Tag Archives: NASA

Leonard Nimoy Explains NASA’s Dawn Mission

Posted on January 8, 2013 by Brian

Mixing NASA and Leonard Nimoy is always a recipe for success. Adding ion propulsion engines just makes it that much cooler. (via)

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International Space Station Captures Dragon Capsule

Posted on October 10, 2012 by Brian

Early this morning, the crew of the International Space Station reached out with its robotic arm and captured SpaceX’s Dragon module. The capture and eventual docking marks the first privately driven cargo delivery to the space station, something that could … Continue reading →

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Neil Armstrong Dies at 82

Posted on August 26, 2012 by Brian

Neil Armstrong, commander of Apollo 11 and the first man to set foot on the moon, passed away yesterday at 82. “As long as there are history books, Neil Armstrong will be included in them,” said Charles Bolden. “As we … Continue reading →

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Touchdown! Curiosity is Wheels Down on Mars!

Posted on August 5, 2012 by Brian

There’s a few dozen celebrating mission control members at JPL right now as Curiosity, the newest and biggest rover from NASA, has safely gone wheels-down on Mars. The absolutely crazy, insane landing procedure looked like something out of a Michael … Continue reading →

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A Giant Leap For Mankind 43 Years Ago Today

Posted on July 20, 2012 by Brian

I always get chills when watching this video. It may not have been readily apparent to those watching at the time, but Apollo 11 nearly had to abort the landing attempt on three occasions. The first two were caused by … Continue reading →

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International Space Station Catches A Dragon By The Tail

Posted on May 25, 2012 by Brian

And we’ve got a little bit of space history made today. The Dragon Module, a crew and cargo capsule designed by Elon Musk’s SpaceX program, has just docked with the International Space Station. This is the first docking the multinational … Continue reading →

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Falcon 9 and Dragon Module Lift Off

Posted on May 22, 2012 by Brian

At 3:44 AM EDT Elon Musk and SpaceX’s Falcon 9 finally blasted off the launchpad today and began what may be a new era in spaceflight. For the SpaceX team, it had been a long and bumpy road to get to … Continue reading →

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