All posts tagged "NASA"
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16.3KNewsSpaceX simulator lets you be the astronaut that docks Crew Dragon with the space station
Ever wanted to pilot a spaceship? Now you can try your luck at docking the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft with the International...
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14.3KSpaceFamous Mars meteorite discovered with interesting, new organics
Scientists are looking at Mars in a whole new way. That’s because a new analysis of a famous piece of the red...
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14.1KNewsChina completes test flight of new spacecraft that resembles SpaceX Crew Dragon
China’s new uncrewed spacecraft successfully landed back on Earth on Friday, May 8, following a three-day mission. It touched down intact with...
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27.0KNewsSpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket could launch a NASA space station to the Moon
According to NASA, a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket (or another commercial heavy-lift launch vehicle) could potentially launch the bulk of a new...
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40.3KNewsNASA plans to purchase another seat on Russian Soyuz after SpaceX
NASA and SpaceX are preparing to launch astronauts from U.S. soil for the first time in nearly a decade. The collaboration is...
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54.0KNewsSpaceX’s next Starlink satellite launch slips closer to Crew Dragon astronaut debut
SpaceX’s next Starlink satellite launch has slipped about a week and a half into mid-May, placing it just nine days (or less)...
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23.1KNewsSpaceX’s Crew Dragon astronaut mission officially extended by NASA
With less than a month to go before NASA’s first crewed launch in nearly a decade, the space agency is still mulling...
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18.2KNewsSpaceX’s Moon Starship is a brilliant step towards reusable Mars rockets
SpaceX’s newly-announced Moon Starship is a fairly radical departure from the Mars-focused, fully-reusable vehicle the company has been pursuing for years. Unintuitively,...
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18.4KSpaceNASA’s Mars rover engineers face their new big challenge: Working from home
It’s no surprise that millions of people have been forced to leave their offices and work remotely and separated from coworkers amid...
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9.0KNewsSpaceX Starship to land NASA astronauts on the Moon
SpaceX has won part of a new $1 billion NASA contract to create a custom version of Starship designed explicitly to send...
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30.6KNewsSpaceX’s first NASA astronaut launch could have historically small media presence
NASA’s first SpaceX astronaut launch debut briefing suggests that the duo’s inaugural crewed flight to the International Space Station (ISS) could have...
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14.2KSpaceNASA gears up Mars rover for perfect 20/20 ‘SuperCam’ vision ahead of mission to red planet
NASA engineers are busy preparing the agency’s next Mars rover for its upcoming journey to the red planet. The six-wheeled robot will...
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23.4KSpaceXSpaceX, NASA ready for first astronaut launch from US soil in nearly a decade
NASA and SpaceX have confirmed that the private spaceflight company’s historic astronaut launch is officially set to blast off on May 27,...
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6.1KNewsNASA says SpaceX astronaut launch debut is still on track despite pandemic, engine failure
Despite a global pandemic and Falcon 9’s first in-flight engine failure in almost eight years, NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine remains confident that...
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18.9KNewsSpaceX Dragon spacecraft returns to California port for the last time
SpaceX has returned one of its reusable Dragon spacecraft to the Port of Los Angeles for the last time, wrapping up almost...
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11.7KNewsSpaceX's original Dragon spacecraft departs space station, splashes down for the last time
SpaceX’s original Cargo Dragon spacecraft has officially departed the International Space Station for the last time after completing its 20th orbital resupply...
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45.7KNewsMeteorites give new insights into Martian water
Mars is a dry, desert world devoid of any life (that we know of). But once upon a time, that wasn’t the...
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21.3KNewsNASA’s Mars helicopter is ready for launch
NASA’s next Mars rover, recently dubbed Perseverance, is currently undergoing launch preparations at its launch site, the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in...
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14.0KNewsSpaceX reveals first photos of historic Crew Dragon capsule's astronaut cabin
SpaceX has published the first photos of the interior of the US-built spacecraft scheduled to launch NASA astronauts for the first time...
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29.9KSpaceXNASA adorns SpaceX rocket with famous ‘worm’ to celebrate imminent US astronaut launch
The worm is back. That is, according to NASA’s administrator, Jim Bridenstine. The agency officially tweeted a photo on Thursday, April 2,...
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