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The First Spaceship That Will Go To Space After The Shuttle

4:00AM September 12, 2011 | Jesus Diaz

NASA has just started work on the first space-bound Orion capsule. Here you can see a robotic arm welding the new spaceship. It will be NASA’s first manned ship in space after Atlantis returned on July 21, 2011. More »

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The Definitive Goodbye Space Shuttle Desktop Wallpaper

2:20AM July 26, 2011 | Jesus Diaz

Boeing and NASA have released this beautiful photo of Atlantis by Bill Ingalls, just after it touched down at the Kennedy Space Center, just before dawn on July 21, 2011. More »

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Welcome Home, Atlantis

9:45PM July 21, 2011 | Kat Hannaford

Eight million kilometres later, and Atlantis has arrived home with a thud, and likely a few tears in NASA employees’ eyes. More »

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I Can’t Think Of A More Beautiful Image Of The Shuttle, Earth, ISS

6:40AM July 16, 2011 | Jesus Diaz

This panoramic image is one of the most stunning shots I’ve ever seen from low Earth orbit. Treasure this photo: It’s the last time you’re going to see the space shuttle with the aurora australis – the southern lights – as a backdrop. More »

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Booster Cam Video Of The Last Space Shuttle Launch

1:30PM July 15, 2011 | Kelly Hodgkins

Here’s a beautiful video of the Space Shuttle Atlantis launch taken by two separate cameras installed on the rocket boosters. More »

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Xbox 360 Is More Powerful Than Space Shuttle’s Flight Computer

2:30AM July 9, 2011 | Brian Crecente

Space Shuttle Atlantis is fuelled, packed with astronauts, supplies and experiments, and waiting to roar its way into space as part of STS-135, the space shuttle program’s final mission. More »

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Would You Drink Urine Sports Drinks? NASA Wants Astronauts To

7:30PM July 7, 2011 | Kat Hannaford

This so-called “sugar drink” will be made from urine using “forward osmosis” technology, and rather than providing astronauts with all the sugary nutrients they might need, it’s been invented as a way to recycle human waste and keep rocket-ships light. More »

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Two iPhones Will Be Guests On Last Space Shuttle Mission

4:25PM June 10, 2011 | Kelly Hodgkins

Some companies have all the luck. While Google’s green Android robot sits on the sidelines, Apple gets to send two of its iPhone 4 handsets into space with the Space Shuttle Atlantis. More »

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The Last Four Humans Ever To Ride A Space Shuttle

1:40AM May 18, 2011 | Jesus Diaz

Endeavour is now en route to the International Space Station, loaded with space Lego sets. It’s the penultimate shuttle flight, STS-134. This is the crew for the last shuttle mission, STS-135, next to their ride: the mighty Atlantis. More »

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Archaeologists Claim They’ve Discovered Atlantis In Southern Spain

4:00AM March 14, 2011 | Jack Loftus

Researchers at a site in southern Spain are just the latest to take up the cry: We’ve discovered the lost city of Atlantis! Location: Southern Spain. Wait, what? More »