Category Archives: Technology

Landing on Mars

Posted on July 23, 2011 by

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Final Shuttle Flight

Posted on July 7, 2011 by

A commission investigating the disintegration of Columbia on its return flight recommended that the Space Shuttle program be ended and replaced with a new system. The Bush administration came up with the Constellation program and formally ordered the termination of … Continue reading →

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May 5: 50 Years of Americans in Space

Posted on May 5, 2011 by

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Dragon Spaceship Successfully Launched and Recovered

Posted on December 8, 2010 by

A SpaceX Falcon 9 launched the first Dragon spaceship into orbit today. After making two orbits of the Earth, it splashed down safely in the Pacific Ocean off the West Coast. This is the first time a non-government spaceship has … Continue reading →

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SpaceShipTwo – VSS Enterprise, First Crewed Free Flight Video

Posted on October 11, 2010 by

On the morning of October 10, 2010 VSS Enterprise (SpaceShipTwo) conducted its first crewed glide test. Here is a video from Virgin Galactic by way of YouTube: Send to Kindle

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