1140 KSOO - Live Local Radio in Sioux Falls, SD » NASA http://ksoo.com The talk of Sioux Falls Sat, 18 May 2013 17:43:50 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 A Season for NASA Disaster Anniversaries http://ksoo.com/a-season-for-nasa-disaster-anniversaries/ http://ksoo.com/a-season-for-nasa-disaster-anniversaries/#comments Mon, 28 Jan 2013 19:30:16 +0000 Gene Hetland http://ksoo.com/?p=58576 We are right in the season where some of NASA's worst space disasters occurred.

I can very much remember January 27, 1967, when three astronauts died in a fire in the Apollo space capsule that was, if I remember right, on a launch pad at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida

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]]> http://ksoo.com/a-season-for-nasa-disaster-anniversaries/feed/ 0 Three of NASA's deadliest accidents occurred during this period on the calendar, including a fire on the launch pad in 1967 and shuttle disasters in 1986 and 2003. NASA Discovers "Earth Twin" http://ksoo.com/nasa-discovers-earth-twin/ http://ksoo.com/nasa-discovers-earth-twin/#comments Wed, 16 Jan 2013 02:02:29 +0000 Crash http://b1027.com/?p=59072 Since NASA launched the Kepler mission in February 2012, 461 potential planets have been identified. Scientists say they have identified the most "earth-like" world found yet.

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]]> http://ksoo.com/nasa-discovers-earth-twin/feed/ 0 (Image Courtesy of NASA) Hear the First Song Ever Recorded On the International Space Station http://ksoo.com/song-space-station/ http://ksoo.com/song-space-station/#comments Wed, 26 Dec 2012 15:02:58 +0000 Tom Blunt http://thefw.com/?p=174342 Even scientists have soul! Take a listen to 'Jewel in the Night,' by Colonel Chris Hadfield.

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]]> http://ksoo.com/song-space-station/feed/ 0 Soundcloud Air Force Sends Mystery Mini-shuttle Back to Space http://ksoo.com/air-force-sends-mystery-mini-shuttle-back-to-space/ http://ksoo.com/air-force-sends-mystery-mini-shuttle-back-to-space/#comments Tue, 11 Dec 2012 22:13:30 +0000 Associated Press http://ksoo.com/?p=41263 A top-secret mini-space shuttle has blasted off from Cape Canaveral. The Air Force launched the unmanned spacecraft Tuesday aboard an Atlas V rocket.

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]]> http://ksoo.com/air-force-sends-mystery-mini-shuttle-back-to-space/feed/ 0 NASA/Marshall US Astronaut Scott Kelly, Brother of Gabrielle Giffords' Husband, to Spend Year in Space http://ksoo.com/us-russian-astronauts-to-spend-year-in-space/ http://ksoo.com/us-russian-astronauts-to-spend-year-in-space/#comments Mon, 26 Nov 2012 21:59:28 +0000 Associated Press http://ksoo.com/?p=35765 A former space shuttle commander whose twin brother is married to former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords will attempt the longest spaceflight ever by an American.

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]]> http://ksoo.com/us-russian-astronauts-to-spend-year-in-space/feed/ 0 Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images Space Shuttle Endeavour's Final Flight [PHOTOS] http://ksoo.com/space-shuttle-endeavours-final-flight-photos/ http://ksoo.com/space-shuttle-endeavours-final-flight-photos/#comments Fri, 12 Oct 2012 21:00:57 +0000 Tony Wright http://ksoo.com/?p=16662 Space shuttle Endeavour, sitting on top of NASA's Shuttle Carrier Aircraft or SCA, traveled to Los Angeles on September 21, 2012. The Space Shuttle Endeavour will be placed on public display at the California Science Center. This is the final ferry flight scheduled in the Space Shuttle Program era.

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]]> http://ksoo.com/space-shuttle-endeavours-final-flight-photos/feed/ 0 International Space Station [PHOTOS] http://ksoo.com/international-space-station-photos/ http://ksoo.com/international-space-station-photos/#comments Thu, 27 Sep 2012 13:40:37 +0000 Tony Wright http://ksoo.com/?p=18129 Photos from the International space station.

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]]> http://ksoo.com/international-space-station-photos/feed/ 0 NASA via Getty Images NASA Calls Off Space Station's Dodging of Junk http://ksoo.com/nasa-calls-off-space-stations-dodging-of-junk/ http://ksoo.com/nasa-calls-off-space-stations-dodging-of-junk/#comments Thu, 27 Sep 2012 13:38:36 +0000 Associated Press http://ksoo.com/?p=18117 NASA said Thursday the orbiting lab does not need to move out of the way of fragments from an Indian rocket and an old Russian satellite. The maneuver had been planned for Thursday morning, but was called off.

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]]> http://ksoo.com/nasa-calls-off-space-stations-dodging-of-junk/feed/ 0 NASA via Getty Images Astronauts Take Another Shot at Stiff Bolt on Space Station [PHOTOS] http://ksoo.com/astronauts-take-another-shot-at-stiff-bolt-on-space-station-photos/ http://ksoo.com/astronauts-take-another-shot-at-stiff-bolt-on-space-station-photos/#comments Wed, 05 Sep 2012 14:08:03 +0000 Associated Press http://ksoo.com/?p=11857 Spacewalking astronauts armed with brushes and other homemade tools attempted to install a critical power-switching box at the International Space Station on Wednesday and revive electrical systems.

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