Tag Archives: Manned spacecraft

SpaceX CRS-6 Mission to ISS is a Go

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After 6 successful missions to the International Space Station, including 5 official resupply missions for NASA, SpaceX is set to launch its 6th official Commercial Resupply (CRS) mission to the...

ISS Astronauts get 3D Tracking Wearable developed by Draper Laboratory

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A new wearable helps NASA to design more space efficient spacecrafts. This could become even more important for Mars missions. The useable area aboard a spacecraft is very limited once you fill...

NASA tests Flying Saucer shaped Mars Lander

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NASA works on new technology to land cargo on Mars. NASA calls this new spaceship Low-Density Supersonic Decelerator (LDSD).Yesterday scientists and engineers at the NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory...

Scott Kelly and Mikhail Kornienko will spend One Year in Space

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Today the two men launched into space to begin an adventure no human has done before. NASA astronaut Scott Kelly and Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko are on their...

Orion Spashdown

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The Orion has launched into space for a four-and-a-half hour mission. Orion has reached the orbit 3,604 miles above Earth will be splashing down in the Pacific at 11:29am ET. Orion will...

Orion reached 3,604 miles and will Splashdown at 11:29am ET

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After canceling yesterday's launch, NASA had more luck today and successfully launched Orion into space. The plan is to have the un-crewed Orion orbit 3,600 miles above Earth before splashing down in...

Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo Crash Investigation is Underway

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Virgin Galactic which is owned by Branson's Virgin Group and Aabar Investments PJS of Abu Dhabi, faced a tragedy the past Friday when the SpaceShip Two which design was inspired by the aerospace...

Virgin Galactic SpaceShipTwo Crash: 1 Pilot Dead, 1 Injured

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Celebrities like Ashton Kutcher and Justin Bieber along with other space enthusiasts paid a big amount to Virgin Galactic company for a ticket to explore the world. Virgin Galactic launched its new...

Virgin Galactic SpaceShipTwo Crashed

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The Virgin Galactic SpaceShipTwo has crashed during a test flight. Virgin Galactic issued a brief statement:"Virgin Galactic’s partner Scaled Composites conducted a powered test flight of...