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Archive for February, 2021

On This Day in Space! Feb. 20, 1962: John Glenn becomes 1st American to orbit Earth

February 20th, 2021 by

On Feb. 20, 1962, NASA launched an astronaut into orbit around the Earth for the first time. See how it happened in our “On This Day In Space” series!

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FAA closes investigation of SpaceX’s Starship SN9’s test-flight crash

February 20th, 2021 by

The path is now much clearer for the test flight of SN9’s successor, SN10.

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Watch live today: Northrop Grumman launching Cygnus cargo ship for NASA

February 20th, 2021 by

NASA and a Northrop Grumman will launch the Cygnus NG-15 cargo ship to the International Space Station on Saturday, Feb. 20, at 12:36 p.m. EST (1736 GMT) and you can watch it here.

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Disastrous Houston blackouts captured from space

February 20th, 2021 by

More than one million people lost power in the Houston area.

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Watch live Saturday: Northrop Grumman launching Cygnus cargo ship for NASA @ 12:36 pm ET

February 20th, 2021 by

NASA and a Northrop Grumman will launch the Cygnus NG-15 cargo ship to the International Space Station on Saturday, Feb. 20, at 12:36 p.m. EST (1736 GMT) and you can watch it here.

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Google ‘Perseverance rover’ today for a fun Mars landing surprise

February 19th, 2021 by

If you’ve been following the dramatic success of yesterday’s Mars touchdown, you may have Googled “Perseverance rover” today (Feb. 19) and seen your page lighting up with fireworks.

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Wow! See the Perseverance rover dangling above Mars in this amazing landing photo

February 19th, 2021 by

NASA just released an image showing its Perseverance Mars rover dangling about 6.5 feet (2 meters) above the red dirt during its picture-perfect touchdown inside Jezero Crater yesterday (Feb. 18).

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NASA and Boeing will attempt 2nd hot fire test of SLS megarocket Feb. 25

February 19th, 2021 by

NASA and Boeing are ready to light up the core stage of the massive Space Launch System (SLS) rocket in a second hot fire test, currently scheduled for Thursday (Feb. 25).

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