
Today, Aug. 18, 2009, marks the Mars Exploration Rover Spirit's 2,000th sol, or Martian day, on the Red Planet. This…

A successful NASA flight test has shown that a spacecraft returning to Earth can use an inflatable heat shield to…

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A successful NASA flight test on Monday, Aug. 17, demonstrated how a spacecraft returning to Earth can use an inflatable…

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This 1963 model depicts an early Apollo lunar lander concept, called a "bug." Engineers designed several possible vehicle shapes for…

Standing tall at its fully assembled height of 327 feet, the Ares I-X is one of the largest rockets ever…

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