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From The Oatmeal to the space station, Mars InSight lander’s fans are all a-Twitter
Read more →: From The Oatmeal to the space station, Mars InSight lander’s fans are all a-TwitterToday’s smashingly successful touchdown of NASA’s InSight lander on Mars was a cause for celebration on Twitter. There was…
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Mars lander on course for Monday touchdown
Read more →: Mars lander on course for Monday touchdownSTORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION The InSight spacecraft approaches Mars in this artist’s concept. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech…
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Elon Musk says there’s a 70 percent chance he’ll move to Mars (and possibly die there)
Read more →: Elon Musk says there’s a 70 percent chance he’ll move to Mars (and possibly die there)Axios’ Jim VandeHei and Mike Allen interview SpaceX CEO Elon Musk. (Axios / HBO via YouTube) As NASA…
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Cosmos on your coffee table: These big books make a big impact for holiday giving
Read more →: Cosmos on your coffee table: These big books make a big impact for holiday giving“Space Atlas,” “Space Stations,” “All Over the Map” and “The Universe Today Ultimate Guide to Viewing the Cosmos”…
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Dawn, the intrepid explorer of multiple worlds
Read more →: Dawn, the intrepid explorer of multiple worldsAs another spacecraft prepares to land on Mars, the Dawn spacecraft recently ended its mission to explore two…
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Moroccan spy satellite launched aboard Vega rocket
Read more →: Moroccan spy satellite launched aboard Vega rocketA Vega rocket lifts off Tuesday night with the Mohammed VI-B satellite. Credit: ESA/CNES/Arianespace – Photo Optique Video…
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China Launches Earth Observation Satellite and 4 Nanosatellites
Read more →: China Launches Earth Observation Satellite and 4 NanosatellitesChina launched its Shiyan-6 Earth observation satellite, along with four nanosatellites. The satellites were carried on a Long…
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Photos: Antares rocket fires into space from Virginia’s Eastern Shore
Read more →: Photos: Antares rocket fires into space from Virginia’s Eastern ShoreLook back on the launch Saturday of a Northrop Grumman Antares rocket from Wallops Island, Virginia, powered by…
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Arianespace Launches 2nd Moroccan Earth Observation Satellite
Read more →: Arianespace Launches 2nd Moroccan Earth Observation SatelliteArianespace successfully launched the Mohammed VI – B Earth observation satellite on Tuesday at 10:42 p.m. local time from…
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Following ESM arrival at KSC, Orion kicks off final assembly for EM-1
Read more →: Following ESM arrival at KSC, Orion kicks off final assembly for EM-1The 404-day clock to connect, checkout, and test the first integrated Orion spacecraft for its flight to the…
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Inmarsat Signs Agreements with 5 ANSPs for Iris Program
Read more →: Inmarsat Signs Agreements with 5 ANSPs for Iris ProgramInmarsat signed agreements with five major Air Navigation Services Providers (ANSPs) in support of the Iris program, which…
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NASA announces target date for first SpaceX Crew Dragon flight
Read more →: NASA announces target date for first SpaceX Crew Dragon flightSTORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION Artist’s concept of SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft launching atop a Falcon…