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Soyuz ready for launch with Egyptian imaging satellite
Read more →: Soyuz ready for launch with Egyptian imaging satelliteEDITOR’S NOTE: Updated at 1630 GMT (11:30 a.m. EST) Feb. 21 to report lack of launch webcast. The…
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New Horizons finds Ultima Thule has an unexpected, flattened shape
Read more →: New Horizons finds Ultima Thule has an unexpected, flattened shapeScientists’ understanding of the shape of Ultima Thule, officially known as 2014 MU69, has changed since the New…
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Russians say they have a deal with Space Adventures to put tourists in orbit by 2021
Read more →: Russians say they have a deal with Space Adventures to put tourists in orbit by 2021Space Adventures facilitated two trips to the International Space Station for Seattle-area billionaire Charles Simonyi, in 2007 and…
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President Trump signs directive to create new Space Force under the Air Force’s wing
Read more →: President Trump signs directive to create new Space Force under the Air Force’s wingVice President Mike Pence makes comments at an Oval Office signing ceremony for Space Policy Directive 4, alongside…
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Falcon 9 launch set for Thursday at Cape Canaveral
Read more →: Falcon 9 launch set for Thursday at Cape CanaveralThe Nusantara Satu spacecraft, topped with the Beresheet lunar lander and the U.S. Air Force’s S5 space situational…
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Artificial intelligence — and a few jokes — will help keep future Mars crews sane
Read more →: Artificial intelligence — and a few jokes — will help keep future Mars crews saneA crew touches down on the Red Planet in “Mars,” a National Geographic miniseries that delves into the…
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Seattle-area Earth observation satellite factory LeoStella is open for business
Read more →: Seattle-area Earth observation satellite factory LeoStella is open for businessLeoStella technicians work on the first of 20 satellites to be produced by the Tukwila, Wash.-based startup. (GeekWire…
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NASA orbiter spots Chinese lander on the moon
Read more →: NASA orbiter spots Chinese lander on the moonNASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter captured this image of the Chang’e 4 lander and the Yutu 2 rover Feb.…
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SpaceX files protest of NASA’s Lucy launch contract awarded to ULA
Read more →: SpaceX files protest of NASA’s Lucy launch contract awarded to ULAFile photo of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket inside the company’s hangar at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station,…
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Experimental British satellite tests harpoon in orbit
Read more →: Experimental British satellite tests harpoon in orbitA British satellite released from the International Space Station last year has successfully demonstrated a harpoon that could…
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After twin-astronaut tests, NASA readies new wave of studies on space health risks
Read more →: After twin-astronaut tests, NASA readies new wave of studies on space health risksNASA astronaut Scott Kelly gives himself a flu shot in 2015 during his nearly yearlong stay on the…
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NASA lays out its commercial roadmap for putting astronauts on the moon in 2028
Read more →: NASA lays out its commercial roadmap for putting astronauts on the moon in 2028NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine discusses the space agency’s plan to support the development of commercial hardware capable of…