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How Costa Ricans are Making History at NASA

Have you ever dreamed of flying high up into space, building rocket ships, following up scientific investigations? As kids we tend to have those...

Two Costa Rican students will study at NASA with Franklin Chang

Costa Rica is the only country in Central America that grants scholarships for students to attend the Space School program.

From San Antonio de Desamparados to the stars: Costa Rican brothers shine at NASA

A snorkeling accident leads Tico Times contributer and space education advocate Bruce Callow to meet two new Costa Rican NASA superstars: Alejandro (Alex) and Joseph Mora.

Crowdfunding campaign to orbit Costa Rica’s first satellite surpasses goal

Tico engineers will be responsible for the satellite's final assembly that will take place here during the second half of this year.

For a week, people in Costa Rica cast no shadow

Every day around noon until April 18, shadows will be nearly imperceptible in Costa Rica thanks to the shifting tilt of the earth's axis.

Costa Rica’s first satellite project enters decisive stage

Officials of the Costa Rica-based Central American Association for Aeronautics and Space (ACAE) on Monday announced they will launch a crowdfunding campaign to raise $75,000 needed to orbit the first Costa Rica satellite, a small device called picosatellite.

US Sen. Bill Nelson: Costa Rica has a place in the future of space flight

U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson talks with The Tico Times about where he thought NASA would be today 30 years after going into space and Costa Rica's goal of becoming a player in space exploration.

Gravitational waves: Are scientists about to open a new window on the universe?

Scientists will hold a press conference Thursday to discuss the latest in their hunt for gravitational waves, whose existence Albert Einstein predicted in his theory of general relativity 100 years ago.

Costa Rica to host UN meeting on space technology

Costa Rica will host the workshop on Human Space Technology of the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA), March 7-11.

Space bids farewell to David Bowie, one of its own

David Bowie's death has plunged fans around the world into grief, but his music lives on -- not only on Earth but also in space.

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