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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

NASA may OK spacewalk for fix

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Space station astronaut Rick Mastracchio may get his Christmas wish for a spacewalk or two because of a broken cooling system. Mastracchio, an experienced s...

DATE: Dec 13, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

NASA launches robotic explorer to Mars

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – NASA’s newest robotic explorer, Maven, rocketed toward Mars on Monday on a quest to unravel the ancient mystery of the red planet’s radical climate change. ...

DATE: Nov 18, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Shuttle survives mishap

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – A new, smaller version of NASA’s space shuttle is recuperating from a rough first landing. The Dream Chaser space plane is being designed by Sierra Nevada C...

DATE: Oct 29, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Robotic LADEE launched to moon from Va. by NASA

Explorer will study atmosphere, dust

DATE: Sep 7, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

NASA aiming for moon again, this time from Virginia

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – NASA is headed back to the moon, this time to explore its thin atmosphere and rough dust. The robotic spacecraft LADEE, will fly to the moon by way of Virg...

DATE: Sep 5, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Near drowning discussed by Italy astronaut

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – The Italian astronaut who nearly drowned in his helmet during a spacewalk last month is sharing more details about the terrifying experience, revealing how he felt al...

DATE: Aug 20, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

4 women among NASA’s 8 new astronauts

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – NASA has eight new astronauts – its first new batch in four years. Among the lucky candidates: the first female fighter pilot to become an astronaut in near...

DATE: Jun 17, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Impromptu spacewalking repair halts space-station leak, for now

Astronauts try to stop bad ammonia fissure

DATE: May 11, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Monster hurricane hits Saturn’s North Pole

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – NASA’s Cassini spacecraft has captured stunning views of a monster hurricane at Saturn’s North Pole. The eye of the cyclone is an enormous 1,250 miles acros...

DATE: Apr 29, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World