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Virgin Galactic aims to fly its first human mission from Spaceport America in...
Summary List PlacementVirgin Galactic expects to launch its a human mission from Spaceport America between November 19 and 23, according to a press release issued by the company on Thursday.The flight...
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SpaceX executive says the Starship rocket system could help clean up the...
Summary List PlacementSpaceX's Starship rocket system could help solve the problem of space junk, according to the company's president and chief operating officer. "There's rocket bodies littering the...
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A scientist's simple animation shows why there won't be a way to communicate...
Summary List PlacementNASA and its commercial partners are working to develop the launch systems and mission technologies the agency will need to send astronauts back to the moon, build a base there,...
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NASA chief Jim Bridenstine says it's in the 'best interest of NASA' for him...
Summary List PlacementNASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine said he would not stay on as head of the agency under a Biden administration, even if asked by the president-elect.Bridenstine, a Republican,...
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'This is not good': The Arecibo telescope just suffered even more damage that...
Summary List PlacementAn important astronomical observatory has suffered its second damaging disaster of the year.In August, a 3-inch-thick auxiliary cable at the Arecibo Observatory popped out of its...
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NASA is partnering with 17 US space companies, including Elon Musk's SpaceX...
Summary List PlacementNASA has picked 17 US companies, including Elon Musk's SpaceX and Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin, to develop new tech for space missions, it announced Monday.In a statement, NASA said it...
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Elon Musk says Starlink needs to drastically cut the cost of its 'UFO on a...
Summary List PlacementSpaceX is on a stunning streak with Starlink, an ever-growing fleet of spacecraft that can beam internet across the planet, and with a performance greatly exceeding that of...
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Joe Biden just announced his NASA transition team. Here's what space policy...
Summary List PlacementPresident-elect Joe Biden named the members of his transition team for NASA on Tuesday, a key step in determining his administration's agenda for space exploration. Ellen Stofan,...
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Starlink's $499 starter kit fee comes nowhere close to covering SpaceX's...
Summary List PlacementSpaceX is running circles around its competitors with Starlink, a satellite-internet project the company has rapidly deployed and is proving to rival even terrestrial broadband...
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A species of bacteria survived on the outside of the International Space...
Summary List PlacementA year in space is no walk in the park. Just ask Scott Kelly, the American astronaut who spent a year on the International Space Station (ISS) in 2015.His long-term stay in space...
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Summary List PlacementFollowing is a transcript of the video.Narrator: This isn't your traditional bathing suit. It's actually NASA's Exploration Extravehicular Mobility Unit, or xEMU, the first new...
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SpaceX's next astronaut mission for NASA has been delayed until Sunday due to...
Summary List PlacementSpaceX's next human mission for NASA has been delayed due to a combination of weather conditions and a technical issue.The flight, known as Crew-1, was scheduled to lift off from...
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SpaceX is about to launch its longest and most ambitious NASA mission to...
Summary List PlacementSpaceX is about to launch its most important NASA mission yet: On Sunday, Elon Musk's rocket company is slated to send four astronauts to the International Space Station on its...
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Elon Musk's positive COVID-19 test means he likely can't attend SpaceX's...
Summary List PlacementElon Musk said on Twitter late Thursday evening that he'd tested positive for COVID-19 according to a rapid screening."Mild sniffles & cough & slight fever past few...
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SpaceX is slated to send its first full astronaut crew to space on Sunday....
Summary List PlacementSpaceX has secured its Crew Dragon spaceship to the top of a Falcon 9 rocket, and the launch system is ready to roar to life. On Sunday, the company is scheduled to send a crew of...
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Werner Herzog's new film, 'Fireball,' explores the power and mystery of...
Summary List PlacementOn November 7, 1492, a fiery space rock whistled through the sky. It rocketed into a wheat field near the town of Ensisheim, in modern-day France, punching a hole 3 feet deep into...
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SpaceX's Starlink satellite-internet service provides rapid speeds of 175...
Summary List PlacementSpaceX's Starlink satellite-internet service gives users rapid speeds reaching 175 Mbps even in high-speed winds, deep snow, and freezing temperatures.Users of SpaceX's "Better...
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SpaceX can't wait even 1 second for bad weather to pass for a rocket launch...
Summary List PlacementUpdate: SpaceX successfully rocketed the four Crew-1 astronauts into orbit.SpaceX on Sunday night plans to launch NASA's most ambitious crewed mission yet with the flight of four...
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RESILIENCE SOARS: SpaceX just launched 4 astronauts into orbit for NASA,...
Summary List PlacementUnder the cover of darkness, four astronauts departed planet Earth on Sunday in SpaceX's Crew Dragon spaceship.The astronauts — Mike Hopkins, Shannon Walker, and Victor Glover of...
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Astronauts brought a Baby Yoda toy on board SpaceX's Crew Dragon spaceship...
Summary List PlacementSpaceX rocketed four astronauts into orbit Sunday night, along with a stowaway: Baby Yoda.To kick off the company's Crew-1 mission — its first full-length astronaut flight for...
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