NASA set to test new manned spacecraft
Orion planned to take astronauts to Mars
DATE: Dec 2, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Marcia Dunn
Space station pops out 3-D creation
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – The first 3-D printer in space has popped out its first creation., the space agency said.
The 3-D printer delivered to the International Space Station two...
DATE: Nov 29, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Half of all stars may lie outside galaxies
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – The universe may be full of reclusive stars – not washed-up Hollywood stars, but the kind lurking deep in the cosmos.
Scientists reported Thursday that as ...
DATE: Nov 8, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Supply rocket explodes on liftoff
Commercial ship was carrying supplies to International Space Station
DATE: Oct 28, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Spacecraft arrives on Mars
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – NASA’s Maven spacecraft arrived at Mars late Sunday after a 442 million-mile journey that began nearly a year ago.
The robotic explorer fired its brakes and...
DATE: Sep 20, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Space specks may be our first interstellar stardust
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – There may be itsy-bitsy aliens among us.
Scientists say seven microscopic particles collected by NASA’s comet-chasing spacecraft, Stardust, appear to have ...
DATE: Aug 16, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Aldrin seeks public’s Apollo 11 memories
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – On July 20, 1969, Buzz Aldrin was “out of town” when the world united and rejoiced in a way never seen before or since.
He and Neil Armstrong were on the m...
DATE: Jul 16, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Astronauts getting out-of-this-world treat
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Talk about a cosmic caffeine jolt. The International Space Station is getting a real Italian espresso machine.
Astronauts of all nationalities – but especi...
DATE: Jun 27, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
At last – Robonaut finally getting legs of its own
Future includes cleaning space station toilets
DATE: Apr 19, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Happy Easter in space
SpaceX delivering station supplies
DATE: Apr 18, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Astronauts complete rare Christmas Eve spacewalk
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Space station astronauts repaired a crippled cooling system during a rare Christmas Eve spacewalk Tuesday, braving a “mini blizzard” of noxious ammonia as they popped...
DATE: Dec 24, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
NASA plans spacewalks to repair cooling system
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – NASA has ordered up a series of urgent spacewalks to fix a broken cooling line at the International Space Station, a massive repair job that could stretch to Christmas...
DATE: Dec 17, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
