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First NASA lander to study Mars' interior launches from California
An Atlas 5 rocket soared into space early on May 5 from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, carrying NASA's first robotic lander designed for exploring the deep interior of another planet on its voyage to Mars.
NASA sending robotic geologist to Mars to dig super deep
Six years after last landing on Mars, NASA is sending a robotic geologist to dig deeper than ever before to take the planet's temperature.
Scott Kelly Spent a Year in Space, and Now He Has Different DNA Than His Identical Twin Brother
Scott and Mark Kelly are identical twin brothers — at least, they were until Scott spent a year living in space.
Bulgarian Viden Tabakov - Among the Scientists Credited For Apollo 11's Success
„One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind." U.S. astronaut Neil Armstrong's words became symbolic of the Apollo 11 mission, which took mankind to the Moon for the first time.
Trump Plans to Privatize the International Space Station
The US Administration of Donald Trump plans to privatize the International Space Station (ISS) and turn it into a privately-owned enterprise on a commercial basis. This is reported by the Washington Post, which announcd the project.
John Young, ‘most experienced’ U.S. astronaut, dies at 87
U.S. astronaut John Young, who walked on the moon in 1972 and even smuggled a corned beef sandwich into orbit during a career that made him the only person to fly with three NASA space programs, has died at age 87, officials said on Jan. 6.
Donald Trump Signs Directive to Send Astronauts Back to Moon
US President Donald Trump has directed Nasa to plan a crewed mission to the Moon for the first time since 1972, reported BBC.
It will focus on long-term explorations and use of the Moon's surface, in partnership with the private sector.
Mr Trump also said the program would lay the foundation for an eventual mission to Mars, although he did not give a date for this.
Learning to fly with NASA’s spacewalk simulator (VIDEO)
What you’re looking at is not a production set photo from Gravity, but rather a training simulation for Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen. He’s suspended over a mockup of the International Space Station (ISS), while attached to the Active Response Gravity Offload System (ARGOS) at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas.
NASA Live – Earth From Space (video)
The International Space Station – ISS – circles the earth at 240 miles above the planet, on the edge of space in low earth orbit. The station is crewed by NASA astronauts as well as Russian Cosmonauts and a mixture of Japanese, Canadian and European astronauts as well.
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Astronaut reveals what space smells like – It isn’t good (VIDEOS)
In 2015, Scott Kelly set the record for the total accumulated number of days spent in space – 350.4 to be precise – the longest space mission by a US astronaut.
So when he did a Twitter Q&A, people paid attention.