News Topic: Nasa

Friday October 09 2009

Shoot The Moon

NASA probe hits moon south pole looking for water more »
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Sunday October 04 2009

Space Program Sees First Round Of Layoffs

More than 250 contract workers have lost their jobs in the first round of layoffs related to the planned shutdown of the space shuttle program by the end of 2010. more »
Friday September 11 2009

Space Shuttle Lands In California

Space shuttle Discovery and its seven astronauts are back on Earth after stormy weather in Florida detoured the shuttle to California. more »
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Saturday August 29 2009

Third Time’s A Charm

After three tries, the space shuttle Discovery is finally en route to the international space station. more »
Monday August 24 2009

NASA Preps Space Shuttle For Early Morning Launch

NASA is putting the finishing touches on Discovery for an early morning flight to the international space station. more »
Comment by ickthus: who pays for NASA????? who do you think they are??? how do you think you got to type on a puter?? where do you think most of the things we use as “high… 1 Responses »
Saturday July 25 2009

Hubble reawakens, snaps image of Jupiter Scar

Revamped Hubble telescope captured image of Jupiter's mysterious new scar more »
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Comment by carl: An amateur astronomer with a 14 inch telescope had to bring it to their attention. Wish I had a 14 inch telescope! Got a couple of smaller ones but the… 1 Responses »
Tuesday July 21 2009

NASA Going To Mars And Beyond

NASA's new boss says he would be "incredibly disappointed" if people aren't on Mars - or even beyond it - in his lifetime. more »
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Monday July 20 2009

Massive Moon Pie Marks 40th Anniversary Of Moon Landing

The moon pie is 40 inches in diameter, six inches high and weighs 55 pounds. more »
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Comment by Surf: GOOD GRIEF….whatever happened to cakes, just plain ole cakes..I guess since it was “moon landing”, they HAD to have a moon pie…..Freddie… 3 Responses »
Thursday July 16 2009

NASA Refurbishes Video Copies of Moon Landing

With the help of Hollywood, those historic, grainy images of the first men on the moon never looked better. more »
Comment by KxVicious: Fake! view »
Tuesday July 14 2009

Shuttle Launch Delayed… Again

Perhaps the 6th attempt will be successful for NASA's Space Shuttle Endeavour. more »
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Monday July 13 2009

Landing On The Moon

New website will recreate the Apollo 11 mission in real time, as the 40th anniversary of the launch approaches. more »
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Comment by baydream: It was a fantastic time, 1969. I was a teenager (15) and remember it well. I still have newspapers that I saved from the Gemini and Apollo spaceflights.… 5 Responses »
Wednesday July 08 2009

Arctic Ice Disappearing

Satellite shows big thinning of old Arctic sea ice more »
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Comment by alabamaoutlaw: Temps fluctuations of less than one degree is nothing to worry about.If you look at the data available.I remember in the seventies it was going to be another… 16 Responses »
Tuesday June 02 2009

Shuttle Lands In Florida Nine Days After Landing On Earth

The shuttle made the trip from California anchored to the top of a Boeing 747. more »
Monday June 01 2009

Shuttle Atlantis Begins Piggyback Ride Home

A NASA Boeing 747 carrying the shuttle took off from Edwards Air Force Base. Atlantis landed in California May 24 because of poor weather in Florida. more »
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Friday May 29 2009

NASA Marks 50th Anniversary Of Monkeys In Space

Able and Miss Baker were lofted from Cape Canaveral on May 28, 1959, in the nose cone of an Army Jupiter missile. They traveled 360 miles into space during the 16-minute mission. more »
Comment by ickthus: the time of the moon landing i should say. 2 Responses »

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