All posts tagged "NASA"
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15.4KNewsSpaceX Falcon Heavy beats out ULA Vulcan rocket for NASA Moon rover launch
SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket appears to have edged out competitor United Launch Alliance’s (ULA) next-generation Vulcan Centaur launch vehicle to send a...
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21.3KNewsSpaceX Crew Dragon, four astronauts set for brief flight around the space station
To set the stage for another Dragon launch just a few weeks from now, NASA astronauts are preparing to board a SpaceX...
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11.5KNewsSpaceX aces Starship static fire days after NASA astronaut visit
Update: Around 9am CDT (UTC-5), SpaceX successfully fired up Starship serial number 11’s (SN11) three Raptor engines, completing the static fire test...
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13.4KNewsSpaceX bid Starship to launch NASA cubesat constellation
First discussed by SpaceNews, Teslarati can confirm that the mystery launch vehicle SpaceX bid to launch a tiny NASA satellite constellation was...
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8.5KNewsSpaceX’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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20.5KNewsNASA 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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82.0KNewsNASA 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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11.9KNewsNASA 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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23.6KNewsSpaceX’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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14.7KNewsSpaceX 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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29.2KNewsSpaceX’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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15.5KNewsSpaceX 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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32.4KNewsSpaceX 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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62.1KNewsSpaceX 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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35.9KNewsSpaceX 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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10.4KNewsSpaceX 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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12.6KNewsSpaceX’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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26.2KNewsSpaceX 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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15.6KNewsSpaceX’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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15.4KNewsSpaceX 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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