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Crash and Burn for Morpheus Lander

By Merryl Azriel on August 10, 2012

Morpheus in flames following its failed test at Kennedy Space Center (Credits: NASA). In its first untethered test, the experimental lander... Read more →

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Astronaut Sunita Williams to Race in Space

By Staff Writers on August 10, 2012

NASA astronaut Sunita Williams is a triathlete when she's on Earth and sees no reason why being stationed on the International Space Station should... Read more →

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US Examines Perchlorate Safety

By Merryl Azriel on August 9, 2012

A 2010 test of a solid rocket motor based on space shuttle test equipment at NASA's Marshall Spaceflight Center (Credits: NASA). Ammonium... Read more →

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Breeze-M Failure Yields Space Debris

By Merryl Azriel on August 9, 2012

The ill-fated August 6 Proton-M launch from Baikonur Cosmodrome (Credits: Roscosmos). The failure of a Proton-M upper stage Breeze-M on August 6... Read more →

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MSG-3 Returns First Image of Earth

By Staff Writers on August 9, 2012

Source: ESA On August 7, the Spinning Enhanced Visible and Infrared Imager (SEVIRI) instrument on MSG-3 captured its first image of the Earth. This... Read more →

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Curiosity Images Just Keep Coming

By Merryl Azriel on August 8, 2012

Even before its wheel very gently struck Martian soil on August 6, the Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity started taking pictures. The Mars Descent... Read more →