Orbiter, Finishing a Mission, Offers a Peek at Mars’ Wrinkles

.We need more missions to Marsand the other planets.  There isstill much to learn and we need to learn all we can for future use." “Technically and scientifically, it has certainly met our expectations,”...

Space Shuttles Will Be Sold After 2010 Retirement - NASA

NASA has announced that the final three Space Shuttles will be sold after they are retired in 2010.  After nearly 30 years of service, and over 120 missions into orbit, NASA’s Space Shuttle fleet will...

Lander grabs Mars water, will see if it's life-supporting

"(CNN) -- The Phoenix lander got its robotic arm onto a sample of water ice from Mars' surface and popped the ice into tiny, onboard "ovens" that will help determine if the water could support life, NASA researchers said Thursday. ...

NASA Study Says Water Flowed Freely On Mars

"NASA has discovered more evidence pointing to the possibility of life on Mars. Scientists have studied data from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter and they believe Mars once had large lakes, flowing rivers, and other wet environments that could have supported life. A study...

NASA Spacecraft Photographs Avalanches on Mars

"Mars, the way it really looks, originally uploaded by edhiker."" Pasadena, Calif. - A NASA spacecraft in orbit around Mars has taken the first ever image of active avalanches near the Red Planet's north pole....

NASA to look at shuttle shield damage

"NASA to look at shuttle shield damage Reuters By Irene Klotz Reuters - 1 hour 5 minutes ago HOUSTON (Reuters) - NASA said it will take a close look at a small but worrisome gouge in the heat shield of space shuttle Endeavour, discovered in photographs taken as the orbiter...

NASA Rushes To Find Landing Site For Upcoming Mars Probe

"Finding a place to park in the city -- or, a crowded airport ramp -- is an issue nearly all of us have experienced at one time or another. It's also a problem for scientists at NASA who are rushing to find an alternative landing site for an upcoming Mars probe. The...

Global Warming Is Real!

And it's happening on Mars....................... " NASA scientists are reporting that the climate on Mars appears to presently be warmer than it has been for at least several decades, possibly even centuries. This is based on pictures of Mars dating back to...

Orbiter to Look for Lost-To-Mars Probes (SPACE.com)

" Leonard David Senior Space Writer SPACE.com Wed Nov 1, 8:45 AM ET A super-powerful camera orbiting Mars may help discover the fate of long-lost spacecraft that never phoned home after reaching the red planet. NASA " /> SEARCH News | News Photos | Images | Web " /> NASA 's...

NASA Discovery launch delayed by cracked fuel tank

"The space shuttle Discovery's external fuel tank has developed a crack in its foam insulation. NASA managers are meeting to determine whether to try to repair the crack or fly as-is. The next launch attempt had...

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