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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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Wild Idea: Reusable 'Slingatron' Launch Concept Could Slingshot Probes to Space
An artist's concept of Hyper V Technologies Corp.'s Slingatron launch system, a 200-300 meter wide railroad into space.
October 1st, 2013
Large payloads are costly come launchtime, but one company is exploring how to throw them into space with technology based on the classical slingshot.
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Space History Photo: Conrad and Cooper Practice Survival Training
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October 1st, 2013
The Prime crew for the Gemini 5 space flight complete practice survival training.
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CANCELLED DUE TO GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN: NASA Asteroid Capture Mission Public Workshop
Asteroid Breaking Apart
October 1st, 2013
NASA is holding a public workshop today through Wednesday (Sept. 29 to Oct. 2) to discuss ideas for its ambitious plan to capture an asteroid and bring it into orbit around the moon. Watch the workshop live here.
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NASA Interactive Reveals New Earth Perspectives (Op-Ed)
NASA Mapping Our World Interactive
September 30th, 2013
New interactive NASA maps reveal the beauty and complexity of Earth.
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SpaceX Rocket Launch Sparks 'UFO' Sightings: Reports (Video)
A video taken in Mauritius shows a spooky looking glowing orb shining in the sky. It was actually created by fuel released by a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.
September 30th, 2013
SpaceX's first launch from California on Sunday (Sept. 29) gave some unsuspecting observers a little more than they bargained for.
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Government Shutdown In Space: NASA Astronauts Safe on Space Station
International Space Station as seen from NASA space shuttle.
October 1st, 2013
The U.S. government shutdown beginning today (Oct. 1) will shut down much of NASA, but the space agency is taking special measures to safeguard American astronauts currently living on the International Space Station.
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New Asteroid-Capture Mission Idea: Go After Earth's 'Minimoons'
Asteroid Capture Mission
October 1st, 2013
The best way for NASA to snag and study an asteroid may be to chase down one of the 'minimoons' that zip around our planet temporarily before zipping back off into deep space, some researchers say.
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