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NASA’s chief agrees with author of ‘The Martian’: The first Mars crews will steer robots from orbit
Read more →: NASA’s chief agrees with author of ‘The Martian’: The first Mars crews will steer robots from orbitIs this how the first human missions to Mars will unfold? NASA’s chief favors an approach for extended…
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Photos: Shuttle tank arrives in California
Read more →: Photos: Shuttle tank arrives in CaliforniaThe museum-bound space shuttle tank is coming ashore this morning in Marina del Rey, California, for offloading from…
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Video: ‘Star Trek’ shows its age – and agelessness – in EMP Museum’s 50th-anniversary exhibition
Read more →: Video: ‘Star Trek’ shows its age – and agelessness – in EMP Museum’s 50th-anniversary exhibitionFrom several yards away, the bridge of the Starship Enterprise looks as if it was beamed down from the…
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China Launches Yaogan-30 Remote Sensing Satellite
Read more →: China Launches Yaogan-30 Remote Sensing SatelliteBEIJING, May 18 (China Space News) — China’s Yaogan-30 remote sensing satellite was sent into space on Sunday…
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Long March-7 Carrier Rocket Arrives at Launch Base
Read more →: Long March-7 Carrier Rocket Arrives at Launch BaseBEIJING, May 18 (China Space News) —China’s new generation Long March-7 carrier rocket arrived at Wenchang, Hainan Province,…
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‘A Beautiful Planet’: Astronauts and space moviemakers reflect on film’s final frontier
Read more →: ‘A Beautiful Planet’: Astronauts and space moviemakers reflect on film’s final frontierNASA astronaut Terry Virts aims his camera through the Cupola, the best window on the International Space Station.…
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Japanese orbiter officially begins science mission at Venus
Read more →: Japanese orbiter officially begins science mission at VenusArtist’s concept of Japan’s Akatsuki spacecraft at Venus. Credit: JAXA Five months since a belated arrival at Venus,…
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More frontiers lie ahead as International Space Station makes its 100,000th orbit
Read more →: More frontiers lie ahead as International Space Station makes its 100,000th orbitThe International Space Station has circled Earth more than 100,000 times. (NASA photo) The International Space Station registered its…
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Rocketcam video released from Soyuz launch last month
Read more →: Rocketcam video released from Soyuz launch last monthThe Russian space agency has posted an astounding video recorded by cameras fastened aboard a Soyuz rocket that…
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Orion capsule put under pressure in Florida
Read more →: Orion capsule put under pressure in FloridaLockheed Martin engineers and technicians prepare the Orion pressure vessel for a series of tests inside the proof…
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Chinese rocket lofts government surveillance satellite
Read more →: Chinese rocket lofts government surveillance satelliteA Long March 2D rocket blasted off at 0243 GMT Sunday (10:43 p.m. EDT Saturday) from the Jiuquan…
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Journey of shuttle fuel tank to California saves four people in Pacific
Read more →: Journey of shuttle fuel tank to California saves four people in PacificFile photo from the trip by Dennis R. Jenkins Making a brief pit shop in San Diego to…