Space Exploration

NASA salutes John Glenn, Mercury astronauts

USA Today 3 days ago

More than 1,000 people gathered to celebrate the golden anniversary of America's first two orbital human space expeditions.

ISS may become Martian flight simulator

SpaceDaily Feb 17

Moscow (RIA Novosti) Feb 17, 2012 Russia's Roscosmos space agency has suggested expanding the length of future expeditions to the International Space …

John Glenn fever grips again, after 50 years

The Associated Press Feb 17

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida — John Glenn fever has taken hold in the U.S. once again. Three days before the 50th anniversary of his historic flight, the …

WTF Without NASA, Mr. President?

Say Anything Feb 18

April 2010, Obama was lying through his teeth talking to NASA employees, hoping to bamboozle them into voting Democrat, no doubt, in the midterm …

For Space Mess, Scientists Seek Celestial Broom

New York Times 3 days ago

Litter orbiting the Earth is at a growing risk of colliding, breaking into smaller pieces, thus multiplying the chances of further …

Space station a baby step in humanity's journey to the stars, Hadfield says

Globe and Mail 3 days ago

Astronaut visits Vancouver for annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science

Godspeed John Glenn: 50 years since first US orbit

MSNBC Feb 17

As John Glenn, the world's most enduring and endearing spaceman, gets set to celebrate what no other living astronaut has done — mark the 50th …

Herschel telescope 'in last year'

BBC Feb 18

Herschel, Europe's billion-euro space observatory, has entered what is likely to be its last year of operation as its supercold helium refrigerant …

US cuts back Mars exploration programme

The Telegraph Feb 14

The US will scale back Mars exploration under a proposed budget by President Barack Obama that has some scientists fuming over the risk of a Nasa …

NASA budget cuts could be felt on Mars

Los Angeles Times Feb 18

Scott Hubbard, a space agency advisor, explains scientists' worries about President Obama's proposed reductions for the planetary sciences division.

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