Sierra Nevada investigates Dream Chaser landing mishap

A landing gear malfunction that caused a small commercial spacecraft to skid off the runway after its first unmanned flight Saturday caused relatively minor damage, an official with builder Sierra Nevada said. Read More...

Scott Carpenter, Mercury 7 astronaut, dies at 88

Malcolm Scott Carpenter, one of the original seven Mercury astronauts who was forced to take manual control of his Aurora 7 capsule in a frightening re-entry, died early Thursday. He was 88.
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Juno probe in safe mode, but managers optimistic about recovery

NASA's Jupiter-bound Juno spacecraft went into "safe mode" just 10 minutes after a gravity-assist flyby of Earth Wednesday, but managers said Thursday they are back in touch and the spacecraft appears healthy.
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Jupiter-bound Juno races toward Earth flyby

Returning to its starting point after a loop out beyond the orbit of Mars, NASA's Juno probe raced toward Earth Wednesday for a velocity-boosting flyby, using the planet's gravity to fling the craft on to Jupiter.
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NASA shuts down in funding impasse

With the federal government in partial shutdown, NASA is implementing drastic, across-the-board furloughs that will severely curtail ongoing research and development.
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