Wednesday, 6 May 2015

SpaceX Demonstrates Astronaut Escape System for Crew Dragon Spacecraft

A loud whoosh, faint smoke trail and billowing parachutes marked a successful demonstration Wednesday by SpaceX of its Crew Dragon spacecraft abort system – an important step in NASA’s endeavor to rebuild America's ability to launch crews to the International Space Station from U.S. soil.

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Hubble Glimpses Galactic Gas Making a Getaway

This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features the galaxy NGC 4388, a member of the Virgo galaxy cluster. ESA/Hubble & NASA, ...