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Soyuz-2-1v to fly its maiden mission
After years of delays, Russia's latest upgrade to the Soyuz rocket powered by the engine inherited from the Moon Race is being prepared for the first launch Wednesday.
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10 Things You Should Know About Space Travel
10 Things You Should Know About Space Travel The Russians and Americans don't even get along up in space. Find out why with 10 things you should know about space travel. Music = Disintegrator by David Tobin, Jeff Meegan and Mark Armstrong
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Spacewalk success, but spacesuit issues delay NASA’s next procedure
NASA needs an extra day to resize a backup spacesuit for one of its astronauts.
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Mars Wear and Tear: Curiosity's Wheel Damage: Photos : DNews
Curiosity's wheels are taking a battering, take a look at these before and after photos of the damage they've sustained.
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Spacewalkers Complete Installation of Ammonia Pump Module
Spacewalkers Rick Mastracchio and Mike Hopkins completed a second spacewalk to install a spare ammonia pump module Dec. 24.
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NASA's Deep Space Network Turns 50 - NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
NASA's Deep Space Network, the world's largest communications system for 'talking to' spacecraft, will reach a milestone on Dec. 24: the 50th anniversary of its official creation.
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The VASIMR Plasma Rocket: Bridging the Gap in Space Travel
Plasma rocket technology was first introduced to the scientific community in 1977 by Franklin Chang Díaz, a Costa Rican scientist and astronaut. The idea has been developed since then and is now at the stage where it can be implemented into future projects. The technology allows for considerably faster space travel than what the technologies currently employed by organizations such as NASA can do.
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One small click for a man: Nasa releases more than 17,000 photos from the Apollo program (including rare shots from mission 13)
The archive, released through the Nasa-funded Lunar And Planetary Institute, shows both famous photos of Apollo 11 and everyday work for the astronauts in other missions.
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OCO-2 Observatory Conducts Environmental Tests
NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory (OCO)-2 spacecraft is moved into a thermal vacuum chamber at Orbital Sciences Corporation's Satellite Manufacturing Facility in Gilbert, Ariz., for a series of environmental tests.
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The most amazing photos from NASA in 2013
Get ready, because after seeing NASA's top photos from space in 2013, your holiday snaps aren't going to seem anywhere near as impressive.
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Most amazing NASA space photos of Earth of the year
The best views of Earth are often from space. Satellites and astronauts aboard the International Space Station snap many pictures each year, here are some of the best.
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Mars: First Radiation Measurements from Planet's Surface
Scientists using the Radiation Assessment Detector aboard the Curiosity rover have made detailed measurements of radiation on the surface of Mars.
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Cassini Captures New Images of Saturn, Titan, Rhea, Enceladus
NASA's Cassini team has released stunning new images of Saturn and its three moons - Titan, Enceladus and Rhea.
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Ten Years Ago, Spirit Rover Lands on Mars
This mosaic image taken on Jan. 4, 2004, by the navigation camera on the Mars Exploration Rover Spirit, shows a 360 degree panoramic view of the rover on the surface of Mars. Spirit operated for more than six years after landing in January 2004 for what was planned as a three-month mission.
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Op-Ed: To live and die on Mars — 1,058 people on short-list
Imagine if you will, being one of the lucky few chosen to make a one-way manned mission to the red planet. It will take a special kind of person, one with strength of character and ambition, and with a willingness to see the future in a new frontier.
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Three CubeSats Released
Cubes are orbiting the Earth. Measuring ten-centimeters on a side, CubeSats -- each roughly the size of a large coffee mug -- are designed to be inexpensive both to build and to launch.
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NASA gets OK to keep space station running to 2024
Work on the International Space Station has been slated to continue for at least through 2024, giving NASA the experience and information they'll need to send astronauts into deep space.
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Dazzling aurora borealis could reach the lower 48 this week
Here's to hoping for clear skies. A stunning show of colorful aurora borealis, or northern lights, is forecast for Thursday and Friday, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Space Weather Prediction Center. And, what's more, they could be seen as far south as Washington, Illinois, Michigan, and even down the Rockies to Colorado.
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Captivating 'Hand of God' captured in NASA image
The particles from an exploded star in deep space resemble the X-ray of a hand.
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The NASA Studies on Napping
The data behind why napping is considered good for your productivity.
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