this giant polar vortex contains frozen particles of the toxic compound hydrogen cyanide.
"The discovery suggests that the atmosphere of T ... more
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Mars Rover Technology Adapted to Detect Gas Leaks
In collaboration with NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG and E) announced that it is testing state-of-the-art technology adapted from NASA ... more
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