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Rare NASA flight suits sell for pennies at thrift store
Two Florida college students stumble on an incredible piece of NASA space shuttle history at a discount sale.<p>And you thought <i>you</i> had a nose for bargains. Two college students discovered a set of NASA flight suits at a thrift store in Titusville, Florida, and paid 20 cents per outfit for the rare …
SpaceHere Is NASA's New Administrator (Probably)
Reports indicate that the new NASA Administrator will be Oklahoma congressman and Naval Aviator Jim Bridenstine.<p>Yesterday, NASA Watch reported that Oklahoma Congressman and Naval Aviator Jim Bridenstine has been selected as the new NASA Administrator, and Aerojet Rocketdyne Vice President John …
SpaceSee Saturn's wavy clouds pop in NASA Cassini image
It looks like somebody spilled paint on Saturn in a Cassini spacecraft image showing the planet's fascinating cloud patterns.<p>Saturn is a wild and wonderful place. NASA released a Cassini spacecraft image on Monday that brings home just how different the ringed planet is from our blue and watery …
AstronomyHere Are The Messages NASA Should Not Beam Into Deep Space
NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft is one of the universe's only unproblematic faves. For over 39 years, it's been cruising along in space, flying by Saturn …
Technology (Australia)SpaceX Dragon delivers scientific bounty to space station
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A SpaceX shipment arrived at the International Space Station on Wednesday, delivering a bonanza of science experiments.<p>The SpaceX Dragon capsule pulled up following a two-day flight from Cape Canaveral. NASA astronaut Jack Fischer used the space station's hefty robot arm …
ExplorationWell, now we know what blowing bubbles in space with tropical punch looks like
Up in the International Space Station, astronaut Jack Fischer's been documenting his cool space experiments and sending them back down for all Earthlings to see.<p>This week, he demonstrated how water reacts to being poured out in space where there's no gravity. Using a straw to blow air into the …
SpaceDragon Installed to Station for Month of Cargo Swaps | Space Station
Four spaceships are parked at the space station including the SpaceX Dragon cargo craft, the Progress 67 resupply ship and two Soyuz crew ships.<p>The …
ExplorationNASA Could Send Your Message 13 Billion Miles Into Space
Until 11:59pm (PT) today, NASA is accepting submissions for a social media message to send to the Voyager spacecraft.<p>Voyager 1 is the single most …
Space ExplorationNASA mission to Venus will explore weird atmosphere
NASA is on a mission to unlock the mysteries of the Venus atmosphere, sending a tiny satellite to Earth’s inward neighbor to investigate its clouds. …
SpaceAstronaut Bio: Peter J. K. Wisoff 11/2001
<b>Peter J.K. "Jeff" Wisoff (Ph.D)<br>NASA Astronaut (former)</b><p><b>PERSONAL DATA:</b> Born August 16, 1958, in Norfolk, Virginia. Married to Tamara E. Jernigan. He …
History of ScienceNow's your chance to get NASA to send your tweet into interstellar space
No pressure<p>Most of the messages posted to social media are, in a word, garbage.<p>But while we are all in the gutter, some of us are tweeting at the stars. And Tuesday August 15 marks the end of a seriously stellar opportunity: until 11:59 pm PDT, you can send missives to NASA that might <i>actually</i> make …
SpaceBoy Scouts Launch Science Project To International Space Station
<b>CHICAGO (CBS) —</b> A Boy Scout troop from the northwest suburbs got a chance to see their dreams and more lift-off into space on Monday.<p>Andrew Frank, …
Space StationAstronaut Bio: Stuart Allen Roosa
<b>Stuart Allen Roosa (Colonel, USAF, Ret.)<br>NASA Astronaut (Deceased)</b><p><b>PERSONAL DATA:</b> Born August 16, 1933, in Durango, Colorado. Died December 12, 1994. …
History of ScienceNASA lecture at UNO will feature leaders of Nebraska ballooning experiment, free eclipse glasses
People in search of expert information on the upcoming solar eclipse — and eclipse glasses — have a shot at both on Friday.<p>The NASA Nebraska Space …
AstronomyNASA’s Cassini spacecraft just began its death dive into Saturn
NASA’s incredibly successful Cassini probe has delivered a wealth of information about Saturn and its many moons during its 13+ years hanging around …
Space ExplorationSpaceX just landed a rocket back on Earth after flying it to space. How's your Monday?
This isn't getting old yet.<p>The first stage of a Falcon 9 rocket built by Elon Musk's SpaceX came in for a dusty and impressive landing at the company's landing zone in Cape Canaveral, Florida on Monday. The landing occurred about 10 minutes after the rocket launched a Dragon cargo craft carrying …
ExplorationNASA Once Again Considering Nuclear-Powered Rockets for Missions to Mars
The space agency has signed a contract with a Virginia-based company to explore the technology.<p>NASA<p>Will Sabel CourtneyView Will Sabel Courtney's …
ExplorationNASA is about to find out if a super computer can survive a year in space
Testing the limits of software.<p>On Monday, at 12:31 pm Eastern time, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off on a resupply flight for the International Space Station, and among its cargo, in addition to ice cream, was something else very cool: a supercomputer.<p>The machine, made by Hewlett Packard …
SpaceDisney Relaunches Mission: SPACE Ride at Epcot with Revised NASA Cameos
NASA's next-generation spacecraft have new cameos in Disney's re-launched Mission: SPACE ride in Florida, but the upgraded attraction jettisons a …
SpaceAn Exclusive Look Inside The Secretive Building Where NASA Makes Rockets
Have you ever considered the logistics that go into assembling NASA’s gargantuan rockets? Well, it all happens in the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) …
The FutureManufacturing in Space Just Took a Big Step Forward
For the first time ever, large-scale objects have been 3-D printed in a space-like environment.<p>Subscribe<p>Let our news meet your inbox.<p>SIGN UP<p>Made In Space just took another step toward its goal of building telescopes and other large structures off Earth.<p>A 3D printer built by the California-based …
ExplorationWinganon Space Capsule
A detached cement mixer has been transformed to resemble a relic from some obscure NASA mission to Oklahoma.<p>Any out of town-ers driving along the …
CultureA Teen’s International Space Station Experiment Will Help Us Colonize Mars
On Monday, Alia Almansoori watched an experiment she designed launch from the Kennedy Space Center. But Almansoori isn't a NASA scientist or an astronaut; She's a 15-year-old student from Dubai.<p>"It's crazy," Almansoori said during a NASATV interview. "I want to be an astronaut when I grow up, so …
ExplorationHow to Watch NASA’s Live Stream of the Solar Eclipse
If you won’t be heading outside or can’t get the proper eyewear in time to view the solar eclipse, then NASA is offering a multitude of ways to watch …
Solar EclipseSee fruit punch attack a NASA astronaut's face in space
NASA astronaut Jack Fischer shows what happens when you blow air into a bottle full of red liquid. Spoiler alert: it's messy.<p>Liquids behave very differently in microgravity than they do down on Earth. NASA astronaut Jack Fischer demonstrated a particularly odd and entertaining property of tropical …
SpaceNASA sends most important cargo ever to International Space Station: ice cream
That’s one small step for one, and one giant scoop for mankind (with extra sprinkles please).<p>Let’s take a moment to enjoy the lighter stuff, like …
ExplorationSEALs in Space: Our Next Generation of Astronauts
This month, NASA’s group of 12 candidates begin their two-year training program to become the nation’s next generation of astronauts. Among them is …
MilitaryRecord-Breaking Astronaut Peggy Whitson Talks About Space Travel & a Solar Eclipse
NASA's record-shattering astronaut Peggy Whitson will return to Earth next month after a momentous extended visit to the International Space Station …
ExplorationNASA’s next spacecraft may launch from virtual and augmented realities
Why it matters to you<p>With its VR and AR pilot projects, NASA is set to make its space science and engineering programs even more immersive.<p>Believer …
SpaceSpaceX sending equipment, ice cream to NASA astronauts in space
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – SpaceX is launching its 11th NASA-contracted cargo mission on Monday, scheduled for 12:31pm EST.<p>No issues have arisen, so the only possible setback to the Falcon 9 rocket lighting up Florida’s Space Coast would be weather. Cumulus clouds and potential summer showers could …
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