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Amazon's Bezos recovers Apollo 11 engines
Mar 20, 2013 16:22 EDT
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos claimed success Wednesday in his mission to recover Apollo 11 moon mission engines that plunged into the ocean decades ago.
NASA denies report that Voyager left solar system
Mar 20, 2013 16:06 EDT
The US space agency on Wednesday denied a claim made in a scientific study that its Voyager 1 spacecraft had left the solar system, describing the report as "premature."
NASA's Voyager 'appears' to have left solar system: study
Mar 20, 2013 14:07 EDT
More than 35 years after it launched on a mission to explore the cosmos, NASA's unmanned Voyager spacecraft appears to have left the solar system and is in a "new region" of space, said a study Wednesday.
NASA's Curiosity rover back online after memory glitch
Mar 19, 2013 20:00 EDT
NASA's Curiosity rover, which has been exploring Mars since it landed to much fanfare last August, is back on active status Tuesday, after a memory glitch set the robot back.
'Underground Galapagos' excites scientists
Mar 16, 2013 15:40 EDT
Diverse underground ecosystems buried deep beneath the Earth's crust may offer clues to the origins of life on Earth, several recent studies have revealed.
Space crew returns to Earth from ISS
Mar 16, 2013 07:04 EDT
Three astronauts returned safely to Earth from the International Space Station early Saturday, aboard a Russian capsule which landed on the freezing Kazakhstan steppe, mission control said.
Three astronauts return to Earth from ISS
Mar 16, 2013 01:02 EDT
Three astronauts returned safely to Earth from the International Space Station early Saturday, aboard a Russian capsule which landed on the freezing Kazakhstan steppe, mission control said.
Europe, Russia in tie-up on Mars missions
Mar 14, 2013 09:41 EDT
The European Space Agency (ESA) said it signed a deal on Thursday with its Russian counterpart to launch two unmanned missions to Mars, a quest that was rocked by a US pullout last year.
Europe, Russia ink deal on double mission to Mars
Mar 14, 2013 08:05 EDT
The European Space Agency (ESA) said it signed a deal on Thursday with its Russian counterpart to launch two unmanned missions to Mars, a quest that was rocked by a US pullout last year.
Canadian commands space station for first time
Mar 13, 2013 19:13 EDT
With the ringing of a ceremonial bell in space to mark a crew change, astronaut Chris Hadfield became the first Canadian to assume command of the International Space Station on Wednesday.
Russia mulls beacons and the bomb to thwart asteroids
Mar 12, 2013 16:23 EDT
Russian officials on Tuesday proposed ideas ranging from planting beacon transmitters on asteroids to megaton-sized nuclear strikes to avert the threat from meteor collisions with the Earth.
NASA rover finds conditions once suited to life on Mars
Mar 12, 2013 15:22 EDT
Analysis of Mars rocks by the Curiosity rover uncovered the building blocks of life -- hydrogen, carbon and oxygen -- and evidence the planet could once have supported organisms, NASA said Tuesday.
SXSW kicks off with vision of a 3D printing revolution
Mar 08, 2013 19:54 EST
The 27th edition of South by Southwest kicked off Friday with a bold prediction that desktop 3D printing will unleash a new industrial revolution guided by "creative explorers."
Canada's glaciers could shrink by a fifth by 2100
Mar 07, 2013 19:15 EST
A fifth of Canada's glaciers could be gone by the end of the century, a casualty of global warming that would drive a 1.4-inch (3.5-centimeter) rise in sea levels, a study found Thursday.
Russia to send woman to space in 2014
Mar 06, 2013 12:51 EST
Russia will send a female cosmonaut into space for the first time in two decades next year, an official at the space training centre said Wednesday.
Comet Pan-STARRS holds promise for stargazers
Mar 06, 2013 12:19 EST
A rare bright comet shows up in the northern hemisphere this week, cruising past Earth with promise of spectacular naked-eye viewings of the giant ball of ice and dust streaking the twilight sky with a blazing tail.
NASA's Curiosity rover to be back online next week
Mar 05, 2013 18:13 EST
NASA's Curiosity rover, which has been exploring Mars since it landed to much fanfare last August, should be running at full capacity next week, after a memory glitch set the robot back.
SpaceX's capsule arrives at ISS
Mar 03, 2013 14:53 EST
A privately-owned unmanned US space capsule docked Sunday at the International Space Station bringing food, scientific materials and crucial equipment to the space outpost.
SpaceX capsule nears ISS for rendezvous on Sunday
Mar 03, 2013 01:56 EST
A privately-owned unmanned US space capsule neared the International Space Station early Sunday, preparing to dock to deliver food, scientific materials and other crucial equipment.
SpaceX's ISS rendezvous set for Sunday
Mar 02, 2013 17:03 EST
SpaceX's unmanned Dragon capsule will dock Sunday with the International Space Station on a mission to deliver food, scientific experiments and other cargo, NASA said.
Facts from the Wikipedia page:
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration | |
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| NASA seal | |
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| NASA insignia Motto: For the Benefit of All.[1] | |
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | July 29, 1958 |
| Preceding agency | NACA |
| Jurisdiction | United States government |
| Headquarters | Washington, D.C. 38°52′59″N 77°0′59″W / 38.88306°N 77.01639°W |
| Employees | 17,900[citation needed] |
| Annual budget | US$17.6 billion (FY 2009)[2] See also NASA Budget |
| Agency executives | Charles Frank Bolden, Jr., Administrator Lori Beth Garver, Deputy Administrator |
| Website | |
| www.nasa.gov | |
