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3-D printer plus recycler installed in orbit
NASA astronauts on the International Space Station have installed the first integrated 3-D printer and plastic recycler to go into orbit, and it’s currently being checked out for experiments that are due to start in the next few weeks. The … Continue reading
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Tagged 3-D Printing, International Space Station, NASA, Space, Tethers Unlimited
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NASA pays tribute to fallen astronauts
NASA highlighted the legacy of astronauts lost in tragic missions including 1967’s Apollo 1, the shuttle Challenger’s launch in 1986 and the shuttle Columbia’s breakup in 2003 today — a week later than originally planned due to the partial government shutdown. … Continue reading
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Tagged Apollo, Challenger, NASA, Shuttle Columbia, Space, Space History
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Mini-probes fade into the sunset beyond Mars
Farewell, WALL-E and EVE: NASA says it’s lost contact with two briefcase-sized MarCO nanosatellites, more than two months after their history-making Mars flyby. And yet another robotic explorer, NASA’s Opportunity rover, has been mute on Mars for eight months, heightening suspicions that … Continue reading
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Tagged CubeSats, InSight, Mars, NASA, Opportunity rover, Satellites, Space
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SpaceX and Boeing space taxi trips delayed … again
NASA says the flight test schedule for space taxis designed by SpaceX and Boeing to ferry astronauts to and from the International Space Station has been stretched out further, as expected. And it wouldn’t be surprising if additional postponements occur … Continue reading
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Tagged Boeing, Commercial Spaceflight, Dragon, International Space Station, NASA, Space, SpaceX, Starliner
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New Horizons sends sharper view of space snowman
NASA’s New Horizons probe has already shown that its icy target, more than 4 billion miles away on the solar system’s edge, looks like a cosmic snowman — but a higher-resolution version of the picture reveals the snowman to have an eerie pair … Continue reading
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Tagged 2014 MU69, Kuiper Belt, NASA, New Horizons, Space, Ultima Thule
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Medical issue forces switch for Starliner space crew
NASA says a medical issue is forcing a switch in the crew for the Boeing Starliner space taxi’s first crewed test flight to the International Space Station, currently scheduled for no earlier than August. Astronaut Eric Boe will no longer … Continue reading
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Tagged Boeing, Commercial Spaceflight, International Space Station, NASA, Starliner
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How technology made 1968’s ‘Earthrise’ possible
It’s been 50 years to the day since Apollo 8 astronaut Bill Anders’ “Earthrise” photo changed our world forever, but that mission to the moon and back wouldn’t have happened the way it did if it weren’t for a giant … Continue reading
