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NASA puts shuttle launch pad in Florida up for lease
ReutersCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., May 23 (Reuters) - Nearly two years after space shuttle Atlantis blasted off for the last time, NASA on Thursday put out a "For Lease" notice for one of its shuttle launch pads in Florida. In a notice posted on its procurement...Tags: Cape Canaveral, Space Programs, Rocketry, SpaceX, Atlantis
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NASA chief views prototype ion engine for asteroid-capture mission; meets with engineers
AP Science WriterPASADENA, Calif. (AP) — Surrounded by engineers, NASA chief Charles Bolden inspected a prototype spacecraft engine that could power an audacious mission to lasso an asteroid and tow it closer to Earth for astronauts to explore. Bolden checked on...Tags: Space Programs, Charles F. Bolden, Jr., Science and Technology, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, NASA
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NASA to lease old KSC shuttle pad for commercial launches
WASHINGTON -- An old space shuttle launch pad at Kennedy Space Center soon could be home to commercial rockets under a plan announced Friday by NASA. The agency plans to lease what's known as Pad 39A to prospective tenants. Possible candidates include...Tags: Kennedy Space Center, SpaceX, NASA
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'Cosmic Wonder': New Adler show goes deep into universe
I've seen three shows now in Adler Planetarium's still new, still state-of-the-art central domed theater, and I remain amazed at the quality of the celestial imagery and at the precision with which it is projected up on the dome. Journeys into distant...
Tags: NASA Mars Exploration Program, Adler Planetarium, Arts and Culture, Microsoft Corporation, NASA
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The Week in Pictures | April 15 – April 21, 2013
FrameworkThe eyes of the world were on Boston this week with the two bomb blasts during the marathon on Monday and subsequent manhunt for two brothers believed to be the perpetrators.... -
Pictures in the News | April 19, 2013
FrameworkFriday's Pictures in the News begins in Boston, where an extensive manhunt for a suspect linked to the Boston Marathon bombings was underway this morning after a night of terror and violence left another suspect dead, one police officer killed and one... -
NASA chief: Visiting an asteroid is all we can afford
WASHINGTON — A NASA plan to send astronauts to an asteroid was met with skepticism Wednesday when NASA Chief Charlie Bolden presented the idea to top space officials in Congress — though their doubts may not be enough to sink the program. The...
Tags: Bill Nelson, Ted Cruz, Space Programs, U.S. Congress, Mo Brooks
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New view of Horsehead Nebula: Ethereal wisps of gas and space dust
Giant wispy clouds of gas and space dust rise to heights of 5-light years "tall" in this new image of the Horsehead Nebula that comes to us courtesy of the Hubble Space Telescope. The Horsehead Nebula is 1,300 light years away from Earth in the...
Tags: Astronomy, Chess Playing, NASA
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NASA wants to lasso an asteroid. Here's how it could work
How do you capture an asteroid that is zipping through space, move it into a stable orbit around the Earth-moon system stable enough that an astronaut can visit it? NASA has some ideas. In a new video released Wednesday, the space agency illustrates how...
Tags: Space Programs, Science and Technology, NASA, Science
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Look to the stars at area planetariums
Lehigh Valley ParentingThere’s a lot to see in the sky — Jupiter and its moons, a comet that has just appeared above the horizon and the hazy spiral of the Andromeda galaxy. And two area planetariums are offering a great deal: public shows to encourage people to... -
Hubble has 3 more years to make amazing discoveries, NASA says
This post has been corrected. See the note below for details.Scientists and space junkies got some good news from NASA on Friday: The space agency announced it would keep the Hubble Space Telescope's science operations going at least through April 30, 2016. The three-year extension will cost NASA $76 million,...Tags: Entertainment Events, Space Programs, Adam Riess, Nobel Prize Awards, Science and Technology
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Pictures in the News | Feb. 6, 2013
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