NASA scrubs Orion launch; will try again Friday
By MARCIA DUNN Wind gusts and sticky fuel valves conspired to keep NASA’s new Orion spacecraft on the launch pad Thursday, delaying a crucial test flight meant to revitalize human…
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CHRISTMAS DELIVERY FINALLY FOR SPACE STATION
By MARCIA DUNN In this image from video provided by NASA the Cygnus resupply spacecraft approaches the International Space Station early Sunday Jan. 12, 2013. The spacecraft is expected to…
CARGO SHIP WITH CARGO SHIP WITH GIFTS, ANTS HEADS TO SPACE STATIONGIFTS, ANTS HEADS TO SPACE STATION
By MARCIA DUNN This photo provided by NASA shows an Orbital Sciences Corporation Antares rocket launches at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2014, Wallops Island, Va. Antares is…
NASA ASTRONAUTS TACKLE URGENT SPACEWALKING REPAIRS
By MARCIA DUNN In this image made from video provided by NASA, astronaut Rick Mastracchio performs a space walk outside the International Space Station on Saturday, Dec. 21, 2013. Mastracchio…
Colo. funeral set for astronaut Carpenter
By DAN ELLIOTTBOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Astronaut Scott Carpenter is being remembered by friends, family members and dignitaries at a funeral service in Colorado on Saturday. Carpenter, who grew up…
NEW COMMERCIAL SUPPLY SHIP REACHES SPACE STATION
By MARCIA DUNN This framegrabbed image provided by NASA-TV shows the Cygnus spacecraft at the 30 meter hold point from the International Space Station Sunday Sept. 29, 2013 as both…
2ND PRIVATE COMPANY ROCKETS TOWARD SPACE STATION
By MARCIA DUNN The Orbital Sciences Corp. Antares rocket lifts off the launchpad at the NASA Wallops Island test flight facility in Wallops Island, Va., Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2013. The…
ASTRONAUT RECOUNTS NEAR-DROWNING ON SPACEWALK
By MARCIA DUNN In this March 4, 2013 photo made available by NASA, European Space Agency astronaut Luca Parmitano participates in an Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit fit check in…