Astronomy
SpaceX to test astronaut rescue system on May 6.
SpaceX is set to blast off a crew capsule on May 6 to test an astronaut rescue system designed to save lives in case of an emergency in a human spaceflight.
The Dragon capsule with a dummy astronaut named Buster is ready to be blasted from a platform at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida after 7 a.m. EDT [Eastern Daylight Time].I need more information »
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Apollo 13 Could Have Become A Space Tomb
We are celebrating the 40th anniversary of Apollo 13 mission . As we know that Apollo 13 was the third Apollo mission which was supposed to land on the Moon but unfortuntely a mid oxygen tank rupture caused sufficient damage to force the landing to be...
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Sts-128 Launch
Update 4: NASA has decided to attempt launching at 11:59 p.m. on Friday, August 28. This is to allow more time for the engineers to analyze the problem that had occurred. Update 3: During the 48 hour scrub, NASA will try to analyze the problem....
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Good Morning From The International Space Station.
NASA astronaut Scott Kelly, currently on a year-long mission on the International Space Station, took this photograph of a sunrise and posted it to social media on Aug. 10, 2015. Kelly wrote, "#GoodMorning to those in the western #USA. Looks like there's...
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Spacex Successfully Tests Astronaut Escape System
SpaceX [Space Exploration Technologies Corporation] has successfully tested an astronaut escape system to carry out astronauts safely in a life-threatening situation on the launch pad. I need more information »...
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Nasa Evacuates Its Crew On International Space Station After Ammonia Leak Alarm.
NASA evacuated astronauts from its side of the International Space Station Wednesday after an alarm indicated a possible toxic leak. Officials later said a false sensor set off the alarm, rather than an actual leak of ammonia. In the meantime, the...
Astronomy