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Archive for December, 2020

On This Day in Space! Dec. 10, 1977: 1st long-duration crew mission launches Salyut 6 space station

December 10th, 2020 by

On Dec. 10, 1977, the Soviet Union launched the first crew to complete a long-duration mission to the Salyut 6 space station. See how it happened in our “On This Day In Space” series!

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NASA, Boeing targeting March 2021 for next Starliner test flight

December 10th, 2020 by

Boeing and NASA are targeting March 29 for the uncrewed Orbital Flight Test 2, Starliner’s second attempt to meet up with the International Space Station.

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The only total solar eclipse of 2020 occurs Monday. Here’s what to expect.

December 10th, 2020 by

On Monday (Dec. 14) parts of South America will be briefly plunged into darkness by a total solar eclipse.

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The start of the Sensoria M3 lunar mission is like Groundhog Day — Commander’s Report: Lunar Day 2

December 10th, 2020 by

Commander Musilova reports about how the start of the Sensoria M3 mission feels like Groundhog Day and the emotional whiplash she gets after leading several lunar analog missions back to back.

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Disney’s Space Mountain is going to blast off into the feature film frontier (report)

December 10th, 2020 by

The theme park titan’s Space Mountain joins a long list of attraction-based Hollywood film projects fueling up on the development launch pad.

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SpaceX’s Starship SN8 prototype soars on epic test launch, with explosive landing

December 9th, 2020 by

The Starship prototype flew smoothly for 6 minutes and 42 seconds before missing its landing.

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One of these NASA astronauts will be the first woman on the moon

December 9th, 2020 by

For as long as NASA has been aiming for a 2024 moon landing, it has touted that this time, unlike during the Apollo program, a woman will step on the lunar surface.

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Space Rider contracts signed, part I: Thales Alenia Space

December 9th, 2020 by

Thales Alenia Space and AVIO as co-contractor have signed a contract with the European Space Agency (ESA) for the development of the automated reusable Space Rider transportation system, designed for deployment by the new Vega C light launcher into low Earth orbit (LEO). The total worth of the contract is EUR167 million.

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