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May 22, 2013
Sally Ride, first US woman in space, to be posthumously awarded Medal of Freedom
Sally Ride, the United States' first woman to fly in space, will be posthumously awarded the country's highest civilian commendation and honored by NASA with the renaming of a high-flying camera.
May 21, 2013
First look at Amazon CEO's historic rocket engines being conserved in Kansas
Despite having stood up to the tremendous thrust needed to launch the mighty Saturn V rocket toward the moon, it turns out that the mammoth Apollo F-1 engines that powered the booster's first two-and-a-half minutes of flight were no match for the Atlantic Ocean.
May 20, 2013
NASA to lease historic launch pad for use by commercial rockets
NASA's historic launch pad from where men blasted off for the moon and space shuttles departed for Earth orbit is now in need of a new rocket to launch. The space agency is seeking proposals for the commercial use of Kennedy Space Center's Launch Pad 39A.
May 18, 2013
Mars rover Opportunity breaks US driving record set by Apollo 17 moon buggy
A robotic Mars rover rolled past a record set by the last men to drive on the moon more than 40 years ago. NASA's Opportunity six-wheeled Mars Exploration Rover drove past the 22.2 miles the Apollo 17 astronauts rode on their lunar roving vehicle (LRV) in 1972.
May 17, 2013
Neil Armstrong's heartbeat, Apollo joystick pulled from auction after NASA inquiry
The joystick controller used to fly the Apollo 11 spacecraft to the moon, the recording of Neil Armstrong's heartbeat when he took the first "small step" onto the lunar surface, and the complete tool kit carried on NASA's final manned moon mission will not be auctioned, despite headlines heralding their sale.
May 16, 2013
Did 'Star Trek' give rise to NASA's 'Space Shuttle'?
NASA's first space shuttle, the test orbiter Enterprise, was named after the starship on TV's "Star Trek" in response to fans staging a write-in campaign. But did the U.S. space agency's use of the term "space shuttle" for its orbiters also stem from the sci-fi series?
May 14, 2013
Public invited to see Amazon CEO's moon engines in Kansas
The moon rocket engines that Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos recovered from the sea floor are now undergoing conservation and the public is invited to see. The Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center will open its SpaceWorks Observation Gallery for daily tours May 24.
May 14, 2013
Skylab, space station astronauts reflect on 40 years of life off Earth
Before the International Space Station (ISS) existed, before U.S. astronauts lived on the Russian station Mir, America's first home in Earth orbit was Skylab. The converted third stage of a massive Saturn V rocket, Skylab launched 40 years ago on May 14, 1973.
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05/13/13 - Soyuz TMA-07M lands with Russian, U.S. and Canadian
05/12/13 - Atlantis' payload bay swung open for display [time lapse]
05/11/13 - Astronauts on 'precedent-setting' unplanned spacewalk
05/09/13 - 'Gravity' trailer reveals Clooney, Bullock as astronauts
05/08/13 - Astronaut Sally Ride to be remembered at national tribute
05/07/13 - Moonwalker Buzz Aldrin launches 'Mission to Mars' tour
05/06/13 - Space shuttle Enterprise's NYC exhibit reopening July 10
05/06/13 - Red Bull 'space jump' artifacts on display in Houston
05/02/13 - Houston museum to top NASA jet with mock space shuttle
05/02/13 - Space shuttle robot arm unveiled at Canadian museum
04/30/13 - Canada launches space robot-themed $5 bill from orbit
04/29/13 - Enterprise's home taking shape at New York's Intrepid
04/29/13 - Virgin Galactic SpaceShipTwo makes first powered flight
04/26/13 - Shuttle Atlantis now fully unwrapped for NASA exhibit
04/25/13 - Shrink-wrapped shuttle Atlantis uncovered for display
04/24/13 - External fuel tank, astronaut mover on barge for museum
04/23/13 - Cosmonauts may carry Olympic torch on spacewalk
04/21/13 - Antares rocket launches on test from Virginia spaceport
04/21/13 - Astronaut Hall of Fame adds Brown, Collins and Dunbar
04/16/13 - Space station lands in Houston in state-of-the-art exhibit
04/14/13 - Navy names research ship for Sally Ride
04/12/13 - Replica rockets rising over Space Shuttle Atlantis exhibit
04/10/13 - NASA planning to lasso, move asteroid for exploration
04/05/13 - Historic NASA test chamber upgraded for space telescope
04/02/13 - Moonwalkers' toy plane and toothbrush up for auction
03/29/13 - IMAX, Disney to look back at Earth from space in 3D film
03/28/13 - Soyuz docks at station following 1st rapid rendezvous
03/28/13 - Cosmonauts, astronaut launch on express flight to station
03/26/13 - Artist Shepard Fairey designs space mission patch
03/25/13 - Recovered rocket engines land in Kansas for conservation
03/25/13 - LEGO toys returning from space on private cargo craft
03/24/13 - Buzz Aldrin refutes space sale, keeping his memorabilia
03/22/13 - Space shuttle Enterprise added to Historic Places registry
03/22/13 - Jeff Bezos' ocean-recovered engines arrive on shore
03/21/13 - Library of Congress to preserve first audio from space
03/20/13 - Apollo F-1 engines raised off ocean floor by Amazon CEO
03/18/13 - Effort to recover lunar photos seeks public support
03/15/13 - Soyuz TMA-06M lands from ISS with US-Russian crew
03/13/13 - Chris Hadfield becomes first Canadian to command ISS
03/11/13 - NASA to launch students' shield on Orion test flight
03/11/13 - Endeavour's museum move focus of new photo exhibit
03/08/13 - Next station-bound crew flying fast track to outpost
03/06/13 - Shuttle Atlantis under wraps as boosters begin to rise
03/04/13 - Apollo capsule lands at NM space history museum
03/03/13 - SpaceX Dragon reaches ISS on 2nd NASA resupply run
03/01/13 - SpaceX launches Dragon on 2nd ISS resupply mission
02/28/13 - Thirty Seconds to Mars sending single to space station
02/27/13 - Inspiration Mars Foundation plans mission to Red Planet
02/26/13 - House votes to rename NASA center for Neil Armstrong
02/26/13 - Pluto-bound space probe gets review for postage stamp
02/25/13 - SpaceX's 2nd resupply flight gets two mission patches
02/21/13 - 'Space Shuttle Atlantis' exhibit gains logo, opening date
02/20/13 - John Glenn's historic Friendship 7 'found' in Texas
02/19/13 - Mission Control 'Houston' gives launch to Nike sneakers
02/18/13 - Lawsuits leave lunar bibles in limbo
02/12/13 - Toymaker models NASA's commercial spacecraft
02/08/13 - Astronaut, rocker perform duet from space and Earth
02/06/13 - Last moonwalker calls space station crew
02/04/13 - Jerry Ross: Seven spaceflights were 'a good start'
01/21/13 - NASA fires up historic engine parts for new rocket
01/14/13 - NYC's Intrepid showcasing space shuttle's legacy
01/11/13 - Shuttle veterans to enter Astronaut Hall of Fame
01/07/13 - Nixon's NASA legacy on display at National Archives
01/03/13 - First words on the moon: One small fib or giant leap?
01/01/13 - 2013: New year in spaceflight history
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May 20, 2013
The Space Review
Those magnificent spooks and their spying machine: The spies help rescue Skylab
Forty years ago — in fact, possibly forty years ago today — a top secret spy satellite was pressed into emergency service to help save the crippled NASA Skylab space station. The mission was a success, and a closely guarded secret, until a retired Air Force general decided to brag.
May 18, 2013
GeekWire
Paul Allen procures V-2 rocket for aircraft museum
Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen is selling some of his abstract art, and buying a historic rocket. The eclectic Seattle billionaire has procured a rare Werner von Braun designed V-2 rocket, the first man-made object to fly into outer space.
May 14, 2013
Jalopnik
Why Skylab Was America's First And Best Home In Space
Today is the 40th anniversary of the launch of America's first space station, Skylab. Skylab wasn't the first space station ever (that honor goes to the Soviet's Salyut 1), but like many American cars of that same era, it was huge and comfortable in a way not seen since.
May 14, 2013
NBC News
First quilter in space: NASA astronaut plans to turn orbital rags to stitches
When astronaut Karen Nyberg is launched to the International Space Station, she'll bring something entirely new to the space frontier: the art of quilting.
May 13, 2013
Bloomberg Businessweek
Apollo Moonwalkers Sell Right Stuff in $1 Million Space Auction
Owning something flown on the Apollo lunar missions has always been challenging. However since last September, when the U.S. house passed a resolution granting astronauts clear title to the items they carried into space, it has become a lot easier.
May 6, 2013
Florida Today
What's coming for NASA's Hangar S?
Before NASA's first astronauts rocketed into space, they trained, slept, received medical exams and donned spacesuits in Hangar S.
May 6, 2013
The Space Review
Revisiting the preservation of Tranquility Base and other historic sites on the Moon
The preservation of the Apollo landing sites, with particular emphasis on the Apollo 11 site at Tranquility Base, was taken up in a recent article at SPACE.com.
May 6, 2013
TIME Magazine
Want a Little Piece of Astronaut Neil Armstrong's Heart?
It's not the first thing that comes to mind when you think about astronaut memorabilia, but if you'd like Neil Armstrong's actual EKG, recorded during his historic moon landing, it's up for auction and expected to fetch upwards of $10,000.
May 2, 2013
National Public Radio
Send Your Haiku To Mars! NASA Seeks Poets
NASA is raising awareness for its upcoming launch of the Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution spacecraft with its Going to Mars project.
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