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NASA to Pay an Absolutely Ridiculous $70 Million Per Seat to Fly to the International Space Station
Hitching a ride usually only costs some gas and toll money.
But you’ll have to dig really deep into your pockets for a ride into orbit.
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NASA Rovers Draw Penis Graffiti on Mars, Aliens Are Amused
We’ve heard of space junk, but this is just ridiculous.
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Watch What Happens When an Astronaut Wrings Out a Wet Washcloth in Space [VIDEO]
4 weeks ago For the 99.9% of the population who will never go into space, seeing what happens in zero gravity can be pretty fascinating. Educational too! Last fall the Canadian Space Agency asked students to design a simple science experiment that could be performed in space using objects already on board. The winners, two 10th grade students from Nova Scotia, had International Space Station Commander Chris Hadfield perform their experiment in space.
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You Can Name a Planet in Outrageous Contest
Earth, Mars, Neptune – how hard can it possibly be to name a planet?
Now’s your chance to find out.
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Astronaut Suni Williams Gives a Tour of The International Space Station While In Space [VIDEO]
March 22, 2013 As a kid I was fascinated by Space Travel and often wondered what they do the whole time? Since I am bad in math and afraid of heights I knew I was not a good candidate to ever be an astronaut, so I just had to use my imagination, until now.
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Meteor Seen Streaking Through the Sky Over San Francisco [VIDEO]
February 16, 2013 On a day that opened with a large meteor explosion over Russia and an asteroid big enough to destroy a city passing between our weather satellites and the planet, humanity is keeping a keen eye on they sky for more. Friday evening (February 15) was capped off with another sighting captured on video in Northern California in the San Francisco area.
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Watch a Collection Videos From the Meteor Explosion in Chelyabinsk Ural Mountains Region of Russia [VIDEOS]
February 15, 2013 News broke this morning of a meteor exploding in the sky over the Chelyabinsk region in the Ural Mountains of Russia. Since then, numerous amateur videos have hit the internet showing the explosion and thunderous roar of the event.
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Meteor Explodes into Massive Fireball Over Chelyabinsk Region of Russia Causing Injuries and Panic [VIDEOS] UPDATED
February 15, 2013 On what seemed like a normal Friday morning in the Chelyabinsk region of South Central Russia, the unexpected happened. A large meteor streaked across the sky, exploding in the atmosphere, and unleashing an intense flash and thunderous explosion. We have a collection of videos from the explosion and updated injury and damage details after the jump.
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First Burger in Space [VIDEO]
November 10, 2012 Leave it to a couple of guys from Harvard to figure out how to send a burger into space, and I gotta say I am pretty impressed.
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First Man on the Moon Neil Armstrong Dead at Age 82
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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.
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Watch an Astronaut Play with Water on the International Space Station [VIDEO]
August 7, 2012 Although space enthusiasts focusing on the newly-landed Curiosity Rover on Mars, there is still cool stuff going on in space right above our own planet.
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The Space Shuttle Discovery Captivates Thousands on its Final Journey [GALLERY]
April 17, 2012 As I mentioned yesterday, the Space Shuttle Discovery took its scheduled final flight today to its final resting place at the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum in Washington D.C.
Just before landing, Discovery, which was piggybacked on a 747, provided ten's of thousands of people a unique sight as the plane and shuttle circled the nations capital. This also gave the opportunity for photographers to take some one of a kind pictures, I've gone through and picked some of my favorite shots of the day, enjoy.