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Watch Seattle students chat with orbiting NASA astronaut Jessica Meir about socks in space
Read more →: Watch Seattle students chat with orbiting NASA astronaut Jessica Meir about socks in spaceNASA astronaut Jessica Meir sports green-toed socks during an earlier Earth-to-space chat with students. (NASA via UCSD Scripps…
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SpaceX’s Starship SN1 prototype blows up during pressure test on its Texas pad
Read more →: SpaceX’s Starship SN1 prototype blows up during pressure test on its Texas padA prototype for SpaceX’s Starship super-rocket was destroyed tonight during a pressure test on its pad at the…
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SpaceX CEO Elon Musk touts Starlink satellites and robotic fighter jets at Air Warfare Symposium
Read more →: SpaceX CEO Elon Musk touts Starlink satellites and robotic fighter jets at Air Warfare SymposiumSpaceX CEO Elon Musk speaks at the Air Force Association’s Air Warfare Symposium. (USAF via DVIDS) SpaceX CEO…
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Boeing acknowledges shortcomings in Starliner spaceship testing and vows to fill the gaps
Read more →: Boeing acknowledges shortcomings in Starliner spaceship testing and vows to fill the gapsEngineers inspect the Boeing CST-100 Starliner spacecraft that went through a less-than-perfect test flight in December. (Boeing Photo)…
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Two-time spaceflier Charles Simonyi offers advice for commercial space travelers
Read more →: Two-time spaceflier Charles Simonyi offers advice for commercial space travelersWith a photo of his Soyuz launch in the background, Microsoft’s Charles Simonyi talks about spaceflight’s physical effects…
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OceanGate and NASA are teaming up to build better carbon-fiber pressure vessels
Read more →: OceanGate and NASA are teaming up to build better carbon-fiber pressure vesselsOceanGate’s Titan submersible takes advantage of carbon-fiber technology. (OceanGate Photo) Everett, Wash.-based OceanGate says it’s forged an agreement…
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Photos: Servicing spacecraft approaches Intelsat satellite high above Earth
Read more →: Photos: Servicing spacecraft approaches Intelsat satellite high above EarthNorthrop Grumman’s first Mission Extension Vehicle captured spectacular views of the commercial Intelsat 901 communications satellite as it…
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It’s a first: One commercial satellite docks with another to demonstrate orbital servicing
Read more →: It’s a first: One commercial satellite docks with another to demonstrate orbital servicingAn image captured by Northrop Grumman’s MEV-1 satellite shows the Intelsat 901 satellite at a distance of about…
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NASA’s InSight mission shows Mars is a seismically active world
Read more →: NASA’s InSight mission shows Mars is a seismically active worldIn this artist’s concept of NASA’s InSight lander on Mars, layers of the planet’s subsurface can be seen…
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SpaceX swaps upper stage for next Falcon 9 launch
Read more →: SpaceX swaps upper stage for next Falcon 9 launchIn this image from the company’s most recent launch Feb. 17, a Merlin engine is seen firing on…
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Two commercial satellites link up in space for first time
Read more →: Two commercial satellites link up in space for first timeThe Intelsat 901 satellite, backdropped by planet Earth, is seen by Northrop Grumman’s first Mission Extension Vehicle more…
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Virgin Galactic resumes taking deposits for SpaceShipTwo suborbital trips
Read more →: Virgin Galactic resumes taking deposits for SpaceShipTwo suborbital tripsVirgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo rocket plane and its WhiteKnightTwo mothership arrive at Spaceport America in New Mexico. (Virgin Galactic…