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Archive for December 4th, 2020

Watch live now! NASA, SpaceX preview Saturday’s Dragon cargo launch to space station

December 4th, 2020 by

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch a Dragon cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station on Saturday (Dec. 5), and NASA will hold two news conferences today to discuss the upcoming flight.

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Humor saved the day for the Selene II lunar analog mission — Commander’s report: Lunar day 11

December 4th, 2020 by

Commander Musilova reports about how the Selene II crew employed humor and resourcefulness to preserve their sanity during a simulated Moon mission at the HI-SEAS habitat.

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On This Day in Space! Dec. 4, 1965: Gemini 7 launches on 1st orbital rendezvous mission

December 4th, 2020 by

On Dec. 4, 1965, NASA launched the crewed Gemini 7 spacecraft on a two-week-long mission in low-Earth orbit. See how it happened in our “On This Day In Space” series!

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‘Star Trek: Discovery’ offers a better take with season 3, episode 8 ‘The Sanctuary’

December 4th, 2020 by

“Star Trek: Discovery” offers a better episode with “The Sanctuary” but it might have benefitted from not following on from last week’s emotion overload.

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Watch live @ 1 pm ET: NASA previews science on SpaceX Dragon cargo resupply mission

December 4th, 2020 by

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch a Dragon cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station on Saturday (Dec. 5), and NASA will hold two news conferences today to discuss the upcoming flight.

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Watch Russia launch new satellites in this awesome video

December 4th, 2020 by

Video’s views of launch shows flames spewing from multiple angles during ride to orbit

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A piece of vintage NASA space junk from a 1966 moon mission just whizzed by Earth

December 4th, 2020 by

A misunderstood piece of space junk whizzed by Earth Tuesday (Dec. 1), but don’t worry, it’s just part of an old moon mission’s rocket.

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Japan is bringing pieces of an asteroid to Earth this weekend. Here’s how to watch online.

December 4th, 2020 by

Japan’s Hayabusa2 spacecraft is about to deliver a precious sample of asteroid dust to Earth late Friday, Dec. 4 (EST), and you can watch the event live.

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