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Archive for September, 2020

Watch live @5 pm ET today: NASA giving update on Artemis moon plans

September 21st, 2020 by

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine will discuss the agency’s Artemis moon program during a news conference today (Sept. 21) at 5 p.m. EDT (1900 GMT). Watch live here.

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Strange bright rocks reveal glimpse of asteroid Ryugu’s violent past

September 21st, 2020 by

Shiny boulders on one of the darkest asteroids in the solar system may shed light on the cataclysmic impacts behind that space rock’s origins, a new study finds.

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Astronauts, NASA chief mourn death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg

September 21st, 2020 by

NASA astronauts and leadership took to Twitter over the weekend to mark the death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Friday (Sept. 18).

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Meet Calypso, a daredevil mission concept to explore the surface of Venus

September 21st, 2020 by

Of all the rocky, inner worlds of the solar system, Venus is the most challenging to explore.

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A cat named Grudge is beaming into ‘Star Trek: Discovery’ season 3

September 21st, 2020 by

Among the many new characters that “Star Trek: Discovery” will introduce in Season 3 is one of the non-human sort: a fluffy feline named Grudge.

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On This Day in Space: Sept. 21, 2003: Galileo mission to Jupiter meets fiery end

September 21st, 2020 by

On Sept. 21, 2003, NASA’s Galileo mission to Jupiter and its moons came to an end. See how it happened in our “On This Day In Space” series!

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Sentinel-6 launch set for 10 November

September 20th, 2020 by

The Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite is targeted for lift-off 10 November at 1931 UTC from Vandenberg Air Force Base (VAFB) in California, USA.

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Complex to build 20 Chang Zheng 11 rockets per year

September 20th, 2020 by

State-owned space conglomerate China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp (CAST) is working with local authorities in Shandong province to set up a manufacturing complex for solid-propellant rockets, according to a project insider.

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