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WATCH: Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo Unity completes 2nd flight from...
Definitely book me on the very first flight off this hell-planet 2020, yes please. This gorgeous short video from Virgin Galactic documents the mission that resulted in a successful glide flight that...
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WATCH: Virgin Galactic spaceship new cabin design reveal
I'd totally go. Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic unveiled a new cabin design today, and streamed the launch event live. Watch the replay here, and sign up for a trip if you've got plenty of cash...
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Mars rover Perseverance launches NASA mission to Red Planet
NASA launched its latest and greatest rover, Perseverance, to Mars on Thursday, from Cape Canaveral in Florida. 🚀 We have LIFTOFF to Mars! The @ulalaunch Atlas V takes flight with our @NASAPersevere...
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WATCH: Astronauts prepare for rare splashdown in SpaceX capsule, target is...
WATCH THE SPLASHDOWN EVENT LIVE HERE, the SpaceX video embed in this post will go live with pre-event content sometime before 7pm EDT on Saturday August 1. NASA astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken...
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China claims its first reusable spacecraft has landed after 2-day orbit
• China did not release images of the reusable spacecraft it says completed a two day space flight. China's government announced Sunday that its first reusable spacecraft landed after two days in...
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NASA spacecraft touches asteroid surface to grab rubble
PHOTO [NASA]: The asteroid Bennu as seen from the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft. After nearly two years circling the asteroid, OSIRIS-REx will try to descend to the boulder-spiked surface to grab up some...
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How the huge displays at NASA's mission control worked
You've seen the videos of old-school NASA mission-control from the 1960s, with those huge, wall-sized screens — which displayed bright lines showing the flight path of spacecraft, and flight data. How...
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China's Chang'e 5 return capsule begins trip home, carrying moon rocks back...
A Chinese space capsule has begun its three-day return trip home to Earth, carrying with it the first moon rocks to reach our planet in more than four decades. The Chang'e 5 lunar probe has been...
View ArticleMalfunctioning rocket takes off sideways
When the US firm Astra tried to launch its latest rocket up to low-earth orbit, one of the engines failed on the launch pad — so instead of going up, the rocket remained upright but shuffled off...
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The Space Shuttle Endeavour's 26th and final mission, through the streets of...
Ten years ago this month, the Space Shuttle Endeavour embarked on its 26th mission, a short trip through the streets of Los Angeles in route to its final home at the California Science Center. The...
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Starliner launch a go despite helium leak
Boeing's Starliner spacecraft's first crewed launch was scrubbed on May 7th due to an issue with a valve on the Atlas V launch rocket. The rocket was pulled off the pad, and the valve was replaced, but...
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