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March 7, 2014
Space Camp launches crowdfunding effort to land NASA shuttle training aircraft
One of four business jets converted to train NASA astronauts to land the space shuttle is on final approach to the Alabama home of Space Camp, pending the result of the U.S. Space & Rocket Center's first crowd-funding campaign.
March 6, 2014
NASA's shuttle-ferrying jet dismantled for move to Space Center Houston
NASA's historic jumbo jet that ferried retired space shuttles piggyback to their museums is being prepared for its own lift to where it'll be put on public display. The Shuttle Carrier Aircraft, known by its tail number NASA 905 for short, is being readied for its final move.
March 5, 2014
Private Mars map blasts off: Crater names raising funds for ride to Red Planet
A private mapping project to name all of the craters on Mars has blasted off in a big way while also booking a trip to the Red Planet. Just a week after launching its Mars Crater Map, Uwingu has raised more than $80,000 registering names for over 6,000 landmarks.
March 4, 2014
Skylab astronaut William Pogue dies at 84
William "Bill" Pogue, a USAF Thunderbirds pilot and NASA astronaut who served on the nation's first space station, died on March 3. Selected by NASA in 1966, Pogue made his first and only spaceflight with the final crew to man the Skylab orbital workshop.
March 2, 2014
'Gravity' pulls in 7 Oscars – including best director – at Academy Awards
"Gravity" was a force at the 86th Academy Awards, but the pull of the space film wasn't enough to attract the Oscar for best picture. "Gravity" won the most awards out of all of the films, taking the Oscars for seven of the 10 categories for which it was nominated.
February 28, 2014
@NASAArmstrong: NASA begins process to rename center for Neil Armstrong
With the flick of a digital switch, the NASA Dryden Flight Research Center in California has been renamed in honor of the late Neil Armstrong, who in July 1969 was the first to walk on the moon. The new name is the Neil A. Armstrong Flight Research Center.
February 27, 2014
'People's map of Mars': Name a red planet crater for $5
Naming landmarks on Mars is not limited to scientists and rover drivers any longer. Now all one needs is an internet connection and a few dollars to give a moniker to one of the planet's 500,000 or so unnamed craters, as part of Uwingu's new mapping project.
February 25, 2014
'Gravity' drops into stores, beams to space station
"Gravity" has landed on store shelves, and launched into space. The award-winning 3D space thriller was released on DVD and Blu-ray, while the movie arrived aboard the real space station for a microgravity screening.
February 24, 2014
Solar System on leaked list of US postage stamp subjects for 2014
The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) is planning to put its stamp on the solar system — or rather the solar system on its stamps. The "Solar System" is included on a leaked list of U.S. stamp topics that have not yet been announced but are scheduled for release.
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Astronauts Flush Chocolates Down the Toilet, For a Good Reason
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