NASA delays deep-space Orion test to 2019 due to costs
The first test flight of NASA's Orion capsule, designed to one day carry people to Mars, has been delayed until 2019 at the earliest due to high costs, the US space agency said Friday.
The first test flight of NASA's Orion capsule, designed to one day carry people to Mars, has been delayed until 2019 at the earliest due to high costs, the US space agency said Friday.
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On Saturday April 22, 2017, Expedition 51 Flight Engineer Thomas Pesquet of the European Space Agency photographed Orbital ATK's Cygnus spacecraft as it approached the International Space Station.
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Apr 27, 2017
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A Soyuz space capsule on Thursday safely delivered an American astronaut making his first space flight and a veteran Russian cosmonaut to the International Space Station.
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Apr 20, 2017
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SpaceX CEO and founder Elon Musk said he wants to go further in the reuse of his rockets after successfully launching the first stage of a Falcon 9 rocket that was recycled from a previous flight.
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Apr 1, 2017
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British and US bans on laptops and tablet computers in the cabin of flights are not sustainable in the long term, the head of the association representing airlines said Tuesday.
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Mar 28, 2017
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Spacewalking astronauts prepped the International Space Station on Friday for a new parking spot reserved for commercial crew capsules.
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Mar 24, 2017
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The launch pad used to send Americans to the moon and shuttle astronauts into orbit is roaring back into action.
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Feb 17, 2017
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NASA is sending an African-American astronaut to the International Space Station for the first time.
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Jan 4, 2017
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Expedition 50 Commander Shane Kimbrough of NASA shared this photograph of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's Kounotori H-II Transfer Vehicle (HTV-6) as it approached the International Space Station on Dec. 12, 2016, ...
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Dec 14, 2016
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Christmas gifts arrived at the International Space Station on Tuesday, courtesy of Japan.
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Dec 13, 2016
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