Posts Tagged ‘ NASA ’

Fifteen days to expected Mars Rover launch

November 10, 2011
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Fifteen days to expected Mars Rover launch

The Mars Science Laboratory, the largest and most complex machine that has ever landed on another planet, is on target to launch on Nov. 25 at 7:25 a.m. PST.

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SpaceX releases future-of-spaceflight concept

September 30, 2011
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SpaceX releases future-of-spaceflight concept

Elon Musk's SpaceX has been working hard to advance commercial spaceflight, pushing NASA to allow flights to ISS on an accelerated schedule and making bold claims about flights to the Moon and beyond. Check out this (pretty awesome, I think) conce...

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Mercury’s Explosive Volcanic History Revealed

September 29, 2011
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Mercury’s Explosive Volcanic History Revealed

The latest images and science from NASA's Mercury-orbiting spacecraft reveal that the planet has a much more active, exciting history than we thought.

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Astronomers Plead for Space Telescope’s Life

September 21, 2011
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Astronomers Plead for Space Telescope’s Life

NASA officials and leading astronomers say the James Webb Space Telescope, successor to the Hubble Space Telescope, should still fly despite mounting criticism, cost increases, and disagreements within the astronomy community.

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Help NASA Build Smartphone Apps

September 21, 2011
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Help NASA Build Smartphone Apps

NASA wants you and your smartphone to help it address global problems. On Sept. 20, the agency announced the International Space Apps Competition asking scientists, engineers, and ordinary citizens to develop apps that use publicly released scientific data to study things like weather-related hazards and other pressing issues.

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Last Week to Apply to Show in The Mercury’s Annual Fashion Show!

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The clock is ticking! Applications for designers interested in showing in this year's eighth annual Mercury Spring Fashion show are due by 5 pm...

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