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NASA Adds Dream Chaser to Transportation Roster

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For those hoping that America would re-introduce a space plane to her roster of civilian transportation options, there’s good news: The Dream Chaser space plane that lands on a runway like an aeroplane and launches with the help of a rocket will join the duo of privately operated space capsules – SpaceX’s reusable Dragon and…

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Sunday Animation: The Dreams of an Astronaut

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The Dreams of an Astronaut – with Helen Sharman from The Royal Institution on Vimeo. What do astronauts dream of? In 1991, Helen Sharman became the first Briton in space; in this animation she shares a dream she has about returning to space, and talks about what it’s like to gaze down on the earth…

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Virtual Spinning Globe of Jupiter

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View More: Technology News|Live News|More News Videos When one thinks of Jupiter, the Great Red Spot immediately comes to mind. The new images show that the large swirling red vortex continues to shrink and assume a more circular shape over time. The long axis of the storm is now 150 miles shorter than it was…

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Video of Aurora on Sunrise

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Taken from the International Space Station – Day 141. The chapter of a day ends as it began. #Aurora on a sunrise. Good night from @space_station! #YearInSpace https://t.co/hZBMs9q0CS — Scott Kelly (@StationCDRKelly) August 15, 2015