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September 8, 2016

Air Force: Stash These F-22s for Us? NASA: Yeah Sure We Got Room

Fitting the planes together was like Tetris, with a prettier result than your most artful video-game moves. The post Air Force: Stash These F-22s for Us? NASA: Yeah Sure We Got Room appeared first on WIRED.

September 8, 2016

Introducing NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Mission: the Unofficial Comic Strip

NASA is prone to anthropomorphizing its rovers and spacefaring robots, so we made OSIRIX-REx (Rex, for short) the star of his own comic strip. The post Introducing NASA's OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Mission: the Unofficial Comic Strip appeared first on WIRED.

September 8, 2016

Watch NASA Launch OSIRIS-REx, Its Asteroid-Sampling Spacecraft

NASA's OSIRIS-REx leaves today on a seven-year journey to collect a scientific windfall of asteroid dust (and very small rocks). Bennu or bust! The post Watch NASA Launch OSIRIS-REx, Its Asteroid-Sampling Spacecraft appeared first on WIRED.

September 6, 2016

Yes, Rockets Blow Up Sometimes. The NASA Team Behind OSIRIS-REx Isn’t Sweating It

Everyone knows rockets blow up. Hardly anyone expects they will. The post Yes, Rockets Blow Up Sometimes. The NASA Team Behind OSIRIS-REx Isn’t Sweating It appeared first on WIRED.

September 3, 2016

Space Photos of the Week: Nobody Knows How Old This Dang Star Is

Space photos of the week, August 28 — September 3, 2016. The post Space Photos of the Week: Nobody Knows How Old This Dang Star Is appeared first on WIRED.

September 2, 2016

The Future of the International Space Station Is Up to a Weird Little Florida Nonprofit

Casis is a nonprofit that controls half of all cargo mass, research resources, and astronaut crew time on the US portion of the ISS. The post The Future of the International Space Station Is Up to a Weird Little Florida Nonprofit appeared first on WIRED.

September 1, 2016

The SpaceX Explosion: What You Need to Know

What does this mean for SpaceX? What does it mean for the future of commercial space flight? What does it mean for Internet access in Africa? The post The SpaceX Explosion: What You Need to Know appeared first on WIRED.

September 1, 2016

SpaceX Rocket Explosion Sets Back Facebook’s Internet Expansion in Africa

When the Falcon 9 blew up this morning, it was carrying a satellite that would have helped expand sub-Saharan Internet access. The post SpaceX Rocket Explosion Sets Back Facebook's Internet Expansion in Africa appeared first on WIRED.

August 30, 2016

Six Scientists Lived in a Tiny Pod for a Year Pretending They Were on Mars

If you can’t go to Mars, the next best place would be a stark, lava-spewing active volcano in Hawaii. Right? The post Six Scientists Lived in a Tiny Pod for a Year Pretending They Were on Mars appeared first on WIRED.

August 29, 2016

This Aquanaut Is Defining the Next Era of Spaceflight

Astronaut Megan McArthur spent 16 days aboard the underwater Aquarius Reef Base, conducting research in an environment that simulates space exploration. The post This Aquanaut Is Defining the Next Era of Spaceflight appeared first on WIRED.