Once in the doldrums, Florida coast hums with space launches
A decade ago, Florida's Space Coast was in the doldrums.
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Yeast bound for moon will provide clues on how radiation impacts astronauts
A team of researchers led by CU Boulder is sending some unexpected hitchhikers to the moon: Twelve bags filled with baker's yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae), the same kind of hard-working cells that make bread rise and ferment ...
Space Exploration
Aug 30, 2022
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NASA says Friday launch of giant Moon rocket possible
A test flight of NASA's powerful new Moon rocket may be possible on Friday, officials said, after the US space agency scrubbed Monday's launch because of an engine issue.
Space Exploration
Aug 29, 2022
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NASA shoots for the Moon, on its way to Mars
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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Working in tandem: NASA's networks empower Artemis I
NASA's Artemis missions are returning humanity to the Moon and beginning a new era of lunar exploration. Soon, the agency plans to launch the Artemis I mission, an uncrewed flight test that will take a human-rated spacecraft ...
Space Exploration
Aug 24, 2022
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All systems go for Artemis 1 mission to Moon
Fifty years after the last Apollo mission, the Artemis program is poised to take up the baton of lunar exploration with a test launch on Monday of NASA's most powerful rocket ever.
Space Exploration
Aug 24, 2022
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NASA targets 13 landing sites on moon's south pole for human landing
NASA juggled light and dark to come up with 13 potential landing sites for the future Artemis III mission that will return humans to the lunar surface for the first time since 1972.
Space Exploration
Aug 22, 2022
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NASA's moon rocket moved to launch pad for 1st test flight
NASA's new moon rocket arrived at the launch pad Wednesday ahead of its debut flight in less than two weeks.
Space Exploration
Aug 17, 2022
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Scientists calculate the risk of someone being killed by space junk
The chance of someone being killed by space junk falling from the sky may seem ridiculously tiny. After all, nobody has yet died from such an accident, though there have been instances of injury and damage to property. But ...
Planetary Sciences
Jul 26, 2022
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Europe's upgraded Vega space launcher makes inaugural flight
The European Space Agency on Wednesday celebrated the first flight of its Vega-C rocket, which is designed to provide more bang for customers' buck in the increasingly competitive business of launching satellites into orbit.
Space Exploration
Jul 13, 2022
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