The last time James Murphy set foot inside the Operations and Checkout Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the high bay gleamed from polished white floors and walls and teemed with spacecraft destined for the moon being processed for flight. After 40 years, that description still fits as… Read more“Retired Apollo Engineer Sees Orion Future”
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NASA’s SDO Captures 2012 Venus Transit Approach
This image from NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory shows Venus as it nears the disk of the sun on June 5, 2012. Venus’s 2012 transit will be the last such event until 2117.
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SpaceX Launches Falcon 9/Dragon on Historic Mission
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket thundered into space and delivered a Dragon cargo capsule into orbit on May 22, 2012. The launch began an ambitious mission to show that the company is ready to deliver cargo to the International Space Station. “We’re now back on the brink of a… Read more“SpaceX Launches Falcon 9/Dragon on Historic Mission”
NASA’s Webb Telescope Flight Backplane Section Completed
The center section of the backplane structure that will fly on NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has been completed, marking an important milestone in the telescope’s hardware development. The backplane will support the telescope’s beryllium mirrors, instruments, thermal control systems and other hardware throughout its mission. “Completing the center… Read more“NASA’s Webb Telescope Flight Backplane Section Completed”
NASA’s WISE Catches Aging Star Erupting With Dust
PASADENA, Calif. — Images from NASA’s Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) reveal an old star in the throes of a fiery outburst, spraying the cosmos with dust. The findings offer a rare, real-time look at the process by which stars like our sun seed the universe with building blocks… Read more“NASA’s WISE Catches Aging Star Erupting With Dust”