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NASA Solar Sail Is the 'Little Satellite That Could'

If you gaze up at the night sky on April 26 or 27, you might catch a glimpse of a promising new technology, a cult favorite of astrogeeks and something of a taxpayer treat in one shiny package -- NASA's NanoSail-D2 cruising past Earth using the power of the sun. The 100-square-foot polymer solar sail unfurled in low Earth...

Giffords' Astronaut Husband Can Handle Space Mission, Experts Say

For an ordinary person, it might be impossible to put in a long, hard day at the office while a beloved family member lies badly injured in a hospital bed. But astronaut Mark Kelly is no ordinary person. And the evidence shows that Kelly may very well be right in thinking he can successfully command a space shuttle...

UFOs at the UN -- A Close Encounter

(June 25) -- Will the European Union disclose any UFO files it might have, as one lawmaker called for several days ago, perhaps bringing new facts to a field long relegated by government officials as science fiction? Maybe, but this isn't the first time world leaders have had a close encounter with UFOs. As AOL News...

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05/23/12 SpaceX Milestone Rocket Launch with Original 'Star... Source: The Post Chronicle - Denville NJ Cremains of space luminaries and everyday Joes went to the final frontier Tuesday when the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket took off from Houston's Johnson Space Center.
05/23/12 This combination of photos shows astronaut Gordon... Source: Prince Albert Daily Herald - Prince Albert - SK - Canada Published on May 23, 2012 This combination of photos shows astronaut Gordon Cooper, top left; Bob Shrake, an engineer who designed spaceship control instruments for NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab, top right; actor James Doohan, bottom left; and capsules from Space Services Inc.
05/22/12 Star Trek's Scotty boldly goes where he always wanted... Source: Register USA The Falcon 9 rocket, which launched the privately funded SpaceX craft containing supplies and science experiments for the International Space Station, also took up the ashes of actor James Doohan - who played Scotty in the hit sci-fi saga.
05/22/12 SpaceX rocket has successful launch Source: United Press International (UPI) Cremains of space luminaries and everyday Joes went to the final frontier Tuesday when the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket took off from Houston's Johnson Space Center.
05/15/12 Faith 7 Source: Ovi Magazine - Finland On May 15, 1963, Gordon Cooper is launched into space aboard Faith 7 on the longest American space mission to that date.

Background on gordon cooper

Leroy Gordon Cooper, Jr. (March 6, 1927October 4, 2004), also known as Gordon Cooper, was an American aeronautical engineer, test pilot and NASA astronaut.

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