Tag Archives: Manned spacecraft

NASA Rocket Explodes at Launch

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NASA suffered a setback as rocket bringing a shuttle for the ISS into space exploded. Orbital Sciences Corp’s Antares rocket and Cygnus cargo spacecraft have been scheduled 6:22 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 28...

SpaceX Launches Dragon Cargo Ship for NASA

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The night sky over Florida was well lit on Sunday after SpaceX, private spaceflight company, launched the Dragon spacecraft in a spectacular launch event. The spacecraft, designed for the...

SpaceX and Boeing build manned NASA Spaceships

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After three years relying on Russia to transport Astronauts into space, NASA is finally getting back on track on using their own ships. NASA has contracted two private companies to build spaceships....

Sir Richard Branson talks about his Space Venture on David Letterman

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Sir Richard Branson was guest on the David Letterman Show last night. Letterman asked him about his commercial space venture Virgin Galactic. Somehow Branson is not coming across that confident about...

Hank Hartsfield, former NASA astronaut pilot of space shuttle Discovery, Dies at 80

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NASA astronaut Henry "Hank" Hartsfield died Thursday, July 17. The 80-year-old man commanded the maiden voyage of NASA's space shuttle Discovery after waiting 13 years to pilot a space mission....

NASA hopes to launch Flying Saucer Soon

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — NASA hopes to try again to launch a "flying saucer" into Earth's atmosphere to test Mars mission technology after losing the chance because of bad weather, project managers said...

Target: A Moment Of Truth Is Just Days Away

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On June 11, when Target holds its annual meeting, shareholders will make a decision that could have far-reaching impact beyond this particular company or, for that matter, the entire retail sector....

X-15 Test Pilot Bill Dana Passes Away at 83

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Bill Dana was not only a test pilot but an aeronautical engineer and an astronaut to boot. X-15 test pilot Bill Dana was one of those wonderful personalities who began their careers at NASA way back...

World War III Could Start In Space

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Nearly a century after Robert Goddard launched his first liquid-fuel rocket, we are now inextricably linked to the hundreds of spacecraft which race around our planet at speeds that would make Chuck...