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  NASA hires scent chemist to recreate the smell of space

  By Justin Rubio on July 19, 2012 02:08 pm + 18 comments

  The scent of space is one that only few have experienced, but if you've ever wondered what treats Continue reading…

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  Final Frontier Design's third-generation spacesuit reaches Kickstarter goal

  By Evan Rodgers on July 18, 2012 11:29 pm + 16 comments

  Final Frontier Design (FFD) has reached its $20,000 Kickstarter goal which will allow it to make the Continue reading…

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  Watch this: SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft mission highlights

  By Evan Rodgers on July 18, 2012 07:53 pm + 7 comments

  In May, the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft was launched and the first commercial astronauts ever to board Continue reading…

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  Non-profit wants to launch deep space telescope to protect humanity from dangerous asteroids

  By Aaron Souppouris on June 29, 2012 08:01 am + 6 comments

  Non-profit group the B612 Foundation is launching a project which it hopes will see a telescope Continue reading…

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  China's first female astronaut helps Shenzhou-9 complete country's first space docking (updated)

  By Amar Toor on June 17, 2012 11:57 pm + 62 comments

  Chinese astronaut Liu Yang made history on Saturday, when she became the country's first woman to Continue reading…

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  SpaceX Dragon reminds ISS astronaut of 'sci-fi filmset,' images of docked spacecraft hit Flickr

  By Chris Welch on May 28, 2012 11:24 pm + 9 comments

  SpaceX's Dragon capsule successfully berthed with the International Space Station a few days ago, Continue reading…

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  NASA prepares astronauts for manned asteroid mission

  By Adi Robertson on May 16, 2012 08:57 am + 3 comments

  Anyone who was disappointed to learn that Planetary Resources would rely on robots for its asteroid Continue reading…

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  NASA's Project Gemini photos all available online, including this melancholy image of astronaut Ed White

  By Sean Hollister on April 27, 2012 10:43 pm + 6 comments

  NASA's Project Gemini began 50 years ago. Starting in 1965, it would send two men to the stars ten Continue reading…

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  Project Gemini photo archive provides a high-resolution look at NASA's past

  By Bryan Bishop on January 10, 2012 11:40 am + 8 comments

  NASA, in conjunction with Arizona State University's School of Earth and Space Exploration, recently Continue reading…

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  Reseachers create Kinect-powered system to weigh astronauts on sight

  By Bryan Bishop on December 25, 2011 03:06 am + 9 comments

  Researchers are using the Microsoft Kinect to calculate a person's weight just by looking at them Continue reading…