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Jan 30, 2013 11:42 AM ET // Irene Klotz
Spurred by rival North Korea's launch in December, South Korea on Wednesday appeared to have successful placed a small science satellite into orbit. ->
Aug 24, 2011 11:20 PM ET // Irene Klotz
How will Wednesday's loss of the Russian Progress M-12M supply vehicle affect the crew living on the International Space Station?
Nov 24, 2010 08:36 AM ET // Alyssa Danigelis
A rocket motor "prints" thin layers of fuel to provide a more efficient burn.
Nov 20, 2011 11:42 PM ET // Irene Klotz
NASA's launch of a new nuclear-powered car-sized Mars rover is being delayed one day to allow time for engineers to replace a suspect battery in the probe's Atlas 5 launch vehicle.
Sep 14, 2011 12:36 PM ET // Irene Klotz
After a year of occasionally public wrangling with Congress, the Obama Administration on Wednesday unveiled its plan for a new NASA rocket intended to fly astronauts and cargo to Mars.
Nov 26, 2011 09:58 AM ET // Irene Klotz
Preparations for launch of NASA's Mars Science Laboratory aboard an unmanned Atlas 5 rocket are on schedule for 10:02 a.m. EST this morning.
Jun 24, 2012 09:17 AM ET // Amy Shira Teitel
Taller and wider than the Saturn V, the Nova rocket was designed to generate 12 million pounds of thrust. Too bad it never launched.
Jul 21, 2012 04:03 PM ET // Amy Shira Teitel
Neil Armstrong's most impressive bit of flying might be the time he made it back to Edwards after skipping off the atmosphere in an X-15.
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