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Q&A: Designing a 21st-century space suit

October 3, 2007 MIT professor Dava Newman tells how the form-fitting BioSuit will help give NASA a ready-to-wear outfit for the moon and Mars. TAGS: moon, suit, mobility, Del.icio.us, flight, Digg, professor

Mobiles on the moon? NASA, Brits dial up a plan

February 19, 2008 Even in the cosmos there will be no escaping the ringtone as NASA and the British National Space Centre prep a mobile network for the moon. TAGS: moon, satellite phone, satellite, exploration, phone network, robot, vision, mobile phone

Taking a ride on the moon

September 1, 2006 Virtue Arts, using data from NASA, develops a 3D game that lets players race or study objects left by astronauts. Photos: Simulating the lunar surface TAGS: moon, ride, scientist, PC

Outer space: The in thing

August 10, 2005 With the shuttle safely home, NASA turns its eyes to Mars. Also: Taking a trip to the moon. Photos: Orbiter set to spy on Mars Photos: Buy a ticket to the moon TAGS: shuttle, moon, trip, photograph

Private industry moves to take over space race

October 1, 2007 The space race taking shape in the private sector today is due in large part to boyhood dreams of astronauts. TAGS: Elon Musk, Paul Allen, founder, Jeff Bezos, moon, Del.icio.us, exploration, Digg, men, space, U.S.

Google lunar challenge gets under way

February 21, 2008 Google and the X Prize Foundation kick off their Google Lunar X Prize, announcing the first 10 registered competitors. TAGS: moon, Sergey Brin, robot, robotics, Google Inc.

NASA to test-fly Orion spacecraft next fall

August 2, 2007 Space agency says it's making great progress on the successor to the space shuttle, which could ultimately take astronauts back to the moon. Images: Orion prepares for moon landing TAGS: spacecraft, moon, shuttle, craft, crew, progress, material, vehicle, agency

Space--the new summer vacation?

May 16, 2006 Companies are lining up to provide space vacations or out-of-this-world taxi services. Video: SpaceX aims for the skies TAGS: Elon Musk, moon, passenger, flight, satellite, conference, video

Google offers $30 million to land on the moon

September 13, 2007 The search giant, known for supporting science projects, backs a private robotic race to the moon.Photos: Touting the Google Lunar X Prize TAGS: moon, contest, Google Inc., Sergey Brin, exploration, co-founder, challenge, conference, video

Lunar landers disappoint in the desert

October 21, 2006 If private industry is going to lead the way for the next man on the moon, he may have to wait awhile. TAGS: moon, vehicle, contest

NASA pundits launch debate over space flight

September 21, 2007 Panelists at a conference in Pasadena, Calif., question whether there's a need to put another man on the moon. TAGS: spacecraft, moon, Pasadena, science, flight, budget, aerospace, development, California, agency, conference

NASA tests lunar robots in Arctic crater

July 21, 2007 Researchers headed north to simulate a lunar environment. Unfortunately, the weather has been a little too nice.Photos: Lunar rovers on a test drive TAGS: robot, moon, terrain, weather, human, manufacturing, researcher, scientist, GPS, 3D

NASA scoops up planetary details on Jupiter flyby

October 9, 2007 NASA releases details about its robotic flyby of Jupiter, which rendered rare glimpses of the solar system's biggest planet and one of its moons.Images: New findings from Jupiter TAGS: moon, ring, planet, scientist, size

Q&A: Space entrepreneur shoots for the moon

October 1, 2007 Space Adventures CEO Peter Diamandis on the future of private space travel to the moon and beyond. TAGS: entrepreneur, moon, Del.icio.us, flight, Digg, incentive

Pluto mission to reveal Jupiter's secrets

January 19, 2007 NASA's fastest spacecraft will use Jupiter as a slingshot to get to Pluto, taking unprecedented photos during its flyby. TAGS: spacecraft, trajectory, moon, planet, sun, scientist, 3D

Next NASA mission: Twitter and Facebook

June 27, 2007 Some executives believe that adoption of Web technologies like Twitter will help the public be more connected to space exploration. TAGS: Twitter, agency, Facebook, web technology, social networking, moon, exploration, scientist, blog

NASA launches lunar lander contest

May 5, 2006 Entrepreneurs are invited to build spacecraft that can simulate landing on the moon, in a $2.5 million contest hosted by the agency and X Prize. TAGS: moon, spacecraft, agency, contest, vehicle, winner, challenge

Year in review: Entrepreneurs, NASA shoot for the moon

December 14, 2007 At the intersection of science and technology, 2007 was overrun by robots and space adventures. TAGS: moon, entrepreneur, robotics, robot, race, scientist, photograph

NASA releases first photos of Jupiter from New Horizons

March 1, 2007 Never-before-seen photos of the planet and its moons released to the public.Photos: Pluto probe returns photos of Jupiter TAGS: ocean, moon, photograph

NASA shuttle program turns 25

April 13, 2006 In the 25 years, the space shuttle program has made 114 trips. Its successor has much loftier goals. Photos: Putting the shuttle to the test Video: See one of the world's most powerful supercom... TAGS: supercomputer, flight, shuttle, moon, tunnel, supercomputing, successor, vehicle, video
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