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Vice President Mike Pence visits service members of the Air Force Reserve and Georgia National Guard during a visit to Atlanta
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Vice president Mike Pence gets insider look at Kennedy Space Center
Arabnews
Author: AP Thu, 2017-07-06 03:00 ID: 1499416770160893300 CAPE CANAVERAL: Vice President Mike Pence got an insider’s look at Kennedy Space Center on Thursday and promised more glory days ahead for “this gateway to the stars.” Pence is heading up a newly revived National Space Council. President...
Photos of astronauts on the moon at a planetarium. Taken on June 2017.
(photo: WN / RTayco)
Japan wants to put a man on the moon, accelerating Asian space race
CNN
(CNN)Japan plans to put a man on the moon around 2030, according to a new proposal by the government's Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). | It is the first time JAXA has revealed an intention to send Japanese astronauts beyond the International Space Station, and it will mostly likely be par...
Counting calories in space
European Space Agency
Rockets and spacecraft may get us to Mars, but food must nourish us on the journey. Now researchers are using the International Space Station to look at how much food will be needed on a spacecraft heading to the Moon, Mars or beyond. By tracking the...
Dragon Splashes Down to Complete Resupply Mission
SpaceDaily
Houston TX (SPX) Jul 07, 2017 | SpaceX's Dragon cargo craft splashed down in the Pacific Ocean at 8:12 a.m. EDT, west of Baja California and the recovery process is underway, marking the end of the company's eleventh contracted cargo resupply mission...
Elite Dangerous PS4 review – everyman’s sky
Metro
Elite Dangerous (PS4) – the galaxy is your oyster | The space trading classic finally arrives on PS4, with more content than ever and the most anticipated alien invasion in gaming. | It may not be well known in America or Japan, but for any Bri...
Early birds can see space station every day for next five days
San Diego Union-Tribune
If you’re an early riser, you’ll have an opportunity to watch the International Space Station fly over Southern California before dawn each of the next five days, starting before dawn on Friday, NASA says. | Here’s the viewing schedule for San ...
Vice president gets insider look at Kennedy Space Center
Yahoo Daily News
More | CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Vice President Mike Pence got an insider's look at Kennedy Space Center on Thursday and promised more glory days ahead for "this gateway to the stars." | Pence is heading up a newly revived National Space Council....
Vice president gets insider look at Kennedy Space Center
Atlanta Journal
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. | Vice President Mike Pence got an insider's look at Kennedy Space Center on Thursday and promised more glory days ahead for "this gateway to the stars." | Pence is heading up a newly revived National Space Council. President Don...
Space
Photos of astronauts on the moon at a planetarium. Taken on June 2017.
(photo: WN / RTayco)
Japan wants to put a man on the moon, accelerating Asian space race
CNN
(CNN)Japan plans to put a man on the moon around 2030, according to a new proposal by the government's Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). | It is the first time JAXA has revealed an intention to send Japanese astronauts beyond the International Space Station, and it will mostly likely be part of an international mission, the agency said. | ...
Science
This artist's rendering released by NASA shows the 2009 Mars Science Laboratory on the surface of Mars. Will NASA's flagship mission to Mars fly next year? The space agency could decide as early as Friday whether to cancel, delay or proceed with plans to launch a nuclear-powered, SUV-size rover to the red planet.- pjb1
(photo: AP / JPL-Caltech)
Eye on future Mars colony, NASA to test nuclear reactor designed to produce power on ...
International Business Times
NASA, for the past three years, has been funding Kilopower, which is a project that looks to develop "a compact, low cost, scalable fission power system for science and exploration." ... ...



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