SpaceX vows manned flight to space station is on track
Tech magnate Elon Musk's SpaceX vowed Monday to send its first astronauts into orbit on schedule next year—part of a drive to restore America's dominance of the space race.
Tech magnate Elon Musk's SpaceX vowed Monday to send its first astronauts into orbit on schedule next year—part of a drive to restore America's dominance of the space race.
Space Exploration
Aug 14, 2018
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Plasma technology could hold the key to creating a sustainable oxygen supply on Mars, a new study has found.
Plasma Physics
Oct 18, 2017
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NASA is weighing the risk of adding astronauts to the first flight of its new megarocket, designed to eventually send crews to Mars.
Space Exploration
Feb 24, 2017
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A British-Dutch company planning to install a community of humans on Mars admitted on Wednesday that it's project will be delayed by several years.
Space Exploration
Dec 7, 2016
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Researchers led by NASA's former chief technologist are hoping to launch a satellite carrying water as the source of its fuel. The team from Cornell University, guided by Mason Peck, want their device to become the first ...
Space Exploration
Sep 28, 2016
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One of Europe's smallest states, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, cast its eyes to the cosmos on Friday, announcing it would draw up a law to facilitate mining on asteroids.
Space Exploration
Jun 3, 2016
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(Phys.org) —Genetically engineered microbes could help make manned missions to Mars, the moon and other planets more practical, according to a new analysis by UC Berkeley and NASA scientists.
Space Exploration
Nov 6, 2014
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Six astronaut-like crew members have embarked on the longest dedicated space travel simulation ever conducted on U.S. soil.
Space Exploration
Oct 16, 2014
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Three Chinese astronauts on the country's longest manned space mission on Sunday succeeded in manually docking their spacecraft with a module orbiting Earth, state media said.
Space Exploration
Jun 23, 2013
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Three Chinese astronauts Thursday entered a space module after carrying out a successful docking manoeuvre, state media said, two days after the launch of the country's longest manned space mission.
Space Exploration
Jun 13, 2013
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