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Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos' spaceship Blue Origin crashes during test

Tue, Sep 06 2011 at 9:53 AM

Company will continue to work on a suborbital vehicle but will also develop an orbital space capsule that will launch on an expendable Atlas 5 rocket, then transition to a reusable booster.

Mars rover discovers water hotspot, signs hospitable to life

Fri, Sep 02 2011 at 11:39 AM

Rover reaches the Endeavour crater after traveling since August 2008.

After final celebration, NASA's space shuttle program officially ends

Fri, Sep 02 2011 at 10:00 AM

The space agency held ceremonies at its various centers around the country where the space shuttle program was carried out before its retirement.

Report says space debris past 'tipping point'

Thu, Sep 01 2011 at 1:52 PM

NASA's space debris programs consist of a single staff member.

Scientists meet to figure out way to get humans to Mars

Thu, Sep 01 2011 at 12:28 PM

Proposed roadmap recommends developing plans to go directly to Mars or launching a manned mission to an asteroid.

Could NASA have launched a secret mission to the moon like in the new film 'Apollo 18'?

Thu, Sep 01 2011 at 12:00 PM

The cost and logistics of paying for, and covering up, a secret mission into space would prove incredibly difficult.

Juno spacecraft snaps family photo of Earth and moon together

Wed, Aug 31 2011 at 2:09 PM

The Jupiter-bound spacecraft is the first solar-powered one to head for the gas giant.

Meteor lights up sky over Atlanta

Tue, Aug 30 2011 at 2:19 PM

NASA will have to pore over the captured images to determine where the meteor eventually faded out in Georgia.

NASA invents suitcase-sized nuclear reactor to power planets

Tue, Aug 30 2011 at 11:27 AM

While most space energy needs are met with solar technology, sunlight may not always be available to astronauts in space, resulting in a portable nuclear source.

How to evacuate a space station

Tue, Aug 30 2011 at 10:06 AM

De-manning the International Space Station runs the risk of NASA being unable to repair the space laboratory in the event of an emergency.

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