By Mike Killian, on June 25th, 2017
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope sits in front of the door to Chamber A, a giant thermal vacuum chamber located at NASA’s Johnson Space Center. The telescope was moved into the chamber on June 20, where it will spend the summer undergoing 93 days of tests at sub-freezing cryogenic temperatures. The telescope will […]
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By Ben Evans, on June 3rd, 2015 Fifty years ago, today, on 3 June 1965, the Mission Control Center (MCC) in Houston, Texas, provided primary support for its first human spaceflight. In doing so, it placed Houston permanently on the intergalactic map. Image Credit: William Foster/NASA
Over the last 50 years, Houston—the seat of Harris County and the most populous […]
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By Mike Killian, on March 30th, 2015 Artist’s concept of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). Image Credit: NASA/ESA
The most sophisticated and ambitious space-based observatory ever conceived by the human mind continues to take shape through various aerospace centers across the country, where work is progressing steadily with development of NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). This year is […]
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By Ben Evans, on March 14th, 2015 Twenty years ago, this week, NASA astronaut Norm Thagard embarked on the United States’ first long-duration space station expedition in more than two decades. Photo Credit: NASA
Today, in 2015, it seems hard to imagine U.S. astronauts being totally unaccustomed to long-duration spaceflight. Over the past two decades, around 50 Americans—from civilian medical […]
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By Ben Evans, on February 22nd, 2015 In its third incarnation, the mission of Karol “Bo” Bobko finally takes flight on 12 April 1985. Photo Credit: NASA, via Joachim Becker/SpaceFacts.de
Three decades ago, the shuttle program appeared bulletproof. In 1984, astronauts embarked on untethered EVAs, deployed satellites and performed scientific research, retrieved and repaired the crippled Solar Max observatory, and […]
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By Ben Evans, on February 21st, 2015 The “core” NASA crew of Mission 41F, scheduled for launch on 9 August 1984 for a seven-day flight. From left to right are Commander Karol “Bo” Bobko, Pilot Don Williams and Mission Specialists Dave Griggs, Rhea Seddon and Jeff Hoffman. Photo Credit: NASA, via Joachim Becker/SpaceFacts.de
Thirty years ago, this week, the shuttle […]
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By Ben Evans, on February 19th, 2015 Terry Virts undergoes a dry run for his EVA suiting procedure, ahead of Friday’s planned EVA-29. Photo Credit: Terry Virts/NASA/Twitter
Just a few weeks shy of the 50th anniversary of humanity’s first spacewalk, Expedition 42 Commander Barry “Butch” Wilmore and Flight Engineer Terry Virts are scheduled to venture outside the International Space Station […]
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By Ben Evans, on February 1st, 2015 As evidenced by the clock on the main screen at 14:15:05 GMT (9:15:05 a.m. EST), this view of a tense Mission Control was acquired a quarter of an hour after the first sign of trouble … and a minute ahead of Columbia’s expected landing. By now, everyone was aware that all hope was […]
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By Ben Evans, on January 3rd, 2015 The CRS-5 mission is the fifth dedicated Dragon cargo flight under the language of SpaceX’s $1.6 billion Commercial Resupply Services (CRS) contract with NASA. Credit: NASA
Almost three weeks later than originally planned, SpaceX—the Hawthorne, Calif.-based launch services company, headed by entrepreneur Elon Musk—is primed to launch its fifth dedicated Dragon cargo mission […]
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By Ben Evans, on May 11th, 2014 Two decades have passed since Endeavour’s maiden voyage; a voyage which set record after record in terms of EVA, accomplishment and astronaut endurance, including the first (and so far only) three-person spacewalk. She continued to set records for the rest of her operational life. Photo Credit: NASA
Twenty-two years ago, on 7 May […]
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