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NASA Mars 2020 Rover Media Teleconference
NASA hosted a media teleconference at noon PDT (3 p.m. EDT) on Tuesday, July 9 to provide details about a report that will help define science objectives for the agency's next Mars rover. The report is from the Mars 2020 Science Definition Team (SDT).
NASA Fiscal Year 2014 Media Teleconference
Listen in as NASA outlines its fiscal year 2014 budget and discusses new and existing projects.
SpaceX Falcon 9 Launches But Anomaly Detected Which Delayed Solar Array Deployment
This morning at 10:10 a.m. EST, a SpaceX Falcon 9 with Dragon spacecraft launched from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on its second of 12 NASA contracted resupply missions to the International Space Station (ISS).
NASA SpaceX Dragon-2 Pre-Launch Readiness Briefing
NASA held a media briefing with SpaceX to discuss Friday's launch of a its Falcon 9 with Dragon capsule as part of the NASA commercial resupply mission program to the ISS. The launch is currently scheduled for 10:10 AM ET on Friday.
Inspiration Mars Introductory News Conference
On February 27th, 2013 Dennis Tito and his team discussed the newly formed Inspiration Mars non-profit organization and its plan for the first human mission to Mars. Learn more about this ground breaking inspiring mission.
CuriousMars: Rover Poised to Test For Organics Where Habitability Potential is High
The Mars rover Curiosity's team is beginning to amass enough diverse science data to actively consider whether the area around its first drilling site was potentially habitable.
Meteor Explodes Over Russia
Estimated to have been a 9 tonnes in size, a meteorite streaked across the sky over the Ural mountains in Russia and exploded at 30 to 50 kilometres above ground. The supersonic reentry injured an estimated 1100 people according to reports in Russia.
Asteroid 2012 DA14 Earth Flyby on February 15th Update
The small near-Earth asteroid 2012 DA14 will pass very close, but will not hit the Earth on Feb. 15, 2013. It will be so close that it will pass inside the ring of geosynchronous weather and communications satellites.
Sierra Nevada Introduces Lockheed Martin as Dream Chaser Partner
Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) today announced they had selected Lockheed Martin Space Systems as a partner on its Dream Chaser program in its ongoing effort for NASA's Commercial Crew Program.
Space Policy Challenges Facing the Second Obama Administration
Secure World Foundation held a panel discussion on December 3 on significant space policy challenges facing the second Obama Administration, including civil space funding and Congress, ITAR reform, improving space situational awareness, and more.