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SpaceShipTwo Revealed

Watch this Reuters video to see some of the first video of the new SpaceShipTwo and the White Knight Two, the collective spacecraft funded by Richard Branson and Burt Rutan. The first flights are scheduled for 2010.


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Astronaut Runs Boston Marathon from Space (0:58)

Watch this video about astronauts on HowStuffWorks. Sunita Williams is an astronaut on the International Space Station, where she has been training for the Boston Marathon. She plans to run the 26.2 miles while tethered to a treadmill inside the... More »

Can You Hear a Spaceship in Space (0:59)

Watch this video about how science fiction isn't always right. Can you hear a spaceship in space? See why this is not technically possible because of the laws of physics in this video from NASA Brain Bites.

Women Rule Space (0:42)

Watch this Reuters video showing, for the first time ever, two female commanders docking the Space Shuttle with the International Space Station. Peggy Whitson is the first female station commander and Pam Melroy is the second woman to command a... More »

Space Tourism on the ISS (0:49)

Watch this video about space tourism on the International Space Station on HowStuffWorks. Three astronauts - a cosmonaut, an-ex Microsoft executive and a NASA astronaut - returned to Earth safely after several months in the International Space... More »

Space Walk on the International Space Station (1:05)

Watch this video about a space walk to repair the International Space Station. Astronauts went on a space walk to finish installing a pair of electricity-producing wing panels so the sun can be tracked for power. See how space walks work in this... More »

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Daily Planet: The First Revelations of Genesis (4:33)

The Genesis spacecraft crashed after its parachute did not open upon return into the earth’s atmosphere. The cause of this failure was determined to be the tiny G-Switch, which was installed backwards.

Vehicular Science: Saving a Rusty Saturn Rocket (7:51)

The Saturn V was the first rocket to enter outer space. The last rocket from the series was put on display outside many years ago and has been slowly deteriorating, so plans have been made to restore it.

Old Science: Fly Me to the Moon (5:41)

Check out this footage of the first trip to the moon.

Astronauts (1:30)

From the archives of Discovery: In the zero-gravity environment of space, astronauts learn to float. Learn more about astronauts in this video .