Space and Astronomy News Headlines

mlurp · #1 (**permalink**) 05-31-2012, 01:22 PM

Well I give you some of the space news. Most of it is on the Dragon Space Craft.
But there is more listed and at the site. So pick your news.

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With Dragon Success, SpaceX Set for More Private Spaceflights Mike Wall - SPACE.com - 41 mins ago
SpaceX's historic test flight to the International Space Station may be over, but the company's commercial Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket will be flying again … More »With Dragon Success, SpaceX Set for More Private Spaceflights

SpaceX Dragon Capsule Splashes Down in Pacific, Ending Historic Test Flight Clara Moskowitz - SPACE.com - 2 hrs 26 mins ago
This story was updated at 11:59 a.m. EDT. More »SpaceX Dragon Capsule Splashes Down in Pacific, Ending Historic Test Flight

SpaceX's Dragon Space Capsule Headed Back to Earth Clara Moskowitz - SPACE.com - 3 hrs ago
This story was updated at 11:04 a.m. EDT. More »SpaceX's Dragon Space Capsule Headed Back to Earth

ISS astronauts release SpaceX Dragon capsule Reuters - 7 hrs ago
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Astronauts aboard the International Space Station released Space Exploration Technologies' unmanned Dragon cargo capsule on Thursday, … More »ISS astronauts release SpaceX Dragon capsule

SpaceX's Private Dragon Supply Ship Departs Space Station Clara Moskowitz - SPACE.com - 8 hrs ago
The world's first commercial space cargo ship, the unmanned Dragon capsule, cast off from the International Space Station today (May 31) as it prepares to return to … More »SpaceX's Private Dragon Supply Ship Departs Space Station

FAA Clears Virgin Galactic to Begin SpaceShipTwo Rocket Test Flights Brian Berger, Space News - SPACE.com - 8 hrs ago
WASHINGTON — The developer of Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo suborbital space tourism vehicle has won U.S. regulatory approval to begin powered flight testing of the … More »FAA Clears Virgin Galactic to Begin SpaceShipTwo Rocket Test Flights

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mlurp · #2 (**permalink**) 07-28-2012, 05:54 PM

Plenty more at the site but these will do for starters.

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Russia to Re-Try Space Station Docking Test Saturday SPACE.com Staff - SPACE.com - 7 hrs ago
Russia will try to test a new spacecraft docking system again Saturday (July 28) with an unmanned cargo ship at the International Space Station, after a first attempt … More »Russia to Re-Try Space Station Docking Test Saturday

NASA X-Ray Mirror Idea Inspired by Scotch Tape (No, Really!) SPACE.com Staff - SPACE.com - 8 hrs ago
Scotch tape, that transparent, sticky hero of offices everywhere, could be a NASA superstar as well. More »NASA X-Ray Mirror Idea Inspired by Scotch Tape (No, Really!)

Meteor Shower Peaks Tonight, Hampered by Moon Mike Wall - SPACE.com - 8 hrs ago
An annual meteor shower peaks this weekend, but skywatchers shouldn't expect too much, experts say. More »Meteor Shower Peaks Tonight, Hampered by Moon

Danish Space Travel Team Launches Private Rocket Test Tariq Malik - SPACE.com - Fri, Jul 27, 2012
A Danish group of amateur spaceflight enthusiasts launched a homemade rocket Friday (July 27) on a trial flight to test vital technologies for a private manned space … More »Danish Space Travel Team Launches Private Rocket Test

Summer Streakers: How to Catch the Upcoming Meteor Showers Joe Rao - SPACE.com - Fri, Jul 27, 2012
For Northern Hemisphere observers, the latter half of July and on into August is usually regarded as "meteor viewing season," with one of the best displays of the year … More »Summer Streakers: How to Catch the Upcoming Meteor Showers

Apollo Moon Landing Flags Still Standing, Photos Reveal Clara Moskowitz - SPACE.com - Fri, Jul 27, 2012
An enduring question ever since the manned moon landings of the 1960s has been: Are the flags planted by the astronauts still standing? More »

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mlurp · #3 (**permalink**) 08-09-2012, 06:46 PM

Uncleaned as pre-season football is already started. But very informative. and this is about half of whats at the site.

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NASA's 'green' planetary test lander crashes Seth Borenstein, AP Science Writer - AP - 1 hr 39 mins ago
Earlier this week NASA safely landed a robotic rover on Mars about 150 million miles away. But on Thursday here on Earth, a test model planetary lander crashed and burned … More »NASA's 'green' planetary test lander crashes

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Twin NASA Satellites to Probe Earth's Harsh Radiation Belts Clara Moskowitz - SPACE.com - 2 hrs 10 mins ago
A pair of spacecraft in suits of armor will brave one of the toughest environments in space when they launch later this month to study radiation around Earth. More »Twin NASA Satellites to Probe Earth's Harsh Radiation Belts

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NASA's Morpheus lander in fiery crash at Cape Canaveral Reuters - 3 hrs ago
MIAMI (Reuters) - NASA'S Project Morpheus lander, an experimental vehicle designed with a view toward future U.S. space missions beyond Earth's orbit, crashed and burst … More »NASA's Morpheus lander in fiery crash at Cape Canaveral

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NASA Moon Lander Prototype Explodes in Test Flight Mike Wall - SPACE.com - 4 hrs ago
This story was updated at 3:40 p.m. EDT. More »NASA Moon Lander Prototype Explodes in Test Flight

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Mars Rover Curiosity Beams Home 1st Color Panorama of Red Planet Denise Chow - SPACE.com - 4 hrs ago
NASA's Mars rover Curiosity has captured a magnificent postcard from the Red Planet — a 360-degree color view that offers a glimpse of the rover's colorful and apparently … More »Mars Rover Curiosity Beams Home 1st Color Panorama of Red Planet

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NASA test planetary lander burns and crashes SETH BORENSTEIN - AP - 5 hrs ago
A prototype NASA lander crashed and burned in a test flight at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. More »NASA test planetary lander burns and crashes

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Mars Rover Curiosity Stars in National Geographic TV Documentary Tonight Tariq Malik - SPACE.com - 6 hrs ago
After a daredevil landing on Mars this week, NASA's new rover Curiosity is gearing up for the long haul on the Red Planet. But the rover still has time to star in a … More »

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