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Archive for September, 2020

Watch Firefly Aerospace test-fire its Alpha rocket in this stunning drone video

September 30th, 2020 by

An epic set of new videos shows the fiery power of Firefly Aerospace’s forthcoming Alpha rocket.

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SpaceX Crew-1 astronauts name Dragon capsule ‘Resilience’

September 30th, 2020 by

The next astronauts who will launch on a SpaceX capsule to the International Space Station looked to the present, rather than the past or the future, to select the name for their spacecraft. The Crew-1 astronauts chose “Resilience” for their ship’s call sign.

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You don’t want to miss Mars shining bright this fall

September 30th, 2020 by

Mars is lighting up the night sky as the planet heads toward an unusually close approach to Earth on Oct. 6.

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NASA astronauts on SpaceX’s Crew-1 flight will vote from space

September 29th, 2020 by

American astronauts will vote from space in the upcoming presidential election after launching to the International Space Station aboard a historic SpaceX mission for NASA.

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Watch live tonight! US spy satellite NROL-44 launching on Delta IV Heavy rocket

September 29th, 2020 by

A United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy rocket will launch a classified spy satellite for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office Tuesday night (Sept. 29).

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Explorer 1: The First U.S. Satellite

September 29th, 2020 by

Explorer 1 launched the United States into the Space Race.

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Lego’s The Child set will let you build Baby Yoda from ‘The Mandalorian’

September 29th, 2020 by

Lego fans can finally build the famous Baby Yoda from “The Mandalorian.”

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Sputnik: The Space Race’s Opening Shot

September 29th, 2020 by

The launch of the world’s first satellite was the birth of the Space Age.

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