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Why Does NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope Cost so Much? (ContributorNetwork)

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ContributorNetwork – COMMENTARY | The James Webb Space Telescope would be the most impressive astronomical instrument ever created. However, with a cost that began at $5.1 billion and is now estimated to be $8.7 billion, it is in serious danger of cancellation.

Full Harvest Moon of September Is Peaking Now (SPACE.com)

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SPACE.com – If you’re located in the Northern Hemisphere, you might have the opportunity to spot a special full moon in the sky this weekend: the Harvest Moon.

On 9/11 Anniversary, NASA Stresses International Cooperation (SPACE.com)

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SPACE.com – As the 10th anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks approaches, NASA is stressing the role that cooperative space exploration can play in making the world a better place.

NASA Sets Sights on Mars After Unmanned Moon Shot (SPACE.com)

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SPACE.com – NASA successfully launched a set of twin spacecraft into orbit today (Sept. 10) to study the moon’s gravity, but the new mission isn’t the first — or the last — robotic planetary expedition for the space agency year.

Rocket lifts off with satellites to probe moon (Reuters)

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Reuters – An unmanned U.S. rocket blasted off on Saturday from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida to deliver twin robotic probes to the moon in the hope of learning what is inside.

Twin NASA craft launched to study insides of moon (AP)

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AP – A pair of spacecraft rocketed toward the moon Saturday on the first mission dedicated to measuring lunar gravity and determining what’s inside Earth’s orbiting companion — all the way down to the core.

Sens. Nelson, Hutchison Accuse Administration of Sabotaging NASA Rocket Project (ContributorNetwork)

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ContributorNetwork – Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., and Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, R-Texas, have issued a statement accusing the Obama administration of deliberately attempting to undermine the development of a rocket crucial for NASA’s plans for future space exploration.

NASA Launches Twin Spacecraft to Probe Inside the Moon (SPACE.com)

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SPACE.com – Two identical space probes are on their way to the moon, after launching today (Sept. 10) on NASA’s newest lunar science mission aimed at unlocking mysteries of the moon that are hidden beneath its surface.

Winds Delay Launch of Twin NASA Moon Probes Again (SPACE.com)

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SPACE.com – Windy weather has once again thwarted NASA’s attempt to launch two gravity probes to the moon today (Sept. 10) on a mission to study the inside of the moon and its gravity field.

Alone in Space on 9/11: An Astronaut’s Photographs and Memories (ContributorNetwork)

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ContributorNetwork – COMMENTARY | September 11 is a day that is indelibly etched upon the mind of most Americans that were old enough to experience it (and even some who weren’t), a traumatizing event that has become a part of America’s collective conscious memory. It would difficult to imagine what it would have been like on that fateful day had there not been someone to turn to, someone with which to talk and discuss and lament and mourn. But one man did just that: NASA astronaut Frank Culbertson. On 9/11 he was an American alone, cut off from not only his home country, which was under attack, but from his world, which had been forever altered by the day’s tragic events. On Friday, the astronaut released through NASA both photographs and letters of his 9/11 experience.