Dragon Returns to Earth
Dragon plunks down in the Pacific Ocean on March 26 after successful completion of CRS-2 (Credits: Space X). SpaceX's Dragon cargo vessel... Read more →
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XCOR Fires Piston Pump Rocket Engine
XCOR Aerospace released the following statement on March 26, accompanying a video of the 67 second test. XCOR tests its piston pump propulsion... Read more →
American Meteor Society Straightens Out the Space Rocks
Ever get confused between a meteor and a meteoroid? Want to know exactly when an asteroid becomes a meteor? The American Meteor Society's Vincent... Read more →
Spaceport Malaysia Signs MOU with Swiss Space Systems
On March 13, Spaceport Malaysia signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Swiss Space Systems (S3) to host the Payerne-based company's reusable small... Read more →
Curiosity Rover Exits ‘Safe Mode’
Source: NASA Curiosity self-portrait compiled from 66 images taken February 3 from the site of its first rock drilling (Credits:... Read more →
Riding Shotgun on Apollo 16 Lunar Rover
In April 1972, Apollo 16 carried astronauts John Young, Charles Duke, and Ken Mattingly on the fifth manned mission to the Moon's surface. This... Read more →
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