NASA, astronauts and more mourn death of Chuck Yeager, the world’s first supersonic pilot
December 8th, 2020 by
The man who first broke the speed of sound died Monday (Dec. 7) at age 97.
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Space shuttle rocket booster to be part of astronaut memorial at California museum
December 8th, 2020 by
A space shuttle solid rocket booster has been delivered to a Southern California museum to become the centerpiece of a new memorial to NASA’s fallen astronauts.
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Samples of asteroid Ryugu arrive in Japan after successful Hayabusa2 capsule landing
December 8th, 2020 by
Japanese scientists are thrilled to finally have asteroid samples arrive Monday (Dec. 7) after a long flight from Australia — and a much longer journey through the solar system.
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NASA’s spacecraft spots China’s Chang’e 5 lander on the moon
December 8th, 2020 by
NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter captured an image of China’s Chang’e 5 lander on the moon just hours after its historic landing.
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On This Day in Space! Dec. 8, 1990: Jupiter-bound Galileo probe flies by Earth
December 8th, 2020 by
On Dec. 8, 1990, NASA’s Galileo spacecraft flew by Earth on its way to Jupiter. See how it happened in our “On This Day In Space” series!
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Chuck Yeager, 1st pilot to break the sound barrier, is dead at 97
December 8th, 2020 by
Chuck Yeager, the U.S. Air Force Pilot who became the first person to break the sound barrier, passed away today (Dec. 7) at the age of 97.
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