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Photos: Astronauts train to ride a Dragon into space
Read more →: Photos: Astronauts train to ride a Dragon into spaceDoug Hurley and Bob Behnken, two veteran space shuttle fliers, are gearing up to fly a privately-developed SpaceX…
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SpaceX loses third Starship prototype in cryogenic ground test
Read more →: SpaceX loses third Starship prototype in cryogenic ground testA prototype for SpaceX’s Starship space vehicle collapsed during pressure testing early Friday at the company’s facility…
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Crew training continues for SpaceX’s first launch with astronauts
Read more →: Crew training continues for SpaceX’s first launch with astronautsNASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley inside the Crew Dragon spaceship they will ride into orbit as…
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ESA science missions back in action after coronavirus-related shutdown
Read more →: ESA science missions back in action after coronavirus-related shutdownArtist’s concept of the ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter. Credit: ESA/ATG medialab Four of the European Space Agency’s robotic…
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Pandemic prompts few changes to busy month on space station
Read more →: Pandemic prompts few changes to busy month on space stationThe International Space Station’s robotic arm and Dextre, a two-handed robotic aide, extract the European Bartolomeo platform from…
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China to Launch Palapa-N1 Satellite Covering Indonesia and Surrounding Areas
Read more →: China to Launch Palapa-N1 Satellite Covering Indonesia and Surrounding AreasBEIJING, April 2 (China Space News) — China is preparing to launch a communications satellite, Palapa-N1, for Indonesia…
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Swarm of NASA nanosats to probe source of solar eruptions
Read more →: Swarm of NASA nanosats to probe source of solar eruptionsThis image from NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory in 2013 shows the bright light of a solar flare on…
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In parallel with rocket development, Firefly launches lunar lander initiative
Read more →: In parallel with rocket development, Firefly launches lunar lander initiativeArtist’s illustration of Firefly’s Genesis moon lander. Credit: Firefly Aerospace A souped-up version of the Israeli Beresheet moon…
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Photos: Atlas 5 soars into clear skies over Cape Canaveral
Read more →: Photos: Atlas 5 soars into clear skies over Cape CanaveralPropelled by five strap-on solid rocket boosters and a Russian-made kerosene-fueled RD-180 main engine, a United Launch Alliance…
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NASA, JAXA assign two more astronauts to second piloted Crew Dragon flight
Read more →: NASA, JAXA assign two more astronauts to second piloted Crew Dragon flightJAXA astronaut Soichi Noguchi on-board the International Space Station in 2010. Credit: NASA Veteran astronauts Soichi Noguchi and…
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Lean team readies ESA’s Mercury-bound BepiColombo for planetary flyby
Read more →: Lean team readies ESA’s Mercury-bound BepiColombo for planetary flybyArtist’s illustration of the BepiColombo spacecraft during its gravity assist flyby of Earth. Credit: ESA/ATG Medialab One job…
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Back in Florida, Orion capsule nears readiness for Artemis test flight
Read more →: Back in Florida, Orion capsule nears readiness for Artemis test flightNASA’s Orion spacecraft, perched on top of its European-built service module, is pictured inside an environmental test chamber…