NASA launches Orion crew capsule to test abort system
NASA conducted a full-stress launch abort test Tuesday for the Orion capsules designed to carry astronauts to the moon.
NASA conducted a full-stress launch abort test Tuesday for the Orion capsules designed to carry astronauts to the moon.
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While Buzz Lightyear goes to infinity and beyond, Elon Musk will have to settle for Mars for now.
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A Dutch website set up to record UFO sightings was flooded early Saturday with reports after a "train of stars" was spotted crossing the Netherlands' skies, sparking fears of an alien invasion.
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On a test flight in Death Valley, California, an Airbus helicopter carried an engineering model of the Lander Vision System (LVS) that will help guide NASA's next Mars mission to a safe touchdown on the Red Planet. During ...
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SpaceX has launched a rocket carrying the first 60 satellites of its "Starlink" constellation, which is intended to provide internet from space in an array that could one day contain over 12,000 orbiting transponders.
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An engineer inspects the completed spacecraft that will carry NASA's next Mars rover to the Red Planet, prior to a test in the Space Simulator Facility at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California.
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A SpaceX shipment arrived at the International Space Station on Monday following a weekend launch.
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May 6, 2019
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SpaceX launched a load of supplies to the International Space Station on Saturday following a pair of power delays.
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SpaceX finally confirmed Thursday its crew capsule was destroyed in ground testing two weeks ago and conceded that the accident is "not great news" for the company's effort to launch astronauts this year.
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The International Space Station is back up at full power, after the successful replacement of a failed electrical box.
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