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Watch NASA's SpaceX Crew-10 Dock With Space Station In This Time-Lapse
New ReviewSpaceX's Dragon spacecraft carrying NASA astronauts Anne McClain, commander; and Nichole Ayers, pilot; along with mission specialists JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Takuya Onishi, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Kirill...
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Inside Gigantic Factory Building US's Most Powerful Space Rockets
New ReviewToday on the Frame, we take you on an exciting tour of how some of the largest rockets in the USA are produced.
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OTD In Space - August 3: MESSENGER Spacecraft Launches To Mercury
On Aug. 3, 2004, NASA launched the MESSENGER spacecraft on a historic first mission to orbit the planet Mercury. The spacecraft's name stands for the MErcury Surface, Space ENvironment, GEochemistry and Ranging mission. It blasted off...
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OTD In Space - July 26: Space Shuttle Returns To Flight With STS-114
On July 26, 2005, the space shuttle Discovery launched on the first "Return to Flight" mission following the Columbia disaster that killed seven crewmembers a little over two years earlier. A few seconds after launching from Kennedy...
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OTD In Space - July 19: Christa McAuliffe Named 1st 'Teacher In Space'
On July 19, 1985, a high school teacher named Christa McAuliffe was selected to become the first American civilian to fly to space. McAuliffe won NASA's Teacher in Space Project and was selected from more than 11,000 applicants to ride...
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NASA releases amazing high-speed video of rocket test
New high-dynamic-range camera records impressive details of plume
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Visiting Space Center Houston
Howcast - Learn about Space Center Houston in this Howcast travel video.
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Sweden’s Arctic spaceport is gearing up to launch the first satellites from mainland Europe
The Swedish Space Corporation (SSC) is partnering with US and South Korean rocket providers with a focus on sustainability and national security.
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OTD In Space - July 14: New Horizons Flies By Pluto
On July 14, 2015, a spacecraft flew by Pluto for the first time! NASA's New Horizons spacecraft spent 9.5 years making the 3-billion-mile journey to Pluto. When it finally arrived, it took some amazing photos of the dwarf planet's...
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OTD In Space - July 11: Abandoned Skylab Returns To Earth
On July 11, 1979, the abandoned U.S. space station Skylab made a spectacular return to Earth as it burned up in the atmosphere, showering debris over the Indian Ocean and Western Australia. The last crew left the space station in 1974....
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OTD In Space - July 9: Voyager 2’s Closest Approach To Jupiter
On July 9, 1979, NASA's Voyager 2 spacecraft made its closest approach to Jupiter. It came within 354,000 miles (570,000 kilometers) of the planet's cloud tops. Voyager 2 was one of two space probes launched by NASA in 1977 to study the...
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OTD In Space - July 8: Atlantis Launches On Final Mission
On July 8, 2011, the space shuttle Atlantis launched on its final mission. Atlantis was the last of NASA's space shuttles to fly into space. It went on 33 missions since 1985, ferrying astronauts to and from space stations, and even...
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NASA's SPHEREx Telescope Begins Mapping The Entire Sky
NASA has begun taking 3,600 unique images each day to create a new map of the cosmos with its newly-launched SPHEREx observatory. Credit: NASA
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OTD In Space - July 1: Kennedy Space Center Established
Happy Birthday, Kennedy Space Center! On July 1, 1962, NASA established the Launch Operations Center — which was later renamed the Kennedy Space Center — on the east coast of Florida. After President John F. Kennedy famously said that...
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Time-Lapse Of NASA Astronauts Exiting ISS Airlock During Spacewalk
NASA astronauts Nichole Ayers and Anne McClain complete egress of the International Space Station during a spacewalk mission. Credit: Space.com | footage courtesy: NASA | edited by Steve Spaleta
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OTD In Space - June 18: America’s First Woman In Space
On June 18, 1983, NASA astronaut Sally Ride became America's first woman in space after she and four colleagues blasted off on the space shuttle Challenger for the STS-7 mission. The astronauts spent 6 days in space deployed two...
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OTD In Space - June 17: First Arab And Muslim In Space
On June 17, 1985, the Space Shuttle Discovery launched on NASA's STS-51-G mission, carrying payload specialist Sultan Salman Abdulaziz Al Saud, a Royal Saudi Air Force pilot who became the first Arab and first Muslim in space. And...
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Stunning Aurora Time-Lapse From Space Captured By NASA's Don Pettit
Watch the pair of amazing time-lapses of the Aurora Borealis from the International Space Station captured by NASA astronaut Don Pettit. Credit: Space.com | footage courtesy: NASA/Don Pettit | edited by Steve Spaleta Music: Aurora by...
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OTD In Space - June 11: International Crew Returns To Earth
On June 11, 2015, NASA astronaut Terry Virts, Italian astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti of the European Space Agency and Russian Anton Shkaplerov returned to Earth after 199 days on the International Space Station. The trio made up the...
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Lucy Spacecraft Captured 1st Ever Close-Up Views Of Asteroid Donaldjohanson
NASA's Lucy spacecraft has captured the first-ever view of asteroid Donaldjohanson. It was reported by NASA the spacecraft’s closest approach distance was 600 miles (960 km). Credit: Space.com | imagery: NASA/Goddard/SwRI/Johns Hopkins...
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OTD In Space - June 8: X-15 Makes First Glide Flight
On June 8, 1959, NASA's rocket-powered X-15 experimental plane made its first glide flight. The X-15 rocket plane was part of a series of experimental hypersonic aircraft. This flight marked the beginning of almost a decade of research...
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OTD In Space - June 7: Gemini 4 Returns To Earth
On June 7, 1965, after a four-day mission and 62 orbits, NASA's Gemini 4 mission returned to Earth with an Atlantic Ocean splashdown. Gemini 4 was NASA's 10th manned spaceflight. It included the first spacewalk by an American astronaut....
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OTD In Space - June 6: Thagard Breaks Space Endurance Record
On June 6, 1995, American astronaut Norman Thagard broke NASA's space endurance record at the time of 84 days, 1 hour and 16 minutes while aboard the Russian space station Mir. Thagard, a veteran of four shuttle flights, was considered...
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OTD In Space - June 5: Endeavour Launches On Mission To ISS
On June 5, 2002, the space shuttle Endeavour launched on the STS-111 mission from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida to the International Space Station. The launch was originally scheduled for May 30th, but was delayed first by bad...