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Archive for February 26th, 2021

How did NASA’s Martian rover come to land in a crater named after a tiny Balkan village?

February 26th, 2021 by

The villagers apparently first dismissed this as fake news.

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The Perseverance rover may be on Mars, but there’s a lot we already know about from meteorites on Earth

February 26th, 2021 by

NASA’s Perseverance rover successfully touched down on Mars Feb. 18, and has already begun beaming back images.

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February full moon 2021: See the ‘Snow Moon’ with Mars this weekend

February 26th, 2021 by

The full moon of February, called the Snow Moon, occurs Saturday, Feb. 27, 3:17 a.m. EST (0817 GMT).

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China just launched three more Yaogan 31 reconnaissance satellites to orbit

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China successfully sent three reconnaissance satellites into orbit Tuesday (Feb. 23), according to media reports.

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NASA hosts ceremony renaming headquarters building for ‘Hidden Figure’ Mary Jackson

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NASA commemorated Mary Jackson, one of the agency’s “Hidden Figures,” today (Feb. 26) during a ceremony renaming the agency’s headquarters after her.

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Virgin Galactic further delays SpaceShipTwo test flights, pushing tourist flights to 2022

February 26th, 2021 by

Virgin Galactic won’t be launching tourists to space this year after technical tweaks delayed the company’s upcoming test flight by more than two months.

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Q&A: Private astronaut Richard Garriott set to dive to lowest point on Earth

February 26th, 2021 by

Richard Garriott thought he would have been there and back by now.

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Q&A: Astronaut Garrett Reisman guest stars on ‘For All Mankind’

February 26th, 2021 by

Veteran astronaut Garrett Reisman was reviewing the script for an episode of “For All Mankind” when he came across a familiar name — his own.

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