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If you’re an aspiring astronaut too young to even drive a car, for the past 38 years Space Camp has been a fun and…
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Though, if it’s anything like the last ride, it’ll be less about getting to the stars and more about getting home…
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Now that Disney owns Fox, Mickey Mouse has a new sandbox to play in.
Jun 6 2016
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Thirty years ago today, a movie with a very recognizable cast opened in theaters. It wasn’t a big hit, and has since…
Jul 28 2015
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Did you want to go to space camp as a child? The Guardian profiled NASA’s summer camp, how it stays current and relevant, and why children — despite the U.S. government’s historically low funding of NASA — are still inspired by space.
Jun 16 2015
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We’ve seen how NASA recreates the vacuum of space right here on Earth, but what about the gravity of space? What…
Nov 28 2014
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How do you test a new method for CPR in space without actually going into space? You take flight in a microgravity…
Nov 25 2014
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Last week we showed you how NASA simulates space here on Earth, with everything from advanced virtual reality to…
Nov 19 2014
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Deep in the belly of the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, lie "The Domes." Step into one of them and suddenly…
Nov 17 2014
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Inside Building 32 at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas sits Chamber A, a marvel of engineering,…
Aug 7 2012
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While Curiosity was still flying through space, way before it landed on Mars, scientists at the Jet Propulsion…
Aug 6 2012
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So MSL Curiosity has landed. It survived the seven minutes of terror and safely touched down on the surface of…
Mar 28 2012
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We have heard a lot about exoplanets in the past year. But for all the talk about these planets, which orbit a star…
Feb 16 2012
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Numbers, facts, figures, equations. These are all obviously critical components of the space program. But numbers…
Feb 9 2012
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Through technology, we've developed the ability to reach out into the distant corners of the universe. Rovers,…
Feb 8 2012
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There are no hospitals in space. The closest E.R. is back on Earth, and astronauts can't exactly jump in a cab to…
Feb 3 2012
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It's time to talk about the second letter in NASA: Aeronautics. Yes, NASA does mind-blowing things in outer space,…
Feb 2 2012
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Have you ever wondered how the hell spaceships get made? I mean, how does something like the six-legged ATHLETE…
Feb 1 2012
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What if you could use your phone to test the air for toxins? What if you could monitor your health simply by blowing…
Jan 31 2012
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A few years ago, back when the Constellation Program was still alive, NASA engineers discovered that the Ares I…