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Your voices counted: budget amendment passed today
Your voices counted: budget amendment passed today
The Space Age turns 50
Around the world, there is conversation today about the fiftieth anniversary of the launch of Спутник, that is, Sputnik, Earth's first unnatural satellite.
Kaguya is now in lunar orbit
Kaguya is now in lunar orbit
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Kaguya update: More Earth images and video
Kaguya update: More Earth images and video
Congratulations to George Takei
Congratulations to George Takei
Dawn launch: Post-launch update
Dawn launch: Post-launch update
Kaguya shoots Earth video
Kaguya shoots Earth video
A few random news items from last week: SOHO spots a return visitor; Astronauts on asteroids; MESSENGER update; Dawn tests
A few random news items from last week: SOHO spots a return visitor; Astronauts on asteroids; MESSENGER update; Dawn tests
Who's got the biggest panels?
Who's got the biggest panels?
Dawn launch: Solar arrays deployed
Dawn launch: Solar arrays deployed
Dawn launch: T minus 1 day: Up close at the Delta II launch pad
Dawn launch: T minus 1 day: Up close at the Delta II launch pad
Good luck, Dawn!
Good luck, Dawn!
Successful launch for Dawn!
Successful launch for Dawn!
One more cool Dawn launch photo
One more cool Dawn launch photo
Dawn launch: Go Dawn, go Delta!
Dawn launch: Go Dawn, go Delta!
Dawn launch: One-on-one with Marc Rayman at Kennedy Space Center
Dawn launch: One-on-one with Marc Rayman at Kennedy Space Center
New Horizons now aimed directly at Pluto
This afternoon Alan Stern posted to unmannedspaceflight.com that New Horizons has successfully completed the trajectory correction maneuver that lines the spacecraft up for its July 14, 2015 encounter with Pluto.
Observing Dawn from Hawaii and Alaska
Observing Dawn from Hawaii and Alaska
Update on Cassini's safing situation
Update on Cassini's safing situation