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Archive for October 1st, 2020

An Antares rocket launch for NASA may be visible along the US East Coast tonight. Here’s how to watch.

October 1st, 2020 by

Northrop Grumman will launch NASA cargo from Virginia tonight (Oct. 1) and it may be visible on the U.S. East Coast. Here’s how to watch.

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New flight jacket wears its NASA heritage on — and inside — its sleeve

October 1st, 2020 by

The first NASA-branded product from OROS, an outerwear company that was built around a space-age insulator, the 39A flight jacket launched for sale today (Oct. 1).

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NASA reveals retro ‘worm’ logo painted on moon-bound Artemis rocket

October 1st, 2020 by

A symbol from NASA’s post-Apollo era has found a new ride to the moon. The space agency’s once-retired logotype known as the “worm” has been added to the rocket and spacecraft that will launch NASA’s efforts to return astronauts to the lunar surface.

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The Harvest Moon of 2020 rises tonight! But why is it in October?

October 1st, 2020 by

When the full moon shines tonight (Oct. 1), it will mark the Harvest Moon of 2020.

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SpaceX aborts Starlink launch due to ground-sensor reading

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SpaceX aborted the launch of a batch of Starlink satellites on Oct. 1, 2020, due to an anomalous ground-sensor reading.

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Watch live today! SpaceX to launch 60 Starlink satellites

October 1st, 2020 by

SpaceX will launch 60 new Starlink internet satellites Thursday (Oct. 1) in the company’s 13th mission dedicated to the space-based broadband megaconstellation. Watch live.

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Voskhod program: The Soviet Union’s first crewed space program

October 1st, 2020 by

An overview of the Voskhod spacecraft, which was used during the second Soviet human spaceflight program

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China is building a new rocket to fly its astronauts on the moon

October 1st, 2020 by

China has revealed that it is working on a new rocket that could send astronauts to the moon for lunar landing missions.

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