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Astronauts enter world's 1st private supply ship

Space station astronauts floated into the Dragon on Saturday, a day after its heralded arrival as the world's first commercial supply ship.

Beam them up: Ashes of 'Star Trek' actor in orbit

James Doohan, Scotty from "Star Trek," spent his acting career whizzing through the cosmos. Gordon Cooper was one of America's famous Mercury seven astronauts. And Bob Shrake spent his work life anonymously helping send NASA's high-tech spacecraft to other planets.

What's the big deal about private space launches?

The first private spaceship is headed to the International Space Station. Some questions and answers about the cargo mission by Space Exploration Technologies, known as SpaceX:

Several companies vying to fly to space station

Several companies are working on rockets and spacecraft that could ferry supplies and astronauts to the International Space Station, now that the shuttle program is over.

Private supply ship flies by space station in test

The world's first private supply ship flew tantalizingly close to the International Space Station on Thursday, acing a critical test in advance of the actual docking.

Performance artist unveils plan for NY art center

Performance artist Marina Abramovic plans to build a $15 million center in upstate New York devoted to the research and production of duration-based works of art lasting from six hours to several days.

Soyuz craft carrying three-man crew lands safely

A Soyuz space capsule carrying two Russians and an American touched down safely Friday on the sweeping steppes of central Kazakhstan, ending the men's 163-day stay on the International Space Station.

Shuttle Discovery rides piggyback into posterity

- Sitting on top of a modified Boeing 747 jet, the shuttle Discovery made a sentimental journey on Tuesday, visiting its old haunts in Florida as well as its new environs around the nation's capital. And thousands thronged to see it pass.

Penguin census by satellite

How will North Korea deal with rocket failure?

PYONGYANG, North Korea - The long-awaited launch of North Korea's Kwangmyongsong-3 satellite has finally happened — and apparently has ended in failure. Now what?

Is North Korea serious about its race to space?

According to North Korea's official version of things, commemorated on postage stamps and re-enacted in mass performances, the country's first venture into space was 14 years ago, when the "Bright Shining Star 1" satellite roared into orbit and began broadcasting marching music praising Kim Il Sung.

Scotch whisky goes to space

NASA jet arrives to take shuttle to Smithsonian

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Space shuttle Discovery's chartered ride to retirement has arrived.

Clues about N. Korea's space plans emerge

TONGCHANG-RI, North Korea - A central part of our preparation to visit North Korea's Sohae Satellite Station involved studying satellite imagery of the facilities there — and guessing exactly what they were showing. Establishing "ground truth" for analysis performed using photographs taken hundreds of miles overhead is always important, especially in assessing how much to trust similar analyses of other sites that have never actually been seen up close.

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SpaceX gears up for launch within days
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After initial failure, Falcon 1 rocket readied for second test mission

Mysterious nebula glows brightly in stunning new photo
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Was it formed from death throes of bright star near its center? Scientists now not so sure

NASA flooded with 400 ideas of how to further explore Mars
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Scientists, asked for Red Planet mission concepts, double amount of replies expected

Expert doubts aliens would visit Earth to terrorize us
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Retiring E.T. hunter Jill Tarter says they'd be too sophisticated, sci-fi movies are wrong

Giant radio telescope gets split location
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Array will scan sky 10,000 times faster and with 50 times the sensitivity of any other telescope

NASA test flight scrubbed over weather
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Space agency says they will try again tomorrow at 8 a.m. ET

Mystery Mars formation may be made up of volcanic ash
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New research says it's probably 2 billion years older than thought, which bolsters theory

Space shuttle replica sets sail for new home in Houston
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'Explorer' mockup lifted onto barge in Florida for trip to NASA's Johnson Space Center

Private space capsule 'go' for space station arrival
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Approval given after series of orbital tests Thursday

Time to see SpaceX capsule in night sky is now
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Craft will appear as moving light accompanying brighter light — the space station

It's decision time on the site for giant radio telescope
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Australia and New Zealand pitted against South Africa for $2 billion project

Going to the moon? Don't touch the artifacts, NASA says
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Space agency issues guidelines for keeping lunar missions from spoiling historic sites

Mystery of Martian meteorites' organic molecules solved
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Biological activity on Red Planet could not have formed the materials, researchers say

Successful launch kicks off SpaceX's historic mission
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Hawthorne, CA – Today, Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) successfully launched its Falcon 9 rocket carrying a Dragon spacecraft to orbit in an exciting start to the mission that will make SpaceX the first commercial company in history to attempt to send a spacecr …

Potential newfound alien planet is falling apart
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Astronomers fear scorching heat from its parent star is making it disintegrate quickly

Fascinating Facts Game 10 (UFO's)

Welcome to game 10 of Fascinating Facts. This game is dedicated to Unidentified Flying Objects. Below you will find 4 questions related to UFO's and how this phenomenon has been reported. Please answer the questions to the best of your ability and please answer all 4 q …

Look up and you can see the moon's 'dark side'
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Effect of 'earthlight' is sometimes described as seeing the old moon in the new moon's arms

SpaceX's CEO Elon Musk elated by successful launch
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NASA officials and private spaceflight supporters also thrilled by Dragon capsule's liftoff

Two former Airmen inducted into Astronaut Hall of Fame
Source: The Air Force News Service

Retired General Kevin Clinton and retired Col. Charles Precourt along with Franklin Chang Diaz, were the 11th group of Astronauts Hall of Fame  during a cermony on May 5th.

Astronaut snaps solar eclipse's moon shadow from space
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Images show huge, black blemish on otherwise pristine white clouds

You might spot SpaceX's Dragon capsule in the night sky
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Sightings of orbiting spaceship are possible —here is where and when you should look

Confirmed: SpaceX Dragon Ferried 'Scotty's' Remains Into Space
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When actor James Doohan died in 2005, the man who played Star Trek‘s engineer Scotty for nearly 40 years had one request: That his ashes be launched into space. Now, after years of delays and countless rumors, SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is not only carrying the Dragon spacecr …

Private rocket launch vindicates commercial spaceflight model
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With private firms handling near-Earth runs, NASA can focus on infinity and beyond

Space exploration realities almost keep pace with sci-fi
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Some imagining of writers will never be achieved, but many predictions have come true

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