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NASA launches latest TDRS communications satellite
Aug 21, 2017 (SPX)
Ground controllers report the satellite is in good health at the start of a four-month checkout in space by its manufacturer, Boeing. NASA will conduct addition...
An era of continuous space communications of with TDRS
Aug 21, 2017 (SPX)
Today, nearly continuous communications with the space station and other Earth-orbiting missions is possible through a space-based communications network allowi...
NASA: let's say something to Voyager 1 on 40th anniversary of launch
Aug 15, 2017 (AFP)
The US space agency wants input via Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and other social media, and the public will vote on what short message we on earth should send ...
Disruptioneering: Streamlining the Process of Scientific Discovery
Aug 14, 2017 (SPX)
Under the new concept, DSO program managers intend to develop small programs of $5 million or less in total funding on an expedited timeline, with an initial ta...
SpaceX launches super-computer to space station
Aug 14, 2017 (AFP)
"Three, two, one, and liftoff," a SpaceX commentator said as the white Falcon 9 rocket climbed into the blue sky over Cape Canaveral, Florida at 12:31 pm (1631 ...
A look inside the Space Station's experimental BEAM module
Aug 04, 2017 (SPX)
He shared this photo on social media on August 2, commenting, "Ever wonder how you look when you enter a new part of a spacecraft? Well, this is it. First time ...
Two Voyagers Taught Us How to Listen to Space
Aug 03, 2017 (JPL)
The mission's impact is still visible in California's Mojave Desert. There, at NASA's Goldstone Deep Space Communications Complex, the arcs of antenna dishes pe...
Let's cut them off from access to Space
Aug 01, 2017 (Sputnik)
The US Senate has passed a new version of a sanctions bill on Russia, Iran and North Korea. On Tuesday, the legislation was approved by the House of Representat...
Voyager spacecraft still in communication 40 years out into the void
Aug 01, 2017 (JPL)
Their story has not only impacted generations of current and future scientists and engineers, but also Earth's culture, including film, art and music. Each spac...
ESA astronaut Paolo Nespoli starts third mission on Space Station
Jul 31, 2017 (ESA)
Paolo's mission name is 'Vita', which stands for Vitality, Innovation, Technology and Ability and was chosen by Italy's space agency ASI, which is providing the...
NextSTEP Partners Develop Ground Prototypes to Expand our Knowledge of Deep Space Habitats
Jul 31, 2017 (SPX)
In August 2016, NASA selected six U.S. companies to help expand knowledge, commercial capabilities and opportunities in space by developing full-sized ground pr...
Three-man crew reaches International Space Station
Jul 28, 2017 (AFP)
Footage broadcast by Russia's space agency Roscosmos showed the Soyuz craft carrying NASA astronaut Randy Bresnik, Russian cosmonaut Sergey Ryazansky and Paolo ...
Astronauts gear up for space with tough Russian training
Jul 27, 2017 (AFP)
Helped by an instructor at the famed Star City outside Moscow, cosmonaut Sergei Ryazansky slowly puts on his helmet as he hangs from the ceiling suspended by a ...
Soyuz rocket rolled out, ready to launch
Jul 27, 2017 (UPI)
The Soyuz rocket and spacecraft is scheduled to launch on Friday at 11:41 a.m. EDT. The spacecraft will carry cosmonaut Sergey Ryazanskiy, who will serve as com...
Russian sanctions won't affect cooperation in space
Jul 25, 2017 (Sputnik)
"This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall not apply with respect to activities of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration," the bill, which ...
ULA to launch Dream Chaser for cargo runs to ISS for Sierra Nevada
Jul 21, 2017 (SPX)
"ULA is pleased to partner with Sierra Nevada Corporation to launch its Dream Chaser cargo system to the International Space Station in less than three years," ...
Astronauts grow cucumbers in space to help scientists understand root growth
Jul 21, 2017 (UPI)
In the soil, roots seek out higher concentrations of water. The tendency is called hydrotropism. Roots also tend to grow downward as a result of gravity, a patt...
Space Tourist From Asian Country to Travel to ISS in 2019
Jul 21, 2017 (Sputnik)
"The new space tourist, who is set to travel to the ISS in 2019, is being trained already. He is a national of one of the Asian countries," Solntsev told journa...
In Gulf of Mexico, NASA Evaluates How Crew Will Exit Orion
Jul 20, 2017 (SPX)
During the crew egress testing, a joint team from the Orion and Ground Systems Development and Operations programs, along with assistance from the U.S. Coast Gu...
NASA Awards Mission Systems Operations Contract
Jul 18, 2017 (SPX)
The Mission Systems Operations Contract (MSOC) is a cost-plus-award-fee contract with core work, indefinite-delivery-indefinite-quantity, and level-of-effort co...
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