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Read Exactly What Was Carried Inside SpaceX's History-Making Journey [Space]
We made a lot of hoopla over the recent SpaceX launch—and for good reason. A private company has done for the first time what previously took the efforts of enormous governments. It put cargo in space! But what exactly?More »
Read Exactly What Was Carried Inside SpaceX's History-Making Journey [Space]
We made a lot of hoopla over the recent SpaceX launch—and for good reason. A private company has done for the first time what previously took the efforts of enormous governments. It put cargo in space! But what exactly?More »
Watch Space X Dragon Make Its Historic ISS Dock Live (Updating) [Space]
Space X and NASA are moments away from making history. The Dragon capsule is making its final approach toward docking with the International Space Station, marking a new chapter both for NASA and privatized space exploration. It's currently projected to dock at 10:02am EDT. You can watch it all r...
NASA's Curiosity Rover Will Explore Mars—Like a Boss [Video]
NASA may not be sending up manned shuttles anymore, but that doesn't mean we're done exploring the solar system—not by a long shot. On August 5th, the space agency's new flagship rover is expected to land on Mars as part of an unprecedented search for traces of life on the Red Planet.More &...
NASA Tells Future Moon Explorers to Stay Away From Its Old Space Junk [Nasa]
With company after company going after Google's Lunar X Prize, NASA appears to be a little hot and bothered by the prospect of people messing with all its crap it left behind during prior missions. So it essentially claimed dominion over the moon and passive-aggressively designated a bunch of are...
NASA's Environment Simulation Lab Recreates Space on Earth [Monster Machines]
During the Apollo years, NASA basically made up spaceflight as it went along. Nobody was really sure what would happen to spacecraft and astronauts in the cold embrace of space. So, before exposing these multi-million dollar investments into real space, NASA subjected them to the same harsh clima...
Fulfill Your Childhood Dream of Being an Astronaut, With NASA-Inspired Sportswear [Design]
In partnership with artist Tom Sachs, Nike will be releasing a collection of clothing, bags and shoes, dubbed "NikeCraft," which utilizes materials usually used by NASA—materials never before used in sportswear.More »
Nasa Wants To Snatch Asteroids With a Spiderman-Inspired Spiny Claw [Video]
Marvel's web-slinger is able to scale tall buildings thanks to a set of spiny hairs on his fingers. And NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory thinks the same approach could make it easy for spacecraft to latch onto asteroids, comets, and other irregularly-shaped rocks.More »
NASA Shot the MESSENGER—Into Orbit, Around the Iron Planet [Monster Machines]
And you thought hitting a thermal exhaust port was tough? Try shooting a 1,000-pound satellite 4.9 billion miles across the solar system into orbit around a planet less than half the size of Earth, and just 28.5 million miles from the Sun.More »
Want To Become An Astronaut & Explore Space? There's An App For That!
Live your dream of becoming an astronaut from the comfort of your favorite armchair. Becoming an astronaut is every boy’s dream. Who doesn’t want to walk on the moon? Unfortunately that dream fades away for the vast majority of us when we grow up and realize NASA doesn’t employ ...
