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Archive for December 15th, 2020

On This Day in Space! Dec. 15, 1612: Andromeda galaxy spotted by telescope for the 1st time

December 15th, 2020 by

On Dec. 15, 1612, the Andromeda galaxy was seen through a telescope for the first time. See how it happened in our “On This Day In Space” series!

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These 3 astronauts will launch SpaceX’s Crew-3 mission to the International Space Station in 2021

December 15th, 2020 by

NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA) have selected a trio of astronauts to fly to space as part of SpaceX’s Crew-3 mission.

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Avoiding digestive problems is part of daily activities on the moon for the Sensoria M3 crew — Commander’s Report: Lunar Day 6

December 15th, 2020 by

Commander Musilova reports about how the SENSORIA M3 crew has to come up with original solutions to the physiological challenges they are facing during their simulated lunar mission at the HI-SEAS habitat.

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Rocket Lab launches Japanese Earth-imaging satellite into orbit from New Zealand

December 15th, 2020 by

An Electron booster lifted off from Rocket Lab’s New Zealand launch site today (Dec. 15), carrying a synthetic aperture radar satellite for the Japanese Earth-imaging company Synspective.

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Russia launches new Angara A5 rocket on second test flight in nighttime liftoff

December 15th, 2020 by

Russia’s new Angara A5 heavy-lift rocket launched on tis second test flight from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in northern Russia on Dec. 14, 2020.

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Watch live now! NASA’s Geminid meteor shower webcast

December 15th, 2020 by

NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center will host an 8-hour-long webcast of the Gemind meteor shower, starting tonight (Dec. 14) at 9 p.m. EST (0200 Dec. 15 GMT). Watch it live here!

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Watch live tonight: NASA Geminid meteor shower webcast

December 15th, 2020 by

NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center will host an 8-hour-long webcast of the Gemind meteor shower, starting tonight (Dec. 14) at 9 p.m. EST (0200 Dec. 15 GMT). Watch it live here!

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