For sale: Space shuttles, slightly used, bargain price!
NASA’s having a garage sale, and everything must go! Seriously, everything. The three-decade-old space shuttle program is winding down later this year, and NASA has decided to sell the three remaining...
View ArticleAt space station, the commute stinks, but what a view!
Here’s some Friday Fun for space geeks like myself. NASA astronauts earlier this week installed the Tranquility node, featuring a domed window giving astronauts a panoramic view of Earth, on the...
View ArticleNASA’s search for the perfect wake-up song
For at least 45 years, NASA’s mission control has awakened voyaging astronauts each morning by playing them songs — some funny, some poignant, some live, and some hilariously inappropriate. (Who...
View ArticleNASA’s Day of Remembrance, 25 years after Challenger
The end of January brings heartbreaking memories for NASA each year. Today is the 44th anniversary of the launchpad fire on board Apollo 1, which killed three astronauts. Friday marks 25 years since...
View ArticleShuttle Discovery to buzz DC next Tuesday
Washingtonians will be treated to a once-in-a-lifetime sight on April 17: The Space Shuttle Discovery buzzing the nation’s capital. NASA yesterday announced that Discovery will cross over Washington...
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