Russia now charges NASA $70 million per seat to fly US astronauts

NASA officials encourage Congress to support its Commercial Crew Program to avoid renewing their multimillion dollar contract with Russia. License photo Reports claiming that Russia is charging NASA $70 million per seat to fly U.S. astronauts into space arose Wednesday prompting the agency’s administrator to blame Congress for the expense Continue reading

NASA discussed not telling astronauts about Columbia's doom

A NASA top official wrestled with what he thought was a hypothetical question: What should you tell the astronauts of a doomed space shuttle Columbia? When the NASA official raised the question in 2003 just days before the accident that claimed seven astronauts’ lives, managers thought wrongly that Columbia’s heat shield was fine. Continue reading

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NASA Space Shuttle Atlantis arrival at Kennedy Space Center – Video




NASA Space Shuttle Atlantis arrival at Kennedy Space Center On Friday, Space Shuttle Atlantis made its final voyage, marking the last time an orbiter in America's shuttle program would be on the move. Check out more pictures of its arrival at Kennedy Space Center here: www.engadget.comFrom:engadgetViews:1 0ratingsTime:02:13More inScience Technology Continue reading

NASA giving away space shuttle souvenirs

Teachers or museums looking for space souvenirs just need to ask NASA, which is giving away space shuttle tiles and astronaut food as part of a program to inspire the next generation of space explorers, scientists and engineers. The items are being given away on a first-come, first-served basis using an online application system to verify eligibility. The tiles are a significant part of the space shuttle program as they allowed NASA to reuse the vessels on multiple missions. Continue reading

NASA unplugs last space shuttle, Endeavour

NASA pulled the plug on its last powered space shuttle Friday, 20 years after it flew its first mission. Space shuttle technicians working inside Orbiter Processing Facility-2 (OPF-2) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida powered down Endeavour, the youngest of the retired fleet’s orbiters, at 9:58 a.m. Continue reading

Ala. lawmakers honor Marshall Space Flight Center

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) The Alabama Legislature paused briefly from the frantic activities of the final days of the 2012 session to honor NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville Continue reading