Most powerful rocket ever edges closer to lift-off
• gizmag.comNASA's Space Launch System (SLS) has completed its critical design review – a major stepping stone on the way to becoming certified for manned spaceflight.
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Visualization Scientist Robert Hurt Takes NASA's Space Images...
• http://www.popphoto.com, By Stan HoraczekVisualization Scientist Robert Hurt Takes NASA's Space Images And Makes Them Beautiful
NASA just discovered 'Earth 2.0'
• http://www.businessinsider.com, Jessica OrwigScientists have discovered the very first Earth-like planet orbiting a sun-like star in the perfect sweet spot where liquid water could be sloshing on the planet's rocky surface, a team of scientists at NASA, SETI, and Cambridge University said Thurs
Rival Claims SpaceX Internet Satellites Could Block Its Own
• http://www.wired.comSatellite internet provider Intelsat has asked the Federal Communications Commission to reject an application from Elon Musk's private space company SpaceX for permission to test its proposed satellite internet service.
Moscow Could Be Prepping for Space War With Aggressive New Satellites
• http://www.thedailybeast.comThe Kremlin says its nimble new satellites are just for communications. But they look--and act--an awful lot like prototype weapons.
New NASA's DSCOVR satellite provides breathtaking view of Earth
• http://www.gizmag.com, By Anthony WoodNASA's Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR) has returned a breathtaking image of planet Earth from a distance of roughly one million miles from the homeworld.
What Alien Hunters Plan To Buy with $100 Million
• http://motherboard.vice.comRussian billionaire Yuri Milner just gave the hunt for alien life a giant cash infusion a $100 million investment.
A new NASA-funded study lays out a plan to return humans to the Moon
• http://www.theverge.comFootprints by 2021 and a permanent base by the 2030s
The Feds Could Be Trouble for Private Rocket Launches
• http://www.wired.comIn the privatized-space heyday of the 1990s, the space community talked about a "Teledesic winter." Teledesic was a Bill Gates-backed company promising to launch hundreds of satellites into sky--so many that their shadows, some speculated, might
Silicon Valley Titan Yuri Milner Bets $100M On Finding Alien Life
• http://www.popsci.com, By Sarah Fecht
Colonizing The Moon May Be 90 Percent Cheaper Than We Thought
• http://www.popsci.com, By Sarah FechtAnd that in turn could help us get to Mars, says NASA-commissioned study
That Physicist in Omaha Is still working on A Warp Drive in His Garage
• http://motherboard.vice.comWhen David Pares works in his garage at night, he has to do it by flashlight. That's because he just doesn't have the power for lights with what he says he's building in there: the first-ever working warp motor, the holy grail of sci-fi technol
Here's All the Pluto Science From New Horizons So Far
• http://www.wired.com, NICK STOCKTONWHEN THE SCIENTISTS of the New Horizons mission launched their probe nearly a decade ago, they had no idea what to expect when it reached Pluto. And the things it's revealed in the days since it made its closest approach to the dwarf planet have ex
A space rock worth $5.4 trillion is flying by Earth this weekend -- here's how to watch
• http://www.businessinsider.com, JESSICA ORWIGAsteroids might not look like much on the outside, but you shouldn't judge a book by its cover.
Planetary Resources finally deploys first spacecraft after explosive setback
• http://www.gizmag.com, By Eric MackThe asteroid-mining industry has taken a step closer to becoming an actual thing, with the successful deployment of Planetary Resources' Arkyd 3 Reflight (A3R) spacecraft from the International Space Station Wednesday night.
11 Potential Benefits of Exploring Deep Space
• http://mentalfloss.comThe cosmos is endlessly fascinating because of the mysteries it contains, but with exploration, we're getting ever closer to shedding some light on the dark corners of space (or should we say, dark matters). Missions in the coming years hope to unl
The Rosetta mission ahead of perihelion
• http://www.gizmag.com, By Anthony WoodReaching 67P/Churyumov??"Gerasimenko with Rosetta was an incredible feat of science and engineering that has revolutionized how we understand comets, but the fact is that the orbiter and its Philae partner are just entering the interesting part o
An Asteroid Mining Test Vehicle Just Launched From The Space Station
• http://www.popsci.com, By Sarah FechtRobo space miners, deploy!
REVEALED: How Nasa plan to send robots to Moon to build colony humans...
• http://www.express.co, By JON AUSTINREVEALED: How Nasa plan to send robots to Moon to build colony humans may one day live in
First close-up pics of Pluto reveal astounding discovery
• http://nypost.com, By Associated PressMankind's first close-up look at Pluto did not disappoint Wednesday: The pictures showed ice mountains on Pluto about as high as the Rockies and canyons on its big moon, Charon, that appear deeper than those on Earth.
7 Fascinating Facts We Just Learned About Pluto
• https://www.yahoo.com1. It may be a dwarf, but Pluto measures up better than we thought
Our SpaceFlight Heritage: One giant leap, the flight of Apollo 11
• http://www.spaceflightinsider.comJuly 16th, 2015 - Forty six years ago today, on July 16 1969, the crew of Apollo 11 lifted off from Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida - for the Moon.
Fly with an astronaut at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex
• Spaceflight NowThe Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex is now giving you the opportunity to strap into the Shuttle Launch Experience with two-time shuttle veteran Robert C. Springer from July 16-19.
The clearest photos ever taken of Pluto were just combined to make this amazing video
• http://www.businessinsider.com, Jessica OrwigNASA has been tense with anticipation for the last few weeks as its spacecraft, New Horizons, barreled through deep-space at over 30,000 mph on its way to Pluto.
New Horizons speeds past Pluto and into the history books
• http://www.gizmag.com, By David SzondyThe first age of deep space planetary exploration came to an end today as NASA's New Horizons spacecraft flew by Pluto at 7:49 am EDT.
Mars Tourists Will Be Just as Annoying as Regular Tourists
• http://www.wired.comVisiting Mars might sound like science fiction, but plenty of dreamers think it might soon be possible. SpaceX and Mars One have promised to colonize Earth's nearest neighbor within decades, and the cold, red planet eventually could become an epic
ULA set to launch tenth Block II GPS satellite
• http://www.spaceflightinsider.comCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla -- With weather conditions currently providing a 70 percent chance of favorable conditions for launch, Colorado-based United Launch Alliance (ULA ) is preparing an Atlas V 401 booster to deliver the tenth GPS Block IIF satellite
Zooming In On Pluto And Its Moons
• http://www.popsci.comThe latest and greatest images from the New Horizons mission
CHINA SHOWCASES PLANS TO BECOME THE LEADING SPACE POWER
• By Jeffrey Lin and P.W. SingerWhile NASA and private corporations such as SpaceX get much of the attention in the US, China is showing off its plans to become the leading space power via recent coverage on state media.
Cause of SpaceX Rocket Explosion Still Unknown, Elon Musk Says
• http://www.space.com, by Calla CofieldElon Musk has been speaking with reporters about the June 28 explosion of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, but the company CEO has not been able to offer any insight as to what went wrong.
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