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Elevator To Space

I can almost here it now: Elevator door opens... "What floor sir?" "Space Station Please." "Yes sir." Sound ridiculous? Well, yeah, it is actually. But, the idea of an elevator to space may be a reality sooner than you might think. The 2009 Space Elevator g...

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Lunar Landers Take Flight

After a suspenseful race to the finish, NASA handed out a $1 million prize to Masten Space Systems. The company, based in California, participated in the Northrup Grumman Lunar Lander Challenge. The Armadillo team out of Texas earned the $500,000 second place prize. Each team that competed had...

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About.co...stronomy — 4 days ago

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Scientists Detect Most Distance Object Ever Seen

Only 630 million years after the creation of the Universe a super-massive star exploded in a violent supernova. The energy from this explosion has been traveling across the Universe ever since, more than 13 billion years. This event marks the most distant object ever observed. These types of eve...

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About.co...stronomy — 5 days ago

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Latest iPhone App From NASA

Love space and astronomy? Have an iPhone (I wish)? Well the ultimate geek tool is now available -- a new iPhone app that will allow you to keep up on all things NASA anywhere, anytime! The new free application, developed by NASA themselves, has four functions: Missions, Videos, Images, and Updat...

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About.co...stronomy — October 29

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Ares 1-X Test Launch A Success

A prototype of NASA's new rocket, the Ares 1-X, took its first test flight this morning. After being delayed for more than 24 hours due to weather concerns, the launch went as smoothly as could be expected. The flight was designed to test new design and technology features for future NASA rock...

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About.co...stronomy — October 29

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Ares Rocket Rolled to Launch Pad

Even with the recent news that future manned space flights might be delayed, NASA this week has rolled out its first test rocket -- The Ares 1-X -- that could be used to send man into space. Under the current plan, the rocket would be used beginning in 2016 to send the first astronauts into space...

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About.co...stronomy — October 23