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• Stardust Returns - Earth's Scientists Begin To Study "The Stuff Of Stars"

  "To see the capsule safely back on its home planet is a thrilling accomplishment."

  News by Bennett Dawson — on Jan 18, 2006

• SpaceX Reschedules First Launch for February 8th

  Not too long ago, there was a Titan launch that had eleven scrubs and a Delta launch that had six.

  News by Bennett Dawson — on Jan 11, 2006

• Black Hole Swallows Neutron Star?

  Oh yeah, that old elliptical galaxy... on the outskirts no less.

  News by Bennett Dawson — on Dec 19, 2005

• NASA's Mike Griffin Explains Space Science Cuts

  "I am aware that many in the science community have questioned NASA's commitment to science."

  News by Bennett Dawson — on Dec 08, 2005

• NASA: Back to Eating Seed Corn?

  I hate this aspect of being informed.

  Opinion by Bennett Dawson — on Dec 04, 2005

• SpaceX Scrubs Maiden Launch

  Anomalies Force Delay.

  News by Bennett Dawson — on Nov 26, 2005

• Earth's First Asteroid Landing/Take Off By Japan's Hayabusa Spacecraft

  Data Analysis Reveals That Hayabusa Landed On and Took Off from Itokawa, much to the surprise of the Engineers.

  News by Bennett Dawson — on Nov 25, 2005

• What Will Become Of The International Space Station?

  Europe looks ahead, while the US looks away.

  Opinion by Bennett Dawson — on Nov 23, 2005

• HiSentinel Airship Reaches 74,000 Feet

  This is the first program to successfully fly an airship in near-space.

  News by Bennett Dawson — on Nov 20, 2005

• SpaceX Sets New Launch Date for Falcon 1

  On November 25th, America will enter a new era of access to space.

  News by Bennett Dawson — on Nov 18, 2005

• Cosmic Mountains of Creation - New NASA Image

  The pillars themselves are colossal, together resembling a mountain range.

  News by Bennett Dawson — on Nov 14, 2005

• Visiting Venus - ESA Launches The Venus Express

  ...with a surface temperature hotter than a kitchen oven, and a choking mixture of noxious gases for an atmosphere.

  News by Bennett Dawson — on Nov 09, 2005

• If You Like Hubble Pictures, You'll Love The Large Binocular Telescope

  The twin mirrors were polished to an accuracy of 30 nanometers, or 3,000 times thinner than a human hair.

  News by Bennett Dawson — on Oct 26, 2005

• Space Elevator Competition - 2005 Challenge Results

  "What happened this weekend is akin to the Wright brothers' first powered flight."

  News by Bennett Dawson — on Oct 25, 2005

• SpaceX Charges Racketeering - Sues Boeing and Lockheed Martin!

  Boeing and Lockheed Martin have engaged in an unlawful conspiracy to eliminate competition in the government launch business.

  News by Bennett Dawson — on Oct 24, 2005

• Space Shuttle Woes - Fly or Mothball?

  ...and then admitted that NASA simply does not have enough money to carry out the schedule.

  News by Bennett Dawson — on Oct 17, 2005

• The Space Age of SpaceX - Falcon I Prepares For Liftoff

  The civilian space program finally takes off with the launch of Falcon I - October 31st

  News by Bennett Dawson — on Oct 08, 2005

• NASA's Voyager One Passes Through Termination Shock

  Voyager 1 has passed into the border region at the edge of the solar system and now is sending back information about this never-before-explored area.

  News by Bennett Dawson — on Sep 26, 2005

• NASA Shows Off The Next Generation Of Space Craft

  The Exploration Systems Architecture Study has been released.

  News by Bennett Dawson — on Sep 19, 2005

• Japanese Spacecraft Prepares To Land On Asteroid Itokawa

  News by Bennett Dawson — on Sep 14, 2005