Waking up hundreds of miles above the Himalayas, astronaut Scott Kelly broke the U.S. record Friday for the most time…
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How Sandra Bullock studied with a real astronaut for ‘Gravity’ (over a nice merlot)
In the new film “Gravity,” directed by Alfonso Cuarón, Sandra Bullock spends most of her time alone, in zero gravity…
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It turns out that sailing through interstellar space isn’t so peaceful. NASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft — the only object made…
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UK to launch commercial spaceport by 2018
The U.K. government is laying the groundwork for its first spaceport in anticipation of a growing space tourism demand and…
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UAE plans first Arab spaceship to Mars in 7 years
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – Having scaled the heights of Earth with the world’s tallest tower, the United Arab Emirates…
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Student science projects destroyed in unmanned rocket explosion
OAKLAND, Calif. – Eighteen groups of students have lost science projects that were onboard an unmanned rocket that exploded in…
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SpaceX receives FAA approval for proposed spaceport in Texas
The Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) office of Commercial Space Transportation has published a “Record of Decision” giving approval for a…
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Aldrin backs #Apollo45 campaign to commemorate moon landing
It has been almost 45 years since an estimated 600 million people on Earth watched Apollo 11 crew members Neil…
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