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Archive for January, 2021

SpaceX’s upgraded Cargo Dragon supply ship makes 1st Atlantic splashdown

January 14th, 2021 by

A SpaceX Dragon cargo resupply spacecraft returned to Earth from the International Space Station Wednesday (Jan. 13), splashing down off the coast of Florida for the first time ever.

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Watch live Thursday: Blue Origin launching New Shepard rocket @ 10:45 am ET

January 14th, 2021 by

Blue Origin will launch its New Shepard rocket and upgraded space capsule from West Texas on Thursday (Jan. 14) at 10:45 a.m. EST (1545 GMT). Watch it live

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SpaceX’s Starship SN9 prototype fires up rocket engines three times in one day

January 13th, 2021 by

SpaceX’s newest Starship prototype blazed to life three times today (Jan. 13), apparently keeping the vehicle on track for a high-altitude test flight in the near future.

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SpaceX’s Starship SN9 prototype fires rocket engines twice ahead of test launch

January 13th, 2021 by

SpaceX’s newest Starship prototype blazed to life twice today (Jan. 13), apparently keeping the vehicle on track for a high-altitude test flight in the near future.

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Blue Origin will launch its upgraded New Shepard space capsule today. Here’s how to watch live.

January 13th, 2021 by

“Mannequin Skywalker” will fly to space Thursday (Jan. 14) as part of a big test for Blue Origin’s budding human spaceflight program — and you can watch the event live.

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Blue Origin will launch its upgraded New Shepard space capsule Thursday. Here’s how to watch live.

January 13th, 2021 by

“Mannequin Skywalker” will fly to space Thursday (Jan. 14) as part of a big test for Blue Origin’s budding human spaceflight program — and you can watch the event live.

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Exclusive: ‘Star Wars’ scholar Phil Szostak on his stellar new concept art book for ‘The Mandalorian’

January 13th, 2021 by

The veteran “Star Wars” author takes a deep dive into the first season production process of Disney+’s “The Mandalorian” in a beautiful new coffee table gift book

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Omega debuts next generation of NASA-qualified Speedmaster moonwatches

January 13th, 2021 by

A new generation of the first watch worn on the moon carries on its iconic Apollo-era look while introducing the highest level of precision available from a modern Swiss-made chronograph.

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