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Dinosaur Footprints Excavated From NASA's Backyard

Mike Adams — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 16:00:57 +0000

The coolest thing we’ve ever found behind the house was a cigar box with our dad’s stash in it, so this NASA find is pretty exciting. Dinosaur footprints dating back almost 100 million years were recently excavated from a site on the grounds of NASAâ€™s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. According to scientists, [...]

Hear the First Song Ever Recorded On the International Space Station

Tom Blunt — Wed, 26 Dec 2012 17:22:58 +0000

Even scientists have soul! Take a listen to ‘Jewel in the Night,’ by Colonel Chris Hadfield. Here’s the link for your listening pleasure. It so happens that several of the astronauts on the International Space Station are musicians, which means that the future could be full of similar transmissions from space. Even stranger: singer Sarah [...]

New NASA Spacesuits Look Exactly Like Buzz Lightyear

Mike Sampson — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 15:42:24 +0000

NASA revealed their new spacesuit – the Z-1 Prototype Spacesuit and Portable Life Support System (PLSS) 2.0 – and we can’t help but think this new outfit was inspired by ‘Toy Story’s’ own Buzz Lightyear. Are our astronauts headed to infinity and beyond? This new spacesuit will be easier to put on than previous version [...]

First Man on the Moon Neil Armstrong Dead at Age 82

Chuck Armstrong — Sat, 25 Aug 2012 21:51:27 +0000

Chip Somodevilla, Getty Images The first person to set foot on the Earth’s moon, Neil Armstrong passed away today (Aug. 25) due to complications resulting from cardiovascular procedures. He was 82. On July 20, 1969, the Apollo 11, commanded by Armstrong, touched down on the surface of the moon. Nearly 600 million people watched [...]

Sally Ride, First American Woman in Space, Dead at 61

Amy Sciarretto — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 15:50:57 +0000

Sally Ride, the first American woman to go into space, has died. Ride, 61, passed away peacefully at her home in La Jolla, CA. on Monday, July 23 after a 17-month battle with pancreatic cancer.

Space Shuttle Atlantis Lifts Off for Final Mission [PHOTOS]

Kool Staff — Sat, 09 Jul 2011 18:26:10 +0000

The space shuttle Atlantis lifted off for its final mission Friday morning. Thousands gathered to watch the blast off, the final of the 30-year-old shuttle program, CNN reported. The four-member crew is embarking on a 12-day mission in which they’ll deliver supplies to the International Space Station. The space shuttle program was commissioned by President [...]

Last Discovery Launch [VIDEO]

Tony Hart — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 23:02:35 +0000

The most traveled space ship in the history of the world, Discovery, blasted off for the last time today from Cape Canaveral, Florida. Discovery is on it's way to the International Space Station.

Discovery is the oldest of the Space Shuttle fleet, which is set to be retired this year. Atlantis and Endeavour still have one flight a piece left, after that the 30 year shuttle program will sadly come to an end.