CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – SpaceX is aiming for both a launch and landing within minutes of each other Sunday. The…
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Amazon CEO’s Saturn V rocket engines conserved in Kansas
Although they stood up to the immense thrust needed to launch the mighty Saturn V rocket toward the moon, it…
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NASA Mars mission to try to turn Martian air into key rocket fuel ingredient: oxygen
WASHINGTON – NASA plans to make oxygen — a key ingredient of rocket fuel — on Mars early next decade.…
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European Space Agency releases first picture from comet surface
The European Space Agency has released the first picture taken by the Philae landing probe from the surface of a…
Read MoreAir Force’s mysterious space plane nears 1 year In orbit
The U.S. Air Force’s mysterious X-37B space plane is nearing a major milestone — one year of travel in Earth…
Read MoreHow NASA’s landmark Orion spacecraft test flight will work
NASA is planning to launch a test mission for its newest space capsule designed to eventually bring humans deeper into…
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Space robot arm tech could help surgeons operate on kids
The technology powering robotic arms in space could be used to perform minor surgeries for children on Earth. MacDonald, Dettwiler…
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Russian reconnaissance satellite to hit Earth Sunday
Update: Russian satellite reportedly burns up in re-entry. Portions of Russia’s defunct Kosmos-1220 satellite will come crashing back to the…
Read MoreNASA gets new countdown clock just in time for Orion’s launch debut; test flight Thursday
NASA has a new state-of-the-art space capsule on the launch pad and a new high-tech countdown clock to go with…
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