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Monsters of the Skies: Giant NZ Eagles

Thursday, October 1st, 2009 - 12:19:51 - Anuradha Menon

Recently, researchers concluded that a huge eagle that once haunted New Zealand's forests was a fierce predator that may have hunted humans – Anna...

Discovery Lands on Thursday

Wednesday, September 9th, 2009 - 09:02:03 - Anuradha Menon

On Wednesday, space shuttle Discovery's crew will peform the Flight Control System checkout and the Reaction Control System hot-fire. Landing is...

Solar Impulse Concept Plane Unveiled

Friday, June 26th, 2009 - 09:18:24 - Anuradha Menon

Today, Swiss engineers unveil the Solar Impulse HB-SIA prototype plane. As the name suggests, the plane is designed to fly solely on solar power, and...

LRO in Lunar Orbit, LCROSS Swings By Moon

Wednesday, June 24th, 2009 - 09:06:46 - Anuradha Menon

The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter has successfully entered orbit around the moon following a nearly five-day journey. Engineers at NASA's Goddard...

Orion HALL UAV
Monday, June 8th, 2009 - Janice Karin
Aurora Flight Sciences of Manassas, Virginia is developing a new unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) designed for long flights at...

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First Expedition 20 Spacewalk Complete

Saturday, June 6th, 2009 - 18:53:27 - Anuradha Menon

Expedition 20 Commander Gennady Padalka and Flight Engineer Michael Barratt completed the first of two Russian spacewalks planned for June at 8:46...

Endeavour Prepares for June 13 Launch

Thursday, June 4th, 2009 - 16:22:14 - Anuradha Menon

NASA managers completed a review Wednesday of space shuttle Endeavour's readiness for flight and selected June 13 as the official launch date for the...

New Space Crew Members Arrive at ISS

Saturday, May 30th, 2009 - 12:45:18 - Anuradha Menon

Three new crew members arrived at the International Space Station at 8:34 a.m. EDT Friday. After launching from Kazakhstan on Wednesday, flight...

Cyborg Insects
Monday, May 25th, 2009 - Sarah Gingichashvili
Researchers at Cornell University have developed a method to control the flight maneuvers of insects by implanting...