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Robonaut Readies for His Space Journey

Getting into space isn't necessarily easy for astronauts, and it's not much easier for a robotic astronaut, either.

Cocooned inside an aluminum frame and foam blocks cut out to its shape, Robonaut 2, or R2, is heading to the International Space Station inside the Permanent Multipurpose Module in space shuttle Discovery's payload bay as part of the STS-133 mission.

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NASA: Despite lost contact, there is still hope for the $32.7 million Capstone spacecraft

NASA announced Tuesday that a $32.7 million Capstone spacecraft intended to try out a skewed lunar orbit had lost contact, but agency engineers are confident

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NASA is literally going to fling satellites into space

With a giant slingshot. We're not kidding.

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Here's what Musk-led SpaceX supplied to lady Nasa astronaut on Space Station

Musk-led SpaceX rocket that had blown off towards the International Space Station transporting a pretty special thing for this lady Nasa astronaut

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