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Laser-Powered Robot Climbers Race Into the Sky

A competition will see engineers beam power to robotic climbers.
Wednesday, November 04, 2009
By Brittany Sauser

NASA is Heading for a Space Fuel Shortage

Supplies of plutonium for deep space exploration are running dangerously low.
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
By Brittany Sauser

Drop Test for An Inflatable Heat Shield

NASA successfully tested a device to slow and protect a spacecraft descending on a planet's surface.
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
By Brittany Sauser

Japanese Supply Spacecraft Set for Launch

An unmanned vehicle developed by the Japanese space agency is ready to bring supplies to the space station.
Friday, September 04, 2009
By Brittany Sauser

Mission to Mercury

A novel electric propulsion system will take an ESA spacecraft to deep space.
Thursday, September 03, 2009
By Brittany Sauser

South Korea's New Rocket

For the first time, the country has launched a vehicle carrying a satellite, but it failed to reach its intended orbit.
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
By Brittany Sauser

Looking Back, Hopping Forward

Draper Laboratory showcases Google Lunar X-Prize project at Apollo celebration.
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
By Anne-Marie Corley

Europeans Constructing Reentry Test Vehicle

Suborbital flights will give ESA experience vital to its ambitions for a human spaceflight program.
Friday, July 24, 2009
By Stephen Cass

Reprogramming Satellites during Flight

New research shows that a space probe's hardware could be reconfigured on the fly.
Thursday, July 23, 2009
By Brittany Sauser

Lunar Orbiters Finally Ready for Liftoff

NASA is taking the first step toward returning humans to the moon: it's sending a pair of robotic lunar explorers.
Thursday, June 18, 2009
By Brittany Sauser

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