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GeekWire Calendar Picks: Picturing black holes; Cloud City Tech Meetup; and classic arcade games
Read more →: GeekWire Calendar Picks: Picturing black holes; Cloud City Tech Meetup; and classic arcade games–One of the biggest scientific feats was accomplished this year when a team of astronomers captured an image…
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NASA taps Blue Origin and 10 other companies to work on moon lander studies and prototypes
Read more →: NASA taps Blue Origin and 10 other companies to work on moon lander studies and prototypesAn artist’s conception shows a landing system in lunar orbit. (NASA Illustration) It’s almost as if Amazon billionaire…
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SpaceX’s Elon Musk says ‘goodness’ will come from twice-delayed Starlink launch
Read more →: SpaceX’s Elon Musk says ‘goodness’ will come from twice-delayed Starlink launchSpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket sits on its launch pad at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, in…
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China’s satellite navigation industry sees rapid development
Read more →: China’s satellite navigation industry sees rapid developmentChina’s satellite navigation and location services industry achieved a total output value of 301.6 billion yuan (about 43.93…
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Chinese lunar rover’s “lucky” find could unlock secrets of moon & earth
Read more →: Chinese lunar rover’s “lucky” find could unlock secrets of moon & earthChina’s Yutu-2, the first rover on the far side of the moon, has found materials from deep inside…
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SpaceX releases new details on Starlink satellite design
Read more →: SpaceX releases new details on Starlink satellite designThe mission patch for SpaceX’s first dedicated launch for the Starlink network. Credit: SpaceX The 60 satellites SpaceX…
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Live coverage: SpaceX launches 60 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket
Read more →: Live coverage: SpaceX launches 60 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocketLive coverage of the countdown and launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force…
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Falcon 9 launch timeline for the Starlink 1 mission
Read more →: Falcon 9 launch timeline for the Starlink 1 missionEDITOR’S NOTE: Updated to reflect new launch attempt May 23. Follow the key events of the Falcon 9…
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White House proposal to tap Pell Grant fund casts a pall over NASA’s moon plans
Read more →: White House proposal to tap Pell Grant fund casts a pall over NASA’s moon plansNASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine, at left, discusses the plan to send astronauts to the moon by 2024 as…
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Amid the talk about moon missions, Mars fans push for a share of the space spotlight
Read more →: Amid the talk about moon missions, Mars fans push for a share of the space spotlightAn artist’s conception depicts a crewed mission to Mars. (NASA / JPL-Caltech Illustration / 2004) As NASA shifts…
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Falcon 9 rocket rolled out for first dedicated Starlink launch
Read more →: Falcon 9 rocket rolled out for first dedicated Starlink launchEDITOR’S NOTE: Updated after static fire. File photo of a Falcon 9 rocket at Cape Canaveral’s Complex 40…
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Hermeus wins seed funding for hypersonic aircraft, with former Blue Origin president as adviser
Read more →: Hermeus wins seed funding for hypersonic aircraft, with former Blue Origin president as adviserThis artist’s conception shows Hermeus’ hypersonic aircraft. (Hermeus Illustration) Atlanta-based Hermeus Corp. says it’s won some high-profile seed…