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After nearly 11 years as CNN’s space correspondent, Miles O’Brien found himself in 2003 at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida covering the launch of the space shuttle Columbia:
As part of the post-launch routine, NASA began sharing several replays o… Continue reading CNN Reporter ‘Still Haunted’ By Space Shuttle Columbia Disaster
NASA is gearing up to launch an advanced solar sail spacecraft later this month. Using a new boom made of lightweight polymer composites, the Advanced Composite Solar Sail System is scheduled to lift off on April 24.Continue ReadingCategory: Space, Sci… Continue reading Advanced solar sail mission prepares to catch the wind in the void of space
NASA is gearing up to launch an advanced solar sail spacecraft later this month. Using a new boom made of lightweight polymer composites, the Advanced Composite Solar Sail System is scheduled to lift off on April 24.Continue ReadingCategory: Space, Sci… Continue reading Advanced solar sail mission prepares to catch the wind in the void of space
Launched aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia in July of 1999, the Chandra X-ray Observatory is the most capable space telescope of its kind. As of this writing, the spacecraft is …read more Continue reading Chandra X-ray Observatory Threatened by Budget Cuts
NASA engineers have narrowed down the problem with the Voyager 1 deep space probe to a single faulty chip. It may now be possible to work around the corrupted memory and return the 47-year old interstellar spacecraft to an operational condition.Continu… Continue reading Faulty chip may be clue to Voyager 1 computer fix
If you were lucky enough to be near the path of totality, and didn’t have your view obscured by clouds, yesterday’s eclipse provided some very memorable views. But you know …read more Continue reading Double-Checking NASA’s Eclipse Estimate at Home
CNN revisits 2003’s disastrous landing of the Space Shuttle Columbia tonight with two “immersive” specials co-produced by BBC and Mindhouse Productions “featuring exclusive interviews and revealing never-before-broadcast footage,” according to an annou… Continue reading CNN Investigates ‘Space Shuttle Columbia: The Final Flight’
After more than forty-six years all of us are likely to feel the wear of time, and Voyager 1 is no different. Following months of harrowing troubleshooting as the far-flung …read more Continue reading Voyager 1 Issue Tracked Down to Defective Memory Chip
NASA has revealed the four vehicles that astronauts will drive on the Moon, awarding contracts totaling US$4.6 billion to Intuitive Machines, Lunar Outpost and Venturi Astrolab to develop the Lunar Terrain Vehicle (LTV) ahead of the Artemis V mission l… Continue reading NASA selects four next-generation lunar vehicles
There are 16 critical infrastructure sectors, and experts are deeply divided on whether space systems should be the 17th.
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