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SpaceX knocks out 1st of final 2 Space Coast launches of 2024
SpaceX knocked out a midnight launch from Cape Canaveral on Sunday, but has a midnight Monday launch on tap from Kennedy Space Center to cap off a record year for the Space Coast.
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NASA's micro-mission Lunar Trailblazer will make macro-measurements of the lunar surface in 2025
NASA's upcoming Artemis II mission is slated to return astronauts to the moon no sooner than April 2026. Astronauts were last on the moon in 1972 during the Apollo 17 mission.
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India rocket launches space docking mission
India launched a rocket Monday carrying two small spacecraft to test docking in space, a critical step for the country's dreams of a space station and a manned Moon mission.
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Dec 30, 2024
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NASA's Parker Solar Probe sets new record for sun proximity
Operations teams have confirmed NASA's mission to "touch" the sun survived its record-breaking closest approach to the solar surface on Dec. 24, 2024.
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Dec 28, 2024
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NASA's Parker Solar Probe survives close brush with the sun's scorching surface
NASA's Parker Solar Probe has successfully made the closest approach to the sun, the space agency confirmed Friday.
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Dec 27, 2024
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Astronauts face unique visual challenges at lunar south pole
Humans are returning to the moon—this time, to stay. Because our presence will be more permanent, NASA has selected a location that maximizes line-of-sight communication with Earth, solar visibility, and access to water ...
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Dec 27, 2024
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Image: NASA's Terra satellite captures 2015 eclipse shadow
During the morning of March 20, 2015, a total solar eclipse was visible from parts of Europe, and a partial solar eclipse from northern Africa and northern Asia. NASA's Terra satellite passed over the Arctic Ocean on March ...
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Dec 25, 2024
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NASA probe makes closest ever pass by the sun
NASA's pioneering Parker Solar Probe made history Tuesday, flying closer to the sun than any other spacecraft, with its heat shield exposed to scorching temperatures topping 1,700 degrees Fahrenheit (930 degrees Celsius).
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Dec 24, 2024
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New commercial Artemis moon rovers undergo testing at NASA
Through NASA's Artemis campaign, astronauts will land on the lunar surface and use a new generation of spacesuits and rovers as they live, work, and conduct science in the moon's south pole region, exploring more of the lunar ...
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Dec 23, 2024
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NASA solar probe to make its closest ever pass of sun
NASA's pioneering Parker Solar Probe is poised to make its closest-ever approach of the sun on Christmas Eve, a record-setting 3.8 million miles (6.2 million kilometers) from the surface.
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Dec 23, 2024
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NASA is developing solutions for lunar housekeeping's biggest problem: Dust
Through the Artemis Program, NASA will send the first astronauts to the moon since the Apollo Era before 2030. They will be joined by multiple space agencies, such as the ESA and China, who plan to send astronauts (and "taikonauts") ...
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Dec 23, 2024
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NASA's new Deep Space Network antenna has its crowning moment
Deep Space Station 23's 133-ton reflector dish was recently installed, marking a key step in strengthening NASA's Deep Space Network.
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Dec 23, 2024
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NASA's Parker Solar Probe aims to fly closer to the sun like never before
A NASA spacecraft aims to fly closer to the sun than any object sent before.
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Dec 22, 2024
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NASA cameras to capture interaction between Blue Ghost lander, moon's surface
Say cheese again, moon. We're coming in for another close-up.
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Dec 21, 2024
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Report analyzes long history of NASA support for commercial space
NASA published a new report on Thursday highlighting 17 agency mechanisms that have directly and indirectly supported the development and growth of the U.S. commercial space sector for the benefit of humanity.
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Dec 20, 2024
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Gateway: Wired for deep space
A maze of cables and sensors snakes through a major piece of Gateway, humanity's first space station around the moon, during a key testing phase earlier this year to ensure the lunar-orbiting science lab can withstand the ...
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Dec 20, 2024
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SpaceX to launch more private astronaut missions to ISS
Elon Musk's SpaceX is planning to fly private crew missions to the International Space Station in partnership with a California-based startup, the two companies said on Thursday.
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Dec 19, 2024
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Apollo lunar mission samples reveal origins of lunar water and its connection to Earth's early history
A team of international scientists has unveiled groundbreaking research on the origins of lunar water, offering insights that could reshape our understanding of the Earth-moon system and the broader solar system. Published ...
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Dec 19, 2024
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The last meteor shower of the year peaks a few days before Christmas
The last meteor shower of the year—the Ursids—peaks Sunday, a few days before Christmas.
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Dec 18, 2024
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SpaceX completes 3 rocket launches, 1 Dragon landing in 22 hours
In a span of less than 22 hours, SpaceX managed three Falcon 9 rocket launches and one landing of a Dragon spacecraft.
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Dec 18, 2024
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