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Apollo F-1 conservation cams 27 Aug 2013 | 02:50 am
The Apollo F-1 Conservation Project, commissioned by Bezos Expeditions, is six months underway at the Kansas Cosmosphere, where visitors can view the work to conserve the Saturn V rocket engine parts ...
The rocket Neil Armstrong rode 26 Aug 2013 | 05:00 pm
In a new song off his recently-released album "Songs from St. Somewhere," Jimmy Buffett croons about "The Rocket that Grandpa Rode." The man from Margaritaville sings about the man on the moon, astron...
Astronaut flies medal for Kennedy 24 Aug 2013 | 01:22 am
"As an admirer of President John F. Kennedy and a friend of the Kennedy Library, [Expedition 36 crewmember Chris] Cassidy offered to bring a bronze medallion emblazoned with JFK's likeness and a quote...
Boeing backs NASA 905's display 23 Aug 2013 | 04:20 am
Space Center Houston, the official visitor center for NASA's Johnson Space Center, and Boeing on Thursday (Aug. 22) announced plans to permanently relocate NASA 905, the retired Boeing 747 Shuttle Car...
Platform proposals 22 Aug 2013 | 05:15 am
NASA is seeking new uses for three historic launch platforms that are no longer needed at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The trio of nearly identical mobile launch platforms, from which rockets ...
Astronaut Gordon Fullerton (1936-2013) 22 Aug 2013 | 03:45 am
An Air Force test pilot, NASA astronaut and research test pilot, C. Gordon Fullerton died Wednesday (Aug. 21) at age 76. Fullerton was one of the first pilots to test the space shuttle in flight, both...
The "8 Balls" 21 Aug 2013 | 04:40 am
NASA on Tuesday (Aug. 20) formally welcomed the eight members of its 2013 astronaut class, nicknamed the "Eight Balls" (or "8 Balls"). Newly sworn-in and now ready to begin their basic training, the g...
A History of Tomorrow 14 Aug 2013 | 03:50 am
The United States Space Park at the 1964 World's Fair in New York featured NASA rockets and spacecraft as a display of the still-emerging space age. Nearby, Walt Disney exhibited his perfected Audio-A...
Space capsule cancellations 9 Aug 2013 | 05:55 am
Two new US Postal Service postmarks are now available to commemorate the upcoming deliveries of crew and supplies to the International Space Station. Offered through the Houston, Texas post office, th...
Mars Explorer Barbie 5 Aug 2013 | 06:00 pm
In collaboration with NASA, Mattel on Monday (Aug. 5) launched Mars Explorer Barbie as its 2013 "Career of the Year" doll. Released to coincide with the one year anniversary of the Curiosity rover's l...
