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NASA's deep space capsule poised for 2nd launch bid
Dec 05, 2014 (AFP)
NASA counted down Friday to its second try at test-launching the deep space Orion capsule on its first journey into orbit, after wind gusts and rocket problems ...
NASA counts down key Orion test flight
Dec 04, 2014 (AFP)
The Orion spacecraft, designed to carry humans farther in deep space than ever before, is poised to blast off Thursday in what NASA hailed as a first step in ma...
NASA Aeronautics contributes to Orion's atmospheric capability
Dec 04, 2014 (SPX)
The round trip to space begins and ends with a journey through Earth's atmosphere, and NASA's Orion spacecraft is no exception. Targeted for launch from Cape Ca...
Rocket woes delay deep space Orion launch until Friday
Dec 04, 2014 (AFP)
The first test launch of NASA's new deep space capsule, Orion, was postponed until Friday due to wind gusts and technical issues with the rocket, the US space a...
Pop culture artifacts aboard Orion spacecraft
Dec 03, 2014 (UPI)
NASA will launch its Orion spacecraft Thursday, and a collection of space-oriented pop culture artifacts, including a Captain Kirk action figure, will be aboard...
New Display Counts Down for New Generation
Dec 03, 2014 (SPX)
The new generation of human space exploration spacecraft is getting a new generation clock to count it down for launch on December 4. The new forms of both the ...
NASA video shows off Orion cockpit
Dec 02, 2014 (UPI)
NASA's Orion spacecraft is set to take its first trip into space this week. Though the craft won't go far -- just up, twice around in low Earth orbit and back -...
Republican Budget Cuts Threaten NASA's Space Exploration Plans
Dec 02, 2014 (Sputnik)
NASA's space program is facing budget cuts from a Republican-controlled Congress from January, which will likely have in its sights a controversial plan to redi...
NASA installs new digital countdown clock
Dec 02, 2014 (UPI)
Partner let me upgrade you. NASA has taken some of Beyonce's words to heart, finally deciding to retire its analog blastoff countdown clock and replace it with ...
ISS astronauts will have to wait until April for espresso
Dec 02, 2014 (UPI)
If there are sad faces and tired eyes on the International Space Station this week, it's likely not a caffeine crash but the despair of knowing they're going to...
NASA's Orion capsule poised for first test launch
Dec 02, 2014 (AFP)
NASA's multi-billion dollar Orion capsule is poised for its first test launch Thursday, in a demonstration flight that aims to propel it higher than any spacecr...
Boeing Completes First Milestone for CCT
Dec 02, 2014 (SPX)
NASA has approved the completion of Boeing's first milestone in the company's path toward launching crews to the International Space Station from the United Sta...
NASA Glenn Expertise Instrumental in Orion Spacecraft
Dec 02, 2014 (SPX)
Space exploration projects like Orion require putting together a top team of scientists and engineers from all the NASA centers across the United States. Expert...
Crew Module Cabin the Focus for Weekend
Dec 01, 2014 (SPX)
Engineers and technicians prepping Orion for its first flight test Dec. 4 began putting the finishing touches inside the crew cabin today and will continue the ...
Orion Teams on Track Heading into Holiday
Nov 27, 2014 (SPX)
The processing of Orion and its United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy rocket remains on course for a launch Thursday, Dec. 4, on the first flight test of the sp...
DNA may survive suborbital spaceflight, re-entry
Nov 27, 2014 (SPX)
Plasmid DNA attached to the outer surface of a sounding rocket may be able to withstand rocket launch, a period of residence in suborbital space, re-entry, and ...
Thanksgiving aboard ISS: Irradiated smoked turkey
Nov 27, 2014 (UPI)
Astronauts aboard the International Space Station are celebrating Thanksgiving with traditional foods, irradiated, thermostabilized and freeze-dried to perfecti...
Lockheed Martin Keeps Fingers Crossed for Orion's First Test Flight
Nov 26, 2014 (SPX)
As we move closer to the highly anticipated first ever test flight of the Orion spacecraft, there's an aerospace company which would be keeping its fingers tigh...
Ball Aerospace equips Orion with key avionics and antenna hardware
Nov 25, 2014 (SPX)
Ball Aerospace and Technologies Corp. is providing the phased array antennas and flight test cameras to prime contractor Lockheed Martin for Orion's Exploration...
The International Space Station officially has an espresso machine
Nov 24, 2014 (UPI)
Now that the Soyuz TMA-15M spacecraft has successfully transported three people to the International Space Station, the space station has an espresso machine. "...
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