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Archive for February, 2021

NASA picks Firefly Aerospace to deliver science payloads to the moon in 2023

February 5th, 2021 by

NASA selected Firefly Aerospace to deliver 10 scientific experiments and technology demonstrations to the moon in 2023.

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This Super Bowl ad will invite you to join a billionaire’s ‘Inspiration4’ launch on a SpaceX rocket

February 5th, 2021 by

A commercial directed by Bryce Dallas Howard for billionaire Jared Isaacman’s Inspiration4 spaceflight on a SpaceX spacecraft will launch during Super Bowl LV.

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On This Day in Space! Feb. 5, 1971: Apollo 14 lands on the moon

February 5th, 2021 by

On Feb. 5, 1971, two Apollo 14 astronauts landed on the moon! See how it happened in our “On This Day In Space” series!

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Millie Hughes-Fulford, NASA’s first female payload specialist in space, dies at 75

February 5th, 2021 by

The first American woman to launch into space who was not a professional astronaut but a working scientist, Millie Hughes-Fulford, has died at the age of 75.

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US still committed to landing Artemis astronauts on the moon, White House says

February 4th, 2021 by

White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Thursday (Feb. 4) that President Joe Biden will carry on the Artemis program to land humans on the moon in the coming years.

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100,000-year-old story could explain why the Pleiades are called ‘Seven Sisters’

February 4th, 2021 by

A speculative hypothesis tries to uncover the world’s oldest story written across the night sky in the Pleiades constellation.

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Northrop Grumman test-fires rocket motors for new Vulcan Centaur booster

February 4th, 2021 by

Northrop Grumman and United Launch Alliance successfully performed a crucial rocket motor test for ULA’s next-generation rocket, Vulcan Centaur, in preparation for a debut launch later this year.

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Curious kids: Could a human enter a black hole to study it?

February 4th, 2021 by

This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Space.com's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights.

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