All posts tagged "NASA"
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6.9KNewsSpaceX’s Crew-1 NASA astronauts celebrate Mars rover landing in Earth orbit
SpaceX’s Crew-1 NASA astronauts and the rest of the International Space Station crew are celebrating the space agency’s latest historic Mars landing...
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18.2KNewsNASA braces for ‘7 minutes of terror’ as rover, rocket crane near Mars
NASA’s most ambitious – and difficult – Mars rover mission to date is nearly at the end of its interplanetary journey, but...
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80.0KNewsNASA Mars rover promises blazing entrance after China, UAE make it to Mars orbit
The month of the robotic invasion of Mars is upon us. Seven months ago, the United States, China, and the United Arab...
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9.4KNewsNASA chooses SpaceX to launch a self-propelled space station to the Moon
Days after SpaceX won a NASA contract to launch a galaxy-mapping space telescope, the space agency has selected Falcon Heavy to launch...
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20.3KNewsSpaceX’s Crew Dragon just became America’s longest-lived astronaut spaceship
SpaceX’s Crew Dragon has officially become the longest-lived American astronaut spacecraft ever built, beating an 84-day record set by the Apollo-era Skylab-4...
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12.2KNewsSpaceX teams up with NASA to launch a galaxy-mapping space telescope
SpaceX appears to be continuing a streak of NASA launch contract awards, winning $98.8 million to launch a galaxy-mapping spacecraft known as...
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27.0KNewsSpaceX’s first Cargo Dragon 2 recovery delayed by Atlantic Ocean weather
Update: The first undocking, orbital reentry, and splashdown of SpaceX’s upgraded Dragon 2 cargo spacecraft was aborted by NASA ground controllers minutes...
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14.0KNewsSpaceX docks two Dragons to the space station for the first time
For the first time, SpaceX has successfully docked two Dragons to the International Space Station (ISS) at the same time. Carrying roughly...
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30.6KNewsSpaceX high-altitude Starship debut go for a second launch attempt
Update (Dec 9th): All signs point to a second attempt at SpaceX’s high-altitude Starship launch debut sometime near the end of today’s...
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57.9KNewsSpaceX aces 100th Falcon 9 launch, kicks off dual Dragon operations
SpaceX’s first upgraded Cargo Dragon 2 spacecraft is safely in orbit after Falcon 9’s 100th successful launch, kicking off the company’s first-ever...
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26.3KNewsSpaceX Falcon 9 fires up ahead of groundbreaking Cargo Dragon launch
SpaceX has successfully fired up a flight-proven Falcon 9 rocket for the Cargo Dragon 2 spacecraft’s historic launch debut. Weather for tomorrow’s...
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9.1KNewsSpaceX drone ship departs for upgraded Cargo Dragon launch debut
SpaceX drone ship Of Course I Still Love You (OCISLY) has departed Port Canaveral ahead of an upgraded Cargo Dragon spacecraft’s Falcon...
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11.0KNewsSpaceX’s most important Falcon 9 booster yet returns to port with a lean
On November 19th, what is likely SpaceX’s most important Falcon 9 booster yet returned to Port Canaveral with a surprise – perhaps...
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24.2KNewsSpaceX aces rare Falcon 9 land landing, first California launch in a year and a half
A Falcon 9 rocket has aced a rare ‘land’ landing as part of SpaceX’s first California launch in almost a year and...
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14.2KNewsSpaceX’s NASA Falcon Heavy launch debut a step closer as interplanetary payload powers up
Maxar Technologies says it’s powered on NASA’s Psyche spacecraft for the first time, pushing the asteroid explorer a step closer to the...
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14.0KNewsSpaceX Crew Dragon aces third autonomous space station docking
Update: A SpaceX Crew Dragon has successfully performed an autonomous rendezvous and docking with the International Space Station (ISS) for the third...
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12.4KNewsSpaceX Falcon 9 rocket nails first operational NASA astronaut launch [updated]
Update: SpaceX has successfully resolved a handful of minor thermal control issues facing the brand new Crew Dragon capsule currently ferrying four...
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19.2KNewsSpaceX Dragon spacecraft to have a continual presence in space starting this year
Days after NASA confirmed that SpaceX is on track for a Crew Dragon launch on November 14th and the first Cargo Dragon...
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20.2KNewsSpaceX fires up Crew-1 Falcon 9 rocket for Saturday astronaut launch
Update: SpaceX has fired up new Falcon 9 booster B1061 after loading the full two-stage rocket with liquid oxygen and kerosene (RP-1)...
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15.4KNewsSpaceX’s first West Coast rocket launch in 17 months back on track
SpaceX’s first West Coast rocket launch in almost a year and a half is back on track after an October 2nd Falcon...
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