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Watch live Wednesday: Cygnus cargo spacecraft departs space station @ 10 am ET

January 5th, 2021 by

A Northrop Grumman Cygnus cargo spacecraft will depart the International Space Station on Wednesday (Jan. 6), and you can watch it live here.

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Retro-cool starfighters and spaceships revealed for ‘Star Wars: The High Republic’

January 5th, 2021 by

Check out these vintage vehicle concepts designed specifically for “The High Republic” crossover event, launching in January.

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China’s Tianwen-1 spacecraft will reach Mars orbit on February 10

January 5th, 2021 by

China’s Tianwen-1 Mars orbiter and rover are speeding toward the Red Planet and preparing to arrive on Feb. 10, according to the China National Space Administration.

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Defending Earth against dangerous asteroids: Q&A with NASA’s Lindley Johnson

January 5th, 2021 by

Space.com caught up with NASA Planetary Defense Officer Lindley Johnson to discuss recent events and what’s on the planetary-defense agenda in the coming year.

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‘Star Wars: The High Republic’ writers discuss the Jedi Order’s finest hour (exclusive)

January 5th, 2021 by

Five “Star Wars” authors share thoughts on this dream team of elite writers delivering new Jedi tales for “The High Republic” books and comics coming in 2021.

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Congress asks for report on Arecibo radio telescope collapse

January 5th, 2021 by

Congress wants a report investigating the December collapse of the iconic radio telescope at Arecibo Observatory by late February.

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NASA Plum Brook test facility renamed for astronaut Neil Armstrong

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A remote Ohio facility used to test NASA’s new moon-bound spacecraft has been renamed for the first astronaut to step foot on the lunar surface. NASA’s Plum Brook Station in Sandusky, Ohio is now the Neil A. Armstrong Test Facility.

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On This Day in Space! Jan. 6, 1968: NASA’s last Surveyor spacecraft launches to the moon

January 5th, 2021 by

On Jan. 6, 1968, NASA launched the seventh and final Surveyor spacecraft on a mission to explore the moon. See how it happened in our “On This Day In Space” series!

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