All posts tagged "NASA"
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25.7KNewsNASA and SpaceX probably can’t terraform Mars but that doesn’t matter
In recent weeks, a great deal of exaggerative noise has been spread wide about the supposed impossibility of making the planet Mars...
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25.5KNewsMars rover continues sleep as NASA captures new imagery of planet-engulfing dust storm
While the massive dust storm currently enveloping Mars continues to force the 14-year-old Opportunity Rover into silence, NASA’s other Martian missions are...
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20.4KNewsNASA funds study on SpaceX BFR as option for massive space telescope launch
Speaking at the Exoplanets II conference in Cambridge, UK July 6th, geophysicist and exoplanet hunter Dr. Debra Fischer briefly revealed that NASA...
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31.6KNewsFate of NASA’s Opportunity rover unknown as Martian dust storm reaches peak strength
As NASA’s Opportunity Rover continues to weather the massive dust storm engulfing a quarter part of the Red Planet, the silence from...
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18.8KNewsNASA orbiter captures beauty of Mars as global storm forces rover hibernation
Although NASA’s 14-year old Opportunity rover is currently trapped in a state of low-power hibernation in an effort to weather a record-breaking...
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24.5KNewsNASA’s Curiosity Rover takes valiant selfie as it weathers Mars’ huge storm
NASA’s Curiosity Rover recently took a selfie at it continues to weather a massive dust storm that has enveloped a massive area...
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Massive storm on Mars downs NASA’s Opportunity Rover after 14 years on the red planet
NASA recently held a press conference about the current status of the Opportunity Rover (or Oppy, as it is fondly called), which...
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18.5KNewsSpaceX urges White House to foster public-private partnerships in space
Earlier this year, the White House announced plans to reestablish the National Space Council (NSC), an advising body that dates back to the...
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21.6KNewsSpaceX and NASA deepen ties, NASA-sponsored reuse of Falcon 9 in discussion
NASA and SpaceX hosted a post-launch conference for the successful CRS-12 mission on Monday, revealing intriguing information about their plans and goals for...
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25.4KNewsSpaceX to reuse Cargo Dragons on all missions after CRS-12 launch in August
An update yesterday on NASA’s Commercial Crew Program has confirmed SpaceX’s current schedule for its first launches of Dragon 2 in February...
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13.8KNewsISSR&D: NASA praises SpaceX and commercial partners, looks towards the future
Robert Lightfoot, the current Acting Director of NASA, began the third day of ISS R&D with a rousing keynote on the roles...
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8.5KNewsCongress warned of delays to SpaceX and Boeing manned missions
The Government Accountability Office issued a report to Congress in which it warned legislators there is a strong likelihood neither SpaceX nor Boeing will...
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SpaceX and “new space” up against traditionalists for future of NASA
Speculation about the direction of NASA under the Trump Administration has been circling for weeks, and although there are still no definite...
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10.5KNewsSpaceX will offer a ridesharing flight for NASA and Iridium launch mission
Earlier this year, SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket returned to flight after its September 1, 2016 anomaly by launching the first set of...
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18.9KNewsNASA to SpaceX: We still have faith & here’s a new contract to prove it
Despite the setbacks SpaceX has faced in recent months and subsequent inquiries into their fueling procedures, NASA has given a much-welcomed vote...
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