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Today’s the last day to apply to be a NASA astronaut if you want to escape the planet
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Today is the last day you can submit your application to become a NASA astronaut, in case you have an overwhelming urge to fling yourself off the planet for a w...
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Virgin Orbit plans to mass-produce new medical breathing device to help fight coronavirus pandemic
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Richard Branson’s aerospace company Virgin Orbit, which is primarily focused on developing rockets to launch small satellites into space, is shifting gears duri...
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NASA tasks SpaceX with sending cargo and supplies to future lunar space station
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Despite the worsening coronavirus pandemic in the US, NASA is still looking ahead to its long-term goal of sending humans back to the lunar surface and is now a...
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ULA targeting first launch for the US Space Force this afternoon during pandemic
Loren Grush//43 views
The United Launch Alliance is on track to launch a communications satellite for the US Space Force out of Cape Canaveral, Florida this afternoon — the company’s...
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SpaceX is making hand sanitizer and building face shields to fight coronavirus
Loren Grush//34 views/3 comments
SpaceX is manufacturing its own hand sanitizer and face shields with plans to donate the materials to hospitals and places in need to help fight the novel coron...
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Europe turns off instruments on some deep-space probes during coronavirus pandemic
Loren Grush//31 views/1 comments
The European Space Agency is putting four of its space missions into “safe configurations” amid the novel coronavirus pandemic as the agency plans to reduce the...
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The true impact of SpaceX’s Starlink constellation on astronomy is coming into focus
Loren Grush//31 views
Ever since SpaceX launched its first batch of internet-beaming satellites last year, astronomers have watched with dread as the company continued to blast more ...
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NASA is suspending development of its future deep-space rocket during coronavirus pandemic
Loren Grush//27 views
NASA is shutting down production and testing of its future deep-space rocket and crew capsule in response to the worsening coronavirus pandemic. The two vehicle...
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NASA and SpaceX still targeting May for first crewed mission to space amid coronavirus pandemic
Loren Grush//38 views
After six years of developing a new passenger spacecraft for NASA, SpaceX is finally on track to launch its very first crew to the International Space Station i...
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Space startup Lynk uses satellite to send text message to unmodified Android phone
Loren Grush//47 views/1 comments
An aerospace startup that plans to launch thousands of satellite “cell towers” into space says it has successfully sent a text message to a common Android smart...
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Watch SpaceX launch the same Falcon 9 rocket for the fifth time
Loren Grush//31 views
Update March 18th, 10:35AM ET: SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket successfully took off on time and deployed all 60 satellites into their intended orbit. However, the roc...
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How NASA is preparing to launch humans to space as coronavirus pandemic worsens
Loren Grush//33 views/1 comments
As the coronavirus pandemic continues to worsen in the US, NASA is still moving forward with many of its upcoming missions, including some launches that will se...