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Science Feb 17

NASA sets ambitious goals for latest mission to Mars

By Miles O'Brien

Science Oct 19

WATCH: NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft to collect sample from asteroid Bennu

OSIRIS-REx will touch down on asteroid Bennu, collect a sample of the dust and begin its journey back to Earth, where scientists will study it, hoping to learn secrets of the solar system's origin.

By Elizabeth Cantwell, The Conversation

Science Sep 07

‘Mighty mice’ stay musclebound in space, showing promise for longterm space flight

Scientists who sent bulked-up, mutant "mighty mice" to the International Space Station say the animals held onto their muscle during the monthlong flight.

By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press

Nation Apr 09

Space Exploration, pic: 11th April 1970, US spacecraft Apollo 13 blasts off from Cape Kennedy, U,S,A, Photo by Rolls Press/Popperfoto via Getty Images)
‘Houston, we’ve had a problem’: Remembering Apollo 13 at 50

A half-century later, Apollo 13 is still considered Mission Control’s finest hour.

By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press

Nation Mar 03

SpaceX Crew Dragon hatch opened at the International Space Station. Photo via NASA
WATCH: SpaceX’s new crew capsule aces space station docking

SpaceX’s new crew capsule arrived at the International Space Station on Sunday, acing its second milestone in just over a day.

By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press

Oct 20

Watch 3:51
Keeping priceless pieces of space history safe

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In our NewsHour Shares moment of the day, nearly five decades after the historic Apollo 11 Command Module brought man to the moon and back, the spacecraft is part of a new adventure in a four-stop traveling exhibition across America.

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Oct 17

Apollo 11’s capsule went to the moon. Here’s how the Smithsonian prepares it for a shorter trip

By Julia Griffin

The Smithsonian Institution is prepping the 9,000-pound capsule used during Apollo 11 for a two-year road trip.

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Jun 08

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NASA scientists try to stop space fires — by setting them

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Confined spaces, low gravity and high concentrations of oxygen mean any unexpected fire on a space station could well be a death sentence, especially since fire extinguishers aren’t very effective away from Earth. So NASA scientists are trying to develop…

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Feb 20

Record number of Americans apply to be astronauts, NASA says

By Michael D. Regan

A record number of potential astronauts applied for NASA's space program, eclipsing a number that had been set nearly 40 years ago.

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Aug 20

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Will 3D printing in space allow us to build new worlds?

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So far, space travel is limited because we have to transport everything we need using rockets. But what if we could build whatever we needed? Jason Dunn, whose company built the first 3D printer to operate in space, shares his…

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