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XKCD - Spirit

(xkcd.com) - Oh no, I'm stuck.

Comments: 0 Score: 8 Submitted January 01, 2010 by jsuggs

Tagged in: humor, nasa, spirit, xkcd

Never-before seen photo shows Neil Armstrong's face as he first walks across the moon

(dailymail.co.uk) - An amazing new photograph showing Neil Armstrong's face through his space suit visor has come to light on the 40th anniversary of the first manned Moon landing. The image was shot by the movie camera mounted on the lunar lander famously called 'Eagle', but the frame lasts for only a fleeting More...

Comments: 0 Score: 4 Submitted July 07, 2009 by sweeneytodd

Tagged in: moon, nasa, neil armstrong

Swedish Hacker Indicted in Cisco, NASA Attacks

(online.wsj.com) - A Swedish computer hacker was indicted Tuesday for breaking into the networks of tech-gear maker Cisco Systems Inc. and high-end computing equipment at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. The attacks underscore the development of a vast underground economy that targets both the private sector and the government.

Comments: 0 Score: 3 Submitted May 05, 2009 by coco0860

Tagged in: cisco, hackers, nasa, security

Nasa: Colbert Might Get a Space Toilet Named After Him as a Consolation Prize

(i.gizmodo.com) - Stephen Colbert may have won NASA's poll to rename a module on the International Space Station, but NASA doesn't really want to go through with it. Instead, they might just name a toilet after him.

Comments: 0 Score: 9 Submitted March 03, 2009 by sweeneytodd

Colbert wins NASA space station name contest

(google.com) - WASHINGTON (AP) — NASA's online contest to name a new room at the international space station went awry. Comedian Stephen Colbert won.

Comments: 0 Score: 5 Submitted March 03, 2009 by celee

Tagged in: nasa, stephen colbert

Oops: Colbert wins NASA space station name contest

(news.yahoo.com) - NASA's online contest to name a new room at the international space station went awry.

Comments: 1 Score: 11 Submitted March 03, 2009 by granite777

Tagged in: nasa, space

Mars Lander gets lucky break as 'water drops' discovered clinging to craft's leg

(dailymail.co.uk) - The Phoenix Mars Lander has spent months searching for liquid on the Red Planet. Now it appears that water has found the intrepid spacecraft. Several photographs taken by Nasa's explorer show what look like water droplets clinging to one of its robotic landing struts.

Comments: 0 Score: 2 Submitted March 03, 2009 by sweeneytodd

Tagged in: mars, nasa, water

NASA - NASA Tests Engine Technology for Landing Astronauts on the Moon

(nasa.gov) - How can a rocket engine that generates 5,000 degree steam and 13,800 pounds of thrust form icicles at the rim of its nozzle? It's cryogenic. The Common Extensible Cryogenic Engine, CECE for short, has completed its third round of intensive testing. This technology development engine is fueled by a mixture More...

Comments: 0 Score: 3 Submitted March 03, 2009 by KBlackwood

Tagged in: moon, nasa, rocket, technology

Annoying Stickler Insists On Every Detail Of Space Mission Being Exactly Right

(theonion.com) - Moments after having their shuttle launch delayed, Discovery astronauts complained once again Monday about John Wilkins—that annoying little program manager who insists on every detail of every space mission being exactly right.

Comments: 0 Score: 12 Submitted February 02, 2009 by jsuggs

Tagged in: humor, nasa, space