Space Shuttle Columbia launched for the last time 20 years ago in mission that ended in tragedy
It was a cool Thursday morning in Cape Canaveral as the nation's first space shuttle was about to make its last ever trip into space.
It was a cool Thursday morning in Cape Canaveral as the nation's first space shuttle was about to make its last ever trip into space.
Space Exploration
Jan 17, 2023
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A Tokyo company aimed for the moon with its own private lander Sunday, blasting off atop a SpaceX rocket with the United Arab Emirates' first lunar rover and a toylike robot from Japan that's designed to roll around up there ...
Space Exploration
Dec 11, 2022
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SpaceX launched internet satellites for a competitor Thursday, stepping in to help after the London-based OneWeb company halted its flights with Russia over the invasion of Ukraine.
Space Exploration
Dec 9, 2022
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SpaceX on Wednesday postponed the launch of the world's first private lander to the Moon, a mission undertaken by Japanese firm ispace.
Space Exploration
Dec 1, 2022
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SpaceX is set Wednesday to launch the first private—and Japanese—lander to the Moon.
Space Exploration
Nov 29, 2022
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A large section of the destroyed space shuttle Challenger has been found buried in sand at the bottom of the Atlantic, more than three decades after the tragedy that killed a schoolteacher and six others.
Space Exploration
Nov 10, 2022
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SpaceX launched its mega Falcon Heavy rocket for the first time in more than three years Tuesday, hoisting satellites for the military and then nailing side-by-side booster landings back near the pad.
Space Exploration
Nov 1, 2022
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Researchers from the University of Turku have determined the geometrical parameters of a neutron star floating in the galaxy 21,000 light years away. The finding confirms old ideas that this star precesses like a whirligig.
Astronomy
Oct 26, 2022
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SpaceX was able to send up a Falcon 9 with a pair of satellites from Cape Canaveral on Saturday at sunset to complete a trio of launches for the Space Coast this week.
Space Exploration
Oct 10, 2022
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NASA's most powerful rocket yet is set to blast off Monday on a mission to take humans back to the Moon, but fueling the spacecraft gave the US space agency trouble hours before the launch.
Space Exploration
Aug 29, 2022
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