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NEWS ABOUT: space program

space program stories: 10 news summaries

 Ares Test 
 Rocket 
 Blasts Off 

Possible space shuttle replacement launches after long delay

Oct 28, 09 10:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - NASA’s Ares I-X test rocket finally blasted off this morning, after several delays and a storm-foiled first attempt. The $445 million rocket is the first of its kind, and NASA hopes it’ll eventually replace the space shuttle and take astronauts to the moon. Originally it was supposed to... More »

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Iraq • NASA • aerospace • rocket • space program • outer space • Ares I • Ares launch video

NASA Space Flight Review Worries Workers

Thousands of jobs at stake when shuttle retires next year

May 7, 09 10:44 AM CDT
(Newser) - A NASA review of manned space-flight plans has Kennedy Space Center workers and contractors fearing for their jobs, the Orlando Sentinel reports. A panel will investigate whether rockets set to carry humans into space after the shuttle fleet is retired next year are really NASA’s best bets. Some worry... More »

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NASA • study • space • space shuttle • Kennedy Space Center • space flight • rockets • space program • Norman Augustine

(Newser) - One of the biggest challenges of India’s burgeoning space program is culinary, the London Times reports. Researchers at the country’s defense science lab are struggling to adapt the complex, spicy national cuisine into something that will work in space. “Curry tends to be spicy, high in fat... More »

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NASA • India • astronauts • International Space Station • space travel • kimchi • space program • Indian food • curry

(Newser) - India has launched its first mission to the moon, the BBC reports. The unmanned Chandrayaan 1 spacecraft blasted off smoothly from southern Andhra Pradesh. The robotic probe is scheduled to orbit the moon for two years, during which time it will compile a 3-D atlas of the surface and search... More »

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space exploration • India • moon • space program

OPINION

 Time to Ditch the Shuttle 

Let the Russians fly us; shuttle is too dangerous

Oct 16, 08 11:24 AM CDT
(Newser) - It’s past time to put the US space shuttle fleet out to pasture, according to John Logsdon, a member of the 2003 Columbia Accident Investigation Board. That panel recommended the US “replace the shuttle as soon as possible,” and Logsdon stands by that assessment, even though it... More »

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NASA • aerospace • space shuttle • space program • outer space

 Iran Aims to Put a Man in Space 

State also hopes to aid other Muslim countries via satellite program

Aug 21, 08 5:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - Iran plans to send a manned mission into orbit within the next 10 years, the CBC reports. The news comes on the heels of a recent, and disputed, rocket launch the Iranians claim put a satellite, its first, into space. The country says its space presence would monitor weather and... More »

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Iran • astronauts • satellite • rocket • spaceflight • space program

 There's a New
 Space Race,
 and US Is Losing 

Rest of the world collaborates while fearful US falls behind

Jul 9, 08 2:19 PM CDT
(Newser) - While the rest of the world cooperates incessantly on all matters extraterrestrial, the US, hampered by self-imposed regulations meant to keep weapons out of enemies' hands, is swiftly losing dominance of the final frontier, the Washington Post reports. The US’ military space program is still gargantuan, but the civil... More »

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China • NASA • space exploration • European Space Agency • space • space shuttle • satellite • rocket • space program

Odds of Cataclysmic Space-Rock Crash: 1 in 10

Despite danger, NASA doing little to protect planet

May 25, 08 6:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - Chicken Little may have been smarter than we thought. A growing body of evidence reveals that the sky is falling, or at least gigantic space rocks are—and the Earth is at far greater risk of a catastrophic strike than previously thought, reports Atlantic. Despite the danger—an impact could... More »

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NASA • astronomy • extinction • comet • asteroid • crater • space program • armageddon

updated

 Cargo Ship Docks With ISS

Unmanned European vessel hooks up to International Space Station

Apr 3, 08 1:17 PM CDT
(Newser) - European cargo vessel Jules Verne docked flawlessly today at the International Space Station, Space.com reports. The double-decker-sized space hauler has about 8 tons of supplies on board for astronauts at the station, including food and water, rocket propellant—even handwritten documents from the real Jules Verne, a 19th-century science... More »

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NASA • European Space Agency • International Space Station • space flight • spacecraft • cargo ships • Jules Verne • space program • space mission

 Shuttle Prepares to Quit Station 

Endeavour crew about to zoom home after record mission

Mar 24, 08 6:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - The crew of shuttle Endeavour prepared to undock from the International Space Station today after a leisurely Easter Sunday spent off-loading cargo, enjoying a holiday meal, and talking to family back home. The shuttle commander compared the flurry of work to wrap up the record-setting mission to March Madness: "... More »

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NASA • space shuttle • Kennedy Space Center • International Space Station • Endeavour • heat shield • Dextre • Garrett Reisman • science lab • robot device • space program

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