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io9 - Oct 3, 2008
NASA's Messenger space capsule is aiming to photograph Mercury as it swings by, a prelude to putting the first spacecraft in orbit with the planet in 2011. The Messenger will fly 124 miles above the planet's surface to …
io9 - Aug 15, 2008
It's hard to imagine anything more unpleasant than being stuck in a metal can millions of miles from home with a crazy person. Space missions to Mars and beyond will need a way to deal with the boredom, isolation and …
Also tagged: mars, nasa, orion, david bowie, space madness, american psychological association, crazy astronauts
io9 - Apr 29, 2008
Being a member of the US military in Afghanistan takes it's toll after a few years. So last week, Sergeant First Class William Ruth of the Army's 101st Airborne Division proposed an alternative mission for his …
Also tagged: army, mars, moon, us army, space colonization, colonial marines
io9 - Apr 10, 2008
Black smoke belches out of a grinding old engine as it hauls Russia's latest Soyuz space capsule across a Kazakh wasteland, while armed guards keep watch. This mixture of high and low technology is probably the future …
Also tagged: russia, space shuttle, kazakhstan, soyuz, jury rigging
io9 - Apr 4, 2008
Even though NASA's budget actually increased in 2008, the government space agency faces an uncertain future as it transitions from the Space Shuttle to the Constellation Project, and it's been plagued for years by …