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'Sputnikfest': How Wisconsin Celebrates Historic Fall of Soviet Satellite
Sputnikfest 2013 Poster
October 1st, 2013
On Sept. 6, 1962, a chunk of the Soviet Union's Sputnik IV satellite dropped into the middle of a street in Manitowoc, Wis. To this day, that event is celebrated at Sputnikfest, an annual sci-fi and art festival that its organizers call "wacky tacky."
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Dust and Light | Space Wallpaper
Rho Ophiuchi and Antares Nebulae by Tom O’Donoghue
October 1st, 2013
“Runner Up” of the “Deep Space” category in the Royal Observatory Greenwich’s Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2013 exhibition, this beautiful space wallpaper shows Rho Ophiuchi and Antares Nebulae.
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Photos: Underwater Astronauts Practice Space Exploration on Ocean Floor
Apollo 11 Under the Sea
October 1st, 2013
See photos of astronauts exploring the ocean floor as a wet dress rehearsal to real-life space travel. Different ocean simulations are performed by the European Space Agency and NASA.
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Strange Super-Earth Planet Has 'Plasma' Water Atmosphere
Gliese 1214 b Artist's Rendition
October 1st, 2013
Ionic or plasma water may exist deep within Gliese 1214 b, a super-Earth with a water-rich atmosphere. Astronomers have determined that the atmosphere of super-Earth Gliese 1214 b is likely water-rich. However, this exoplanet is no Earth twin.
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SpaceX Falcon 9 From Vandenberg AFB Near Perfect | Video
SpaceX Falcon 9 From Vandenberg AFB Near Perfect | Video
October 1st, 2013
Launch team comments on their first West Coast SpaceX Falcon 9, which lifted the Cascade Smallsat & Ionospheric Polar Explorer [CASSIOPE] from Vandenberg Air Force Base's Space Launch Complex-4 in a crucial test of vehicle and military crew.
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'Gravity' Movie Mission Patches Shaped by Real Space History
Gravity Movie Mission Patches and Spacesuits
October 1st, 2013
In "Gravity," director Alfonso Cuarón's new movie about astronauts (Sandra Bullock and George Clooney) stranded on a spacewalk, the attention that is paid to mission patches symbolizes the level of detail that the film's makers pursued.
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NASA's New Moon Probe Begins Final Leg of Lunar Trek
LADEE Above Lunar Sunset Artist's Concept
October 1st, 2013
NASA's newest lunar probe is gearing up to fly into orbit around the moon. The space agency's Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer (LADEE) spacecraft is in its third and final orbit around Earth.
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Flying Factory to Debut in Space
October 1st, 2013
NASA is preparing to launch a 3-D printer into space next year, a toaster-sized game changer that greatly reduces the need for astronauts to load up with every tool, spare part or supply they might ever need. Powerd by NewsLook
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Happy 55th Birthday, NASA! Now Everybody Go Home
NASA officials released this photo in honor of the space agency's 55th birthday celebrated on Oct. 1, 2013. Image uploaded Oct. 1, 2013.
October 1st, 2013
Most NASA employees will be able to celebrate the space agency's 55th birthday from the comfort of their own homes today (Oct. 1).
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Space History Photo: Conrad and Cooper Practice Survival Training
space history, nasa, gemini, training
October 1st, 2013
The Prime crew for the Gemini 5 space flight complete practice survival training.
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