Astronauts flying reused SpaceX rocket, capsule for 1st time
For the first time, NASA is putting its trust in a recycled SpaceX rocket and capsule for a crew.
Space Exploration
Apr 20, 2021
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All aboard! Next stop space...
Several hundred people have already booked their tickets and begun training for a spectacular voyage: a few minutes, or perhaps days, in the weightlessness of space.
Space Exploration
Apr 10, 2021
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US astronaut launching next month may spend year in space
NASA may soon chalk up another one-year space mission thanks to an out-of-this-world Russian movie-making deal.
Space Exploration
Mar 15, 2021
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First commercial space taxi a pit stop on Musk's Mars quest
It all started with the dream of growing a rose on Mars.
Space Exploration
May 23, 2020
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NASA, SpaceX bringing astronaut launches back to home turf
For the first time in nearly a decade, U.S. astronauts are about to blast into orbit aboard an American rocket from American soil. And for the first time in the history of human spaceflight, a private company is running the ...
Space Exploration
May 21, 2020
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SpaceX aborts approach to space station, delivery delayed (Update)
A navigation error forced SpaceX to delay its shipment to the International Space Station on Wednesday, following an otherwise smooth flight from NASA's historic moon pad.
Space Exploration
Feb 22, 2017
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SpaceX supply run to space station postponed
The next supply run to the International Space Station has been delayed.
Space Exploration
Mar 13, 2014
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SpaceX encore: 2nd private space station shipment (Update)
A private company is headed back to the International Space Station.
Space Exploration
Oct 4, 2012
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Private companies are exploiting outer space, but the law is struggling to catch up
On 8 January 2024, NASA launched Peregrine Mission One, which carried capsules to the moon containing human remains and DNA samples. The goal was to deposit human remains on the lunar surface, and to release the content of ...
Space Exploration
Apr 3, 2024
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US Moon lander's battery likely has hours left: company
An American lunar lander that tipped over during its historic touchdown last week likely only has hours left until its battery runs out, the private company operating it said Tuesday.
Space Exploration
Feb 28, 2024
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