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First look: Space Shuttle Enterprise at its new home in New York

Raymond Wong
Wednesday, July 18, 2012 - 2:42pm
 
After months of preparation, Space Shuttle Enterprise is ready at last for its public debut at the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum in New York City. It all starts tomorrow, June 19, and we went over to get a sneak preview of the now decommissioned Enterprise. You already saw the glam shots of Enterprise flying into New York on the Boeing 747. Now, here's what it looks like retired and happy.

Is the life of an astronaut worth $28 billion?

Evan Ackerman
Tuesday, July 17, 2012 - 9:38am
 
NASA takes the lives of its astronauts very, very seriously. Dr. Robert Zubrin, author of The Case for Mars (which advocates for a one-way trip to Mars with reliance on local resources for a return), argues that the premium NASA places on safety is crippling the agency, and that "the mission has to come first."

Dress shirt uses space suit tech to keep you cool

Michael Trei
Wednesday, July 4, 2012 - 1:36am
 
With all of the record heat we've been getting lately, any commute that includes even a brief walk outside is likely to leave your shirt dripping with sweat. To help you to keep your cool, a group of MIT graduates have used technology developed for the space program to make a shirt that can actually regulate your body temperature.

NASA, FAA to cooperate on commercial space regulation

Evan Ackerman
Tuesday, June 19, 2012 - 12:59pm
 
Launching stuff into space is hard enough: you really don't need to be fighting through gigantic piles of red tape while doing so. NASA and the FAA have just decided to team up to coordinate standards for commercial space travel, making it easier (and safer) for private companies to make it to orbit.

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