3D Printer Launching to Space Station in 2014
A 3D printer is slated to arrive at the International Space Station next year, where it will crank out the first parts ever manufactured off planet Earth. Full story
Commercial human ventures planned for the moon: NASA study
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Corporate researchers may be living on the moon by the time NASA astronauts head off to visit an asteroid in the 2020s, a study of future human missions unveiled on Thursday shows. Full story
NASA head views progress on asteroid lasso mission
Surrounded by engineers, NASA chief Charles Bolden inspected a prototype spacecraft engine that could power an audacious mission to lasso an asteroid and tow it closer to Earth for astronauts to explore. Full story
NASA puts shuttle launch pad in Florida up for lease
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Nearly two years after space shuttle Atlantis blasted off for the last time, NASA on Thursday put out a "For Lease" notice for one of its shuttle launch pads in Florida. Full story
NASA investing in 3-D food printer for astronauts
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - In a scene right out of Star Trek, a Texas company is developing a 3-D food printer for astronauts to create custom meals on the fly. Full story
Pizza printout? NASA funds effort to make space meals on 3-D printer
NASA won't be printing out pizzas on Mars anytime soon, but the space agency is paying out $125,000 to study the use of 3-D printing technology for food preparation in space."We will be building the components for a prototype" over the grant's six-month period, David Irwin, principal investigator fo Full story
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Young inventors test invention as NASA
Two young Texas boys get the opportunity to test their invention at NASA. KVEO's Kevin Lu reports.
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Ariel Castro did father the child of one of his kidnapping victims, NASA reports trouble at the International Space Station and Randy Jackson is leaving American Idol.
Time-lapse captures 3 years of solar activity
Video released by NASA shows three years of images of the sun. NBCNews.com's Dara Brown reports.
Solar flare disrupts radio communications
A mid-level solar flare that NASA is calling the sun's "spring fling" was strong enough to temporarily silence radios on Earth. NBCNews.com's Dara Brown reports.
Life on Mars? Rover shows it was possible
According to NASA, powder from a rock found on Mars indicates the Red Planet may have been able to support microbes billions of years ago. NBC’s Katie Wall reports.
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