Astronaut

TONIGHT: Space Shuttle Veteran, Cosmonauts Launch Into Space

Posted 05.14.2012

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By: Mike Wall Published: 05/14/2012 07:47 AM EDT on SPACE.com Three astronauts are finally ready to blast off toward the International Space Sta...

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Astronaut's Surprising Pick For Next Space Crew Mascot

AP | Posted 04.25.2012

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STAR CITY, Russia — An American astronaut heading to the International Space Station has chosen Smokey Bear as his crew's mascot. NASA astronau...

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Guitar-Strumming Astronaut Plans Zero-G Recording Gig

Posted 03.19.2012

Read More: Chris Hadfield, Nasa, Video, Recording Music in Space, Iss, Space Station, Guitar, Canadian Astronaut, Guitar in Space, Astronaut, Science News

By: Steve Spaleta, SPACE.com Producer/Editor Published: 03/19/2012 09:45 AM EDT on SPACE.com Canadian astronaut and future space station comma...

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iPad Might Prove Handy In Space, Astronaut Says

Posted 03.08.2012

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By: Tariq Malik Published: 03/07/2012 05:16 PM EST on SPACE.com Apple launched the new iPad today (March 7), but American astronauts on the Inte...

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A United Vision for Space

Rick Tumlinson | Posted 05.02.2012

Read More: Virgin Galactic, Congress, Nasa, Space, Bigelow, Blue Origin, Moon, Mars, Rockets, Space Exploration Technologies, Astronaut, Barack Obama, Science News

It is time to declare that the goal of the United States in space is the settlement of the solar system, from low Earth orbit to the Moon and Mars.

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Why Astronaut Built LEGO ISS Inside Real ISS

Posted 02.25.2012

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By: Robert Z. Pearlman Published: 02/25/2012 07:24 AM EST on SPACE.com It took more than 200 astronauts from 12 countries more than a dozen year...

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What Would Happen If You Shot A Gun In Space?

Posted 02.22.2012

Read More: Bullet, Video, Gun, Spacewalk, Space, What Would Happen, Ammunition, Fire Gun, Shoot Gun, Vacuum, Astronaut, Gunshot, Universe, Science News

By: Natalie Wolchover Published: 02/22/2012 10:51 AM EST on Lifes Little Mysteries Fires can't burn in the oxygen-free vacuum of space, but guns...

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Robonaut, Astronaut Join Hands For Space First

Posted 02.16.2012

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By: Tariq Malik Published: 02/15/2012 07:32 PM EST on SPACE.com This story was updated at 6:42 p.m. ET. A NASA robot built to ease the daily...

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WATCH: Huge Solar Storm Could Affect Astronauts, Satellites

AP/The Huffington Post | By SETH BORENSTEIN | Posted 03.24.2012

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WASHINGTON -- The sun is bombarding Earth with radiation from the biggest solar storm in more than six years with more to come from the fast-moving er...

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"Why Space" Part II -- We Need an Edge

Rick Tumlinson | Posted 03.18.2012

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I believe we will go to space because we have to in order to continue our growth as human beings. There is little choice involved.

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Who Owns Space Artifacts?

AP | By CURT ANDERSON | Posted 03.11.2012

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MIAMI -- The head of NASA met Monday with former astronauts to discuss who owns space artifacts from moon shots and other missions, saying afterward t...

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WATCH: NASA Astronauts Answer YOUR Questions From SPACE

HuffingtonPost.com | Cara Santa Maria | Posted 03.07.2012

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Today I asked questions submitted by you to two astronauts whose answers were by turns insightful, hilarious, and awe-inspiring.

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What Would You Ask An Astronaut In Space?

HuffingtonPost.com | Cara Santa Maria | Posted 01.05.2012

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On Friday morning, I have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, thanks to our Innovations Editor here at The Huffington Post, Jake Bialer. I'll be sitting...

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Out My Window, To The World... Above?

Zoe P. Strassfield | Posted 12.29.2011

Read More: Boston University, Mit, Cambridge, Spacewalk, Space, Boston, International Space Station, Space Shuttle, Nicholas Patrick, Spaceflight, Astronaut, College News

After the presentation, we were allowed to ask Dr. Patrick questions. Mine was simple: "Since you're so involved with creating new spacecraft, what about the future of human spaceflight most excites you?"

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It's Time Washington Saves the American Dream

Jose Hernandez | Posted 12.11.2011

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The son of migrant-farm workers, I was able to rise from the fields of California and touch the sky on the Space Shuttle Discovery as an Astronaut, a lifelong goal I was able to achieve thanks to the promise of the American Dream.

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NASA Astronauts Suddenly In Short Supply

AP | By MARCIA DUNN | Posted 11.08.2011

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA needs to keep more astronauts on staff than planned even though no one is being launched from the home turf, a new report...

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Apollo's Children and the NewSpace Revolution

Rick Tumlinson | Posted 09.21.2011

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The shuttle program ended this week just as we celebrated the 42nd anniversary of Apollo. It is poetic and yet sad. It also begs the question, what ne...

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The End of the Shuttle: The Real Reason We Send People Into Space

Rick Tumlinson | Posted 09.16.2011

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This week, the shuttle program ends and we "celebrate" the anniversary of Apollo, when humans first walked on the moon. Yet, many question if we ever went. Why? Because if we had why aren't we still there and far beyond?

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Former Astronaut Story Musgrave Blasts NASA Over Space Program Failures

HuffingtonPost.com | Lee Speigel | Posted 09.08.2011

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Houston, we have a problem ... with NASA. As the space shuttle Atlantis orbits Earth in the final mission of NASA's 30-year reusable spacecraft leg...

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America's First Woman Space-Walker Remembers Shuttle Rides

James M. Clash | Posted 09.05.2011

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"This business consists of riding bombs. And if you do absolutely everything right, you can marshal the energy to do something astonishing like put yourself into orbit. If you do even a few things wrong, it's going to act like a bomb."

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NASA Sues Ex-Astronaut Edgar Mitchell For Selling Moon Camera

HuffingtonPost.com | Lee Speigel | Posted 11.15.2011

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The space shuttle isn't the only old piece of NASA equipment that's making headlines. The space agency has filed suit against Apollo 14 astronaut Edga...

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Spacewalking Astronaut Gets Something In Eye

AP | MARCIA DUNN | Posted 07.25.2011

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A spacewalking astronaut got soap in his eye and almost had to retreat into the safety of the International Space Station...

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The Senate Launch System

Rick Tumlinson | Posted 06.01.2011

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At a time when politicians say we need to be trimming the budget, why are senators pushing to spend $2 billion on their Senate Launch System, which uses an outdated approach to space exploration?

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As Astronaut Sally Ride Turns 60, Shuttle Rides to End

James M. Clash | Posted 05.28.2011

Read More: First Woman in Space, Sally Ride, Adventure, Space Tourism, Virgin Galactic Airways, Shuttle, Jim Clash, Astronaut, Shuttle Challenger, Technology News

On June 18, 1983, Sally Ride rode the Shuttle Challenger into the history books, becoming the first American woman into space. Recently I had a chance to interview Ride, a true space legend.

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China Space Lab Launch Planned For 2020

Reuters | Posted 05.25.2011

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BEIJING (Reuters) - China said on Wednesday it would launch a space lab to be manned for long stretches within about 10 years, a move it believes woul...

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