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May 13, 2013 06:17 PM ET // Irene Klotz
For space station commander Chris Hadfield's finale aboard the orbiting outpost, he created a poignant music video rendering of David Bowie’s iconic “Space Oddity.” Continue reading →
May 11, 2013 02:22 PM ET // Ian O'Neill
During an unscheduled spacewalk on the space station's exterior on Saturday morning, NASA astronauts Tom Marshburn and Chris Cassidy carried out the mother of all plumbing jobs. Continue reading →
May 10, 2013 12:00 PM ET // Ian O'Neill
After the discovery of a leak of ammonia coolant supplying one of the International Space Station solar arrays on Thursday, NASA managers have decided to plan for an unscheduled spacewalk on Saturday to repair the problem. Continue reading →
May 10, 2013 04:10 PM ET // Ian O'Neill
NASA has released a video showing ammonia flakes leaking from the space station and into space. Continue reading →
Apr 19, 2013 01:56 PM ET // Jason Major
In space, even the most mundane activities take on an exotic twist. ->
Apr 7, 2013 07:35 PM ET // Ian O'Neill
Officials have confirmed that approval will be given for NASA to carry out a part-robotic, part-manned mission to capture, park and study a small asteroid. ->
Feb 1, 2013 02:15 PM ET // Ray Villard
During the heat of the Space Race, engineers thought up a wild barnstorming scheme for getting Americans to moon before the Soviets -- hot-rod a Gemini capsule for a lunar mission. ->
Nov 14, 2012 03:39 PM ET // Amy Shira Teitel
Between lightning, bad data, and general confusion, Apollo 12's was one of the more interesting launches.
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