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On This Day in Space! Dec. 9, 2006: 1st Swedish astronaut launches to the International Space Station

December 9th, 2020 by

On Dec. 9, 2006, the first-ever Swedish astronaut Christer Fuglesang launched to the International Space Station on the space shuttle Discovery. See how it happened in our “On This Day In Space” series!

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Watch live today: SpaceX to attempt Starship SN8 high-altitude launch test

December 9th, 2020 by

SpaceX will attempt to launch its first high-altitude Starship test flight Wednesday (Dec. 9) and you can watch it live here

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NASA reveals ‘Artemis Team’ astronauts, includes first woman, next man on moon

December 9th, 2020 by

NASA has selected a group of astronauts to prepare for and possibly fly to the moon for the first time in more than 50 years.

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Saturn and Jupiter to almost ‘kiss’ this winter solstice

December 9th, 2020 by

From Earth’s perspective, Jupiter and Saturn will appear a moon’s distance apart on Dec. 21.

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China launches yet another high-resolution Earth observation satellite, drops rocket debris

December 9th, 2020 by

As Chang’e 5 continues to make headlines for its exploits on and around the moon, China continues to launch rockets back on Earth.

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China’s launches yet another high-resolution Earth observation satellite, drops rocket debris

December 9th, 2020 by

As Chang’e 5 continues to make headlines for its exploits on and around the moon, China continues to launch rockets back on Earth.

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Vice President Mike Pence to lead his final National Space Council meeting today. Here’s how to watch live.

December 9th, 2020 by

Vice President Mike Pence will visit Kennedy Space Center today (Dec. 9) for the eighth meeting of the National Space Council, and you can watch it live online.

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NASA begins fueling 1st Space Launch System megarocket core in ‘green run’ test

December 9th, 2020 by

NASA powered up the core stage of its new Space Launch System on Saturday (Dec. 5), kicking off the penultimate “green run” test of its next-generation megarocket.

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