August 23, 2012
By Irene Klotz
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) – NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity took a 16-minute drive on Wednesday, its first since reaching the Red Planet to search for…
Continue reading Reuters: Mars rover Curiosity aces first test drive
August 13, 2012
Mike Coats keeps a list of about two dozen programs NASA has started – and then canceled – since he commanded a pair of…
Continue reading Houston Chronicle: Congress mulls over space agency reboot
August 06, 2012
By Steve Gorman and Irene Klotz
PASADENA, California | Mon Aug 6, 2012 8:07am EDT
(Reuters) – NASA’s Mars science rover Curiosity performed a daredevil descent through pink Martian skies late on Sunday…
Continue reading NASA rover Curiosity makes historic Mars landing, beams back photos
July 20, 2012
| By Jay Barbree Correspondent NBC News
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — |
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Forty-three years ago, Neil Armstrong moved slowly down the ladder. He was in no hurry. He would be stepping onto a small…
Continue reading Decades later, Neil Armstrong still chooses to go to the moon
July 16, 2012
SpaceRef.com
by Marc Boucher
On July 16th, 1969 Apollo 11 lifted off from the Kennedy Space Center on its historic mission to the moon. Onboard were Commander Neil Armstrong, Command Module Pilot…
