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OSIRIS-REx spacecraft carries out first of two rehearsals before sampling asteroid
Read more →: OSIRIS-REx spacecraft carries out first of two rehearsals before sampling asteroidThis artist’s concept shows the trajectory and configuration of NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft during the checkpoint rehearsal, which was…
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NASA awards robotic lunar landing contract to Masten Space Systems
Read more →: NASA awards robotic lunar landing contract to Masten Space SystemsMasten’s XL-1 lunar lander will deliver science and technology payloads to the moon’s south pole in 2022.Credit: Masten…
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Video and photos: Three-man crew launches from Kazakhstan
Read more →: Video and photos: Three-man crew launches from KazakhstanRiding nearly a million pounds of thrust, NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy and Russian crewmates Anatoly Ivanishin and…
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Florida launch range remains open; Falcon 9 mission postponed
Read more →: Florida launch range remains open; Falcon 9 mission postponedEDITOR’S NOTE: Updated April 15 with new launch date. File photo of a Falcon 9 launch from Cape Canaveral.…
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Ground teams fuel Perseverance rover landing system, attach Mars Helicopter
Read more →: Ground teams fuel Perseverance rover landing system, attach Mars HelicopterThe Mars Helicopter was installed on NASA’s Mars Perseverance rover April 6 inside the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility…
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Virgin Orbit completes cryogenic captive carry test flight
Read more →: Virgin Orbit completes cryogenic captive carry test flightVirgin Orbit’s rocket carrier aircraft, named “Cosmic Girl,” executes a pull-up maneuver to simulate the release of the…
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Bridenstine says Crew Dragon could launch with astronauts at end of May
Read more →: Bridenstine says Crew Dragon could launch with astronauts at end of MayNASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine speaks at a bipartisan Congressional Caucus for Women’s Issues event in September 2019. Credit:…
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Photos: SpaceX cargo capsule returns to Southern California after space station mission
Read more →: Photos: SpaceX cargo capsule returns to Southern California after space station missionSpaceX technicians offloaded a Dragon cargo capsule from its recovery ship Thursday after returning the thrice-flown supply freighter…
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Station crew ready for return to Earth, and coronavirus
Read more →: Station crew ready for return to Earth, and coronavirusSTORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION Expedition 62 crew members Drew Morgan, Oleg Skripochka and Jessica Meir…
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BepiColombo flies by Earth, completing first leg of journey to Mercury
Read more →: BepiColombo flies by Earth, completing first leg of journey to MercuryA sequence of images captured by one of the selfie cameras on BepiColombo shortly before the closest approach…
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NASA satellite ends 17-year mission measuring the sun’s impact on climate
Read more →: NASA satellite ends 17-year mission measuring the sun’s impact on climateEDITOR’S NOTE: Updated April 13 to include mention of the University of Colorado’s role in the mission. The SORCE…
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Chinese rocket fails during launch of Indonesian communications satellite
Read more →: Chinese rocket fails during launch of Indonesian communications satelliteThe Palapa-N1 communications satellite during pre-launch testing. Credit: PSN A Long March 3B rocket malfunctioned during the launch…