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Archive for November 3rd, 2020

SpaceX’s Crew-1 astronaut mission for NASA: Live updates

November 3rd, 2020 by

SpaceX plans to launch the first operational flight of its Crew Dragon astronaut taxi to the International Space Station on Nov. 14, 2020.

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How astronauts vote from space: The only American in orbit now explains

November 3rd, 2020 by

How did astronaut Kate Rubins vote from space? The process isn’t too different from here on Earth.

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NASA’s Juno spacecraft spots ‘sprites’ and ‘elves’ dancing in Jupiter’s atmosphere

November 3rd, 2020 by

Just in time for Halloween, NASA announced results from the space agency’s Juno mission that suggest “sprites” or “elves” could be frolicking in Jupiter’s upper atmosphere.

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Spot two ‘baseball diamonds’ in the night sky

November 3rd, 2020 by

t’s World Series time once again, so it may be of interest to baseball fans that there are two star patterns that very much resemble two baseball diamonds in our current evening sky.

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What’s next after the International Space Station? Plans afoot for more off-Earth outposts.

November 3rd, 2020 by

The International Space Station won’t be the only off-Earth outpost for much longer, if all goes according to plan.

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NASA’s megarocket mobile launcher crawls to the launch pad for moon mission prep

November 3rd, 2020 by

NASA’s massive Mobile Launch Platform has rolled out of the Vehicle Assembly Building at Kennedy Space Center, on top of NASA’s crawler transporter.

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What does the 2020 presidential election mean for space exploration?

November 3rd, 2020 by

A brief look at the space policies of Donald Trump and Joe Biden.

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Snoopy celebrates 20 years of humans on space station on new NASA posters

November 3rd, 2020 by

Snoopy, the comic strip beagle, is back at work at NASA, promoting crew safety and mission success on a new series of posters commemorating 20 years of humans on the International Space Station.

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