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Peggy Whitson, niece of Les Rauch of Denison and the late Cela Rauch, became the chief of astronaut office, the most senior astronaut position at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) in October. She became the first woman to hold the position and the first chief who does not have military background.
Actor Dwayne Johnson, usually known for his action and comedic film roles, takes to the stars as an astronaut in a new animated feature that brings important messages about the importance of space exploration and education to those of us here on Earth.Johnson provides the voice of space explorer Chuck Baker in the new Sony family film "Planet 51" and is featured in a series of new public service ...
Actor Dwayne Johnson, usually known for his action and comedic film roles, takes to the stars as an astronaut in a new animated feature that brings important messages about the importance of space exploration and education to those of us here on Earth.
coondoggie writes "NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA) are aiming to cooperate on all manner of robotic orbiters, landers and exploration devices for a future trip to Mars. Specifically, NASA and ESA recently agreed to consider the establishment of a new joint initiative to define and implement their scientific, programmatic, and technological goals for the exploration of Mars. The program ...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. | Astronaut Randolph Bresnik jubilantly welcomed his new daughter into the world Sunday as he floated 220 miles above it. Abigail Mae Bresnik was born as her father circled Earth on his first space shuttle mission, just hours after his first spacewalk. It was only the second time in history that a NASA astronaut was in orbit instead of the delivery room. "At 11:04 last night ...
The European Space Agency (ESA) formally transferred ownership of the Tranquility habitable manned module over to NASA at a commemorative handoff ceremony inside the Space Station Processing Facility (SSPF) at the Kennedy Space Center on Friday, November 20. Tranquility is the last element of a barter agreement between ESA and NASA for station hardware. Included [...]
NASA and Lighting Science Sign Agreement to Develop Lighting for Space Exploration
Building on a long history of mutually beneficial cooperation in space science, the United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the European Space Agency (ESA) have expressed an interest in continuing henceforth jointly their robotic exploration of Mars. Accordingly, NASA and ESA agree to consider the establishment ofa new joint initiative to define and implement their ...
NASA is ready to cooperate with China in space exploration, the head of the US agency said on Tuesday, as Beijing aims to send a manned mission to the moon by around 2020.
A fireball over Utah, an energetic asteroid whizzing past Earth and a dazzling meteor shower give skywatchers are just par for the course in astronomy.
Astronaut Randolph Bresnik is a new dad again, after launching into space and taking a spacewalk, all for the first time. CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Astronaut Randolph Bresnik jubilantly welcomed his new daughter into the world Sunday as he floated 220 miles above it. Abigail Mae Bresnik was born as her father circled Earth on his first space shuttle mission, just hours after his first spacewalk. It ...
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