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Air Force’s X-37B Space Plane Takes Off For Mystery Mission

Apr 22nd, 2010 | By George Sinzer | Category: NASA, News, Space

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April 22, 2010: U.S. Air Force’s novel robotic X-37B space plane launches atop an Atlas 5 rocket from a seaside pad [...]



NASA Caught Paying Sky-High Prices for Snacks

Mar 25th, 2010 | By George Sinzer | Category: NASA, News, Space

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WASHINGTON — The nation’s space agency paid the out-of-this-world price of $66 a person a day for bagels, cookies and juice at a conference, a new report found.
The subject of the NASA conference? It was a training session [...]



14-Year-Old Discovers Rare Supernova in Nearby Galaxy

Jun 14th, 2009 | By George Sinzer | Category: Features, News, Space

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Sunday, June 14, 2009

While some 14-year-olds are scoring their mall to find the latest fashions, Caroline Moore discovered a supernova in a nearby galaxy.
Astronomers say Moore is the youngest person to ever discover a supernova — and in her [...]



Veteran Canadian Astronaut Among 3 Blasts Off On 6 Mth Trip To ISS

May 28th, 2009 | By Dave | Category: Canadian Affairs, Space

Story Courtesy Of The Canadian Press; Photo Courtesy Of Spaceports.Blogspot.Com; Video Courtesy Of Nasa, via Youtube.

Astro-Canuck Thirsk off on record space journey; hopes son will follow some day

Peter Rakobowchuk, THE CANADIAN PRESS
Published Wednesday May 27th, 2009
MONTREAL – The man who already holds the Canadian record for time spent in space blasted off again [...]



Space Shuttle Blasts Off To Fix Hubble One Last Time!

May 11th, 2009 | By Dave | Category: Features, Space

As the space shuttle program is winding down into it’s final missions, Nasa is sending one this week to fix (yet again) the Hubble telescope. Hopefully the repairs will last until the new fleet of shuttles come into service in a few years.
Here is the story, from the perspective of the BBC. Good one too, [...]



Second Hand Shuttle For Sale! Got 42$Million?

Jan 3rd, 2009 | By Dave | Category: Space

Source: TimesOnline
For sale: second-hand spaceship, one previous owner, launchpad and crew not included.
Price: $36 million, plus $6 million for shipping and handling, or £27 million in all.
Nasa is seeking new homes for its three ageing space shuttle orbiters after they are decommissioned in 2010. With 278 million miles on the clock between them, however, [...]