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Archive for January, 2021

Cold War heats up on the moon in ‘For All Mankind’ season 2 trailer for Apple TV+

January 15th, 2021 by

Space shuttles fly to the moon and astronauts take up arms in the new trailer for the second season of “For All Mankind.” The series returns to streaming on Apple TV+ on Feb. 19.

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SpaceX swapping out two engines on Starship SN9 prototype ahead of test flight

January 15th, 2021 by

SpaceX’s latest Starship prototype needs some maintenance work before it can take to the skies.

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Astronaut William Thornton, who invented space shuttle treadmill, dies at 91

January 15th, 2021 by

Former NASA astronaut William “Bill” Thornton, who used his own inventions to measure and combat the ill-effects of microgravity while on board two space shuttle missions, has died at the age of 91.

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Rian Hughes delivers a modernist sci-fi saga of epic proportions in his debut novel, ‘XX’

January 15th, 2021 by

The acclaimed graphic designer and comics creator explores extreme typographic territory in this wild first contact tale.

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2020 ties record for the hottest year ever, NASA analysis shows

January 15th, 2021 by

The year 2020 has tied the record for the hottest year on record, a new NASA study shows.

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SCRUB: Bad weather delays bluShift Aerospace’s 1st biofuel rocket launch

January 15th, 2021 by

The space startup bluShift Aerospace will attempt to launch its first Stardust rocket on Friday (Jan. 15) and you can watch it live.

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On This Day in Space! Jan. 15, 2006: Stardust spacecraft returns samples of comet dust

January 15th, 2021 by

On Jan. 15, 2006, NASA’s Stardust spacecraft returned to Earth with a capsule that contained the first samples of a comet. See how it happened in our “On This Day In Space” series!

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Curiosity rover celebrates 3,000 Martian days on the Red Planet

January 15th, 2021 by

NASA’s Curiosity rover marked 3,000 Martian days, or “sols,” on the Red Planet Tuesday (Jan. 12), a mere five weeks before NASA’s Perseverance rover is scheduled to touch down.

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