Nasa articles

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  Article

  Massive NASA-funded airship prototype takes off for the first time

  By Kimber Streams on January 30, 2013 05:46 pm + 43 comments

  Earlier this month, Aeroscraft — a 36,000-pound airship prototype — successfully lifted off for Continue reading…

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  Article

  Meet RASSOR, the robot that could help us colonize the moon

  By Aaron Souppouris on January 30, 2013 04:58 am + 16 comments

  The Regolith Advanced Surface Systems Operations Robot — RASSOR, for short — is the robot that Continue reading…

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  Feature

  NASA's Space Food Systems lab shows what astronauts really eat in orbit

  By Sam Byford on January 27, 2013 08:37 pm + 26 comments

  NASA's Space Food Systems Laboratory is where the agency researches, tests, and produces food fit Continue reading…

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  Gallery

  Photos from NASA's Space Food Systems Laboratory

  on January 27, 2013 08:35 pm

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  Article

  Why the moon landings couldn't have been faked

  By Aaron Souppouris on January 26, 2013 07:08 pm + 186 comments

  Did the US government fake going to the moon? No. That's the opinion of writer / director / Continue reading…

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  Article

  Robotic pump attendant successfully refuels test satellite

  By Louis Goddard on January 26, 2013 11:13 am + 11 comments

  An orbiting robot developed by the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) has successfully refueled a mock Continue reading…

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  Article

  NASA fires historic F-1 engine as it researches building the rocket of the future

  By Chris Welch on January 25, 2013 06:41 pm + 25 comments

  As NASA researches the best (and most cost effective) ways to someday launch humans beyond low-Earth Continue reading…

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  Article

  See President Obama's inaugural weekend from space

  By Amar Toor on January 21, 2013 03:21 am + 10 comments

  Astronaut Chris Hadfield this week published new aerial photos of Washington, DC, just ahead of Continue reading…

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  Article

  90 Seconds on The Verge: fast internet, faster lasers, and lasers that invade your privacy

  By David Pierce on January 18, 2013 05:10 pm + 12 comments

  Lasers, you know? It's like every time you turn around, they're beaming your priceless cultural Continue reading…

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  Article

  Mona Lisa rides a NASA laser beam 240,000 miles into space

  By Nathan Ingraham on January 18, 2013 08:48 am + 7 comments

  NASA has just completed a successful test of laser communication — according to Space.com, the Continue reading…