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Watch SpaceX Polaris Dawn astronauts conduct 1st private spacewalk early Sept. 12

Submit on Thursday, September 12th, 2024 04:11

SpaceX’s Polaris Dawn astronaut mission plans to conduct the first-ever private spacewalk early Thursday morning (Sept. 12), and you can watch the historic action live.

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NASA astronaut, 2 cosmonauts arrive at ISS aboard Russian Soyuz capsule (video)

Submit on Thursday, September 12th, 2024 03:11

A Russian Soyuz spacecraft delivered NASA astronaut Don Pettit and two cosmonauts to the International Space Station today (Sept. 11), just three hours after lifting off.

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NASA’s Juno probe spots massive new volcano on Jupiter moon Io

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Researchers have spotted a huge new active volcano on Jupiter’s moon Io by comparing images taken by two NASA missions more than a quarter of a century apart.

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NASA’s Voyager 1 probe swaps thrusters in tricky fix as it flies through interstellar space

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NASA’s most distant spacecraft had a critical thruster problem far from home. Fixing it required a long-distance call to overcome extreme cold and dwindling power.

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New record! 19 people are orbiting Earth right now

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Three people launched toward the ISS today (Sept. 11) aboard a Russian Soyuz capsule, bringing the total number of people in Earth orbit to 19 — a new record.

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Hot ‘Salsa:’ European satellite burns up in landmark controlled reentry (photo)

Submit on Thursday, September 12th, 2024 02:11

The European Space Agency’s Salsa satellite safely deorbited on Sunday (Sept. 8) over a hand-picked region of the South Pacific Ocean.

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How SpaceX built a new spacesuit for Polaris Dawn’s private spacewalk (video)

Submit on Wednesday, September 11th, 2024 23:11

SpaceX has given us a detailed look at their stylish and innovative new extravehicular activity suit ahead of it being worn during the Polaris Dawn mission’s first-ever private spacewalk.

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Meet the NASA science flying on SpaceX’s Polaris Dawn private astronaut mission

Submit on Wednesday, September 11th, 2024 22:11

SpaceX’s historic Polaris Dawn private astronaut mission carried a variety of NASA experiments to orbit. Here’s a quick look at the research and its goals.

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