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MSFC Director: Commercial Space should be serious about Huntsville
Recently appointed Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) Director Patrick Scheuermann believes there is a buoyant future for the Alabama facility, citing the Center’s role with the Space Launch…
Year in review (Part II) – Through the solar system and beyond
For NASA’s unmanned explorers, 2012 was an astonishing year filled with discoveries and observations inside our solar system, at the outer reaches of our solar system, and in…
Year in Review (Part I) – Mars exploration dominates a year of redefinition
The year 2012 was a year like none other for NASA, one dominated not by human spaceflight activities but by redefinition. That redefinition saw the prominent rise of…
ULA Atlas V marks 50th EELV launch by lofting NROL-38 uphill
United Launch Alliance (ULA) have launched their Atlas V on Wednesday morning – marking the 50th EELV mission – carrying the NROL-38 payload for the US National Reconnaissance…
ULA Atlas V successfully launches at the second attempt with AEHF-2
The United Launch Alliance Atlas V has successfully launched the second Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEFH-2) communications satellite into orbit for the United States Air Force. Lift-off from…
Atlas V finally launches with MUOS – Centaur celebrates milestone
United Launch Alliance’s Altas V has launched at the third attempt on Friday at 5:15pm Eastern, lofting the first of five U.S. Navy’s Mobile User Objective System (MUOS)…
Enabling the future: NASA call for exploration revolution via NIAC concepts
NASA’s Space Technology Program announced on Monday they are looking for what they describe as “far-out” concepts and ideas, as part of the Agency’s NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts…
SLS capability touted for Europa Lander capability, Enceladus sample return
As the Space Launch System (SLS) teams head into their first full year since the vehicle was finally announced, fascinating – albeit well into the future – Exploration…
Year in Review – Part 1: NASA’s planetary probes dominate in 2011
It was an interesting year for NASA as the 2011 calendar brought about the retirement of the iconic Space Shuttle fleet, the completion of the USOS segment of…
Atlas V launches NASA’s MSL Rover ahead of journey to Mars
NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory has begun its mission to the Red Planet Saturday, with a launch aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket. Liftoff from Space Launch…
Curiosity/Atlas V teams set for holiday weekend launch to Mars
Set to return NASA on course to Mars, the Mars Science Laboratory, known colloquially as the Curiosity rover, stands ready with its Atlas V rocket for a Thanksgiving…
Voyager 1′s great escape: The search for interstellar space
Like its sister probe Voyager 2, the Voyager 1 spacecraft has been an instrumental force in our continued push to gain a better understanding of our solar system….
Thirty-four years after launch, Voyager 2 continues to explore
On August 20, 1977, the intrepid spacecraft Voyager 2 launched from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, FL on what was supposed to be only a four year…
The Voyagers: An unprecedented on-going mission of exploration
The Voyager spacecraft - NASA’s longest operational interplanetary probes – are about to enter their 34th year of operation, as they continue their sail out of the confines of…
ULA Atlas V launches NASA’s Juno on a path to Jupiter
United Launch Alliance (ULA) have launched their Atlas V carrying NASA’s Juno probe on its way to Jupiter on Friday. The liftoff of the flagship mission was delayed by…
Atlantis into down processing after MER review notes flawless return
Shuttle Atlantis has been given top marks for her return to Earth via the Mission Evaluation Room (MER) landing report – normally a highly technical, emotionless review into…
Atlantis arrives home to Kennedy – An emotional finale for Shuttle
Atlantis has concluded her historic 13-day mission to the International Space Station with a perfect landing at KSC. With a ‘go’ for deorbit and entry operations from Flight Controllers –…
Atlas V launches with SBIRS GEO-1 at second attempt
The United Launch Alliance (ULA) have successfully made a second attempt to launch their Atlas V 401 – from Cape Canaveral on Saturday at 2:10pm EDT – following…
Atlas V launches second X-37B OTV test flight mission
The United Launch Alliance (ULA) have launched their Atlas V 501 carrying the X-37B OTV-2 spacecraft on Saturday, the second attempt following Friday’s scrub due to unacceptable weather…
Atlas V launches with X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle
A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V 501 rocket has launched with the X-37B OTV-1 spacecraft. Launch was on schedule at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (CCAFS) at the start…
