The next generation of satellites that will closely monitor Earth’s water movement are now accommodated in space
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Heroes of Space: Shannon Lucid
The staunch space heroine who blazed a trail for female astronauts
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Heroes of Space: Robert Goddard
The man who overcame ridicule to launch the age of space exploration
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NASA will send a helicopter to Mars!
On board NASA’s Mars 2020 rover will be a helicopter the size of a softball which will provide the first-ever technological demonstration of aircraft analysis on Mars
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‘Polo!’: Mars-bound CubeSats are alive and well
The twin MarCO spacecraft, cruising to the Red Planet along with NASA’s InSight lander, have relayed to Earth that they’re in good health
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Heroes of Space: Hugh L. Dryden
The unsung hero who built NASA into the world’s greatest space agency.
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Watch LIVE: NASA launches its mission to Mars
Wherever you are in the world, don’t miss the blast off of NASA’s InSight by tuning into our livestream
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Parker Solar Probe sensor passes a final test
The closest Sun-like simulation has put a key sensor for the NASA space probe through its paces
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Heroes Of Space: Wernher von Braun
How the ‘Father of Rocket Science’ went from working for the Nazis to becoming an American space hero
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The first woman in space: Valentina Tereshkova
The first woman and civilian in space was a pioneer for Soviet space exploration.
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Heroes of Space: The Mercury 13 crew
In a time of gender prejudice, these women were denied the chance to fly into space, despite their obvious and remarkable capabilities
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Heroes of Space: James E. Webb
The man without whom NASA might never have made it to the Moon.
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Are there still pieces of the Mir space station in orbit around Earth?
De-orbited in 2001, we find out if there are still pieces of the Mir space station in space
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REPLAY: NASA launches its next planet-hunting mission
Wherever you are in the world, don’t miss the blast off of the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) by tuning into our livestream
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Heroes of Space: Michael Collins
On the 43rd anniversary of Apollo 11’s launch to the Moon, we profile the man who experienced one of the most profound bittersweet moments of all time.
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Will we ever be able to send humans to Jupiter?
We find out if we can make the gas giant and its moons destinations for future manned missions
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Heroes of Space: Vladimir Komarov
Did this Soviet cosmonaut crash back to Earth screaming in rage at his superiors?
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Has NASA designed a warp drive?
We take a look at the answer to this intriguing question
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Heroes of Space: Gene Kranz
One of NASA’s most decorated flight directors for whom failure was not an option.
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Heroes of Space: Sally Ride
Why the first American woman in space will be remembered forever.