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Spacewalkers complete another round of solar array battery replacements
Read more →: Spacewalkers complete another round of solar array battery replacementsEDITOR’S NOTE: Updated at 3 p.m. EST (2000 GMT) Monday. STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION Astronaut Jessica…
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SpaceX aces final major test before first crew mission
Read more →: SpaceX aces final major test before first crew missionSpaceX’s Falcon 9 booster disintegrated in a fireball — as expected — a few seconds after the Crew…
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Photos: SpaceX purposely fails rocket to test crew capsule safety system
Read more →: Photos: SpaceX purposely fails rocket to test crew capsule safety systemEDITOR’S NOTE: Updated Jan. 21 with additional photos. Credit: Katie Darby SpaceX simulated an in-flight emergency Sunday to verify…
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SpaceX aces fiery rehearsal of worst-case scenario for Crew Dragon spaceflights
Read more →: SpaceX aces fiery rehearsal of worst-case scenario for Crew Dragon spaceflightsSpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from its Florida launch pad to begin an in-flight test of the…
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NASA expected to detail costs for fast-track moon landing program next month
Read more →: NASA expected to detail costs for fast-track moon landing program next monthJim Morhard testifies before a Senate committee in 2018 during his confirmation hearing to begin NASA’s deputy administrator.…
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SpaceX will trigger an intentional rocket failure to prove crew capsule’s safety
Read more →: SpaceX will trigger an intentional rocket failure to prove crew capsule’s safetyIllustration of the SpaceX Crew Dragon and Falcon 9 rocket during the company’s uncrewed In-Flight Abort Test for…
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Photos: Ariane 5’s fiery climb to space from French Guiana
Read more →: Photos: Ariane 5’s fiery climb to space from French GuianaA European Ariane 5 rocket fired into a gloomy sky Thursday over French Guiana and streaked into space…
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Space Force flies through Twitter flak after unveiling camo uniforms in earthy tones
Read more →: Space Force flies through Twitter flak after unveiling camo uniforms in earthy tonesThe U.S. Space Force puts its own nametape on what looks like a standard-issue woodland camouflage uniform. (U.S.…
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Amazon Web Services enlists AI to help NASA get ahead of solar superstorms
Read more →: Amazon Web Services enlists AI to help NASA get ahead of solar superstormsAn extreme ultraviolet image of the sun, captured by NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory, shows an X9.3 flare erupting…
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Pending test outcomes, NASA says SpaceX could launch astronauts in early March
Read more →: Pending test outcomes, NASA says SpaceX could launch astronauts in early MarchEDITOR’S NOTE: Updated at 6 a.m. EST (1100 GMT) Saturday with abort test launch delay. NASA astronauts Bob Behnken…
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Live coverage: SpaceX successfully performs Crew Dragon abort test
Read more →: Live coverage: SpaceX successfully performs Crew Dragon abort testLive coverage of the countdown and launch of SpaceX’s Crew Dragon In-Flight Abort Test from pad 39A at…
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SpaceX abort test serves as practice run for astronauts, rescue teams
Read more →: SpaceX abort test serves as practice run for astronauts, rescue teamsEDITOR’S NOTE: Updated at 11 p.m. EST Jan. 16 (0400 GMT Jan. 17) after Falcon 9 was raised vertical.…