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Archive for February, 2021

Company plans to start building private Voyager space station with artificial gravity in 2025

February 25th, 2021 by

Orbital Assembly Corp. recently unveiled new details about its ambitious Voyager Station, which is projected to be the first commercial space station operating with artificial gravity.

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On This Day in Space! Feb. 25, 1982: Western Union launches Westar 4 communications satellite

February 25th, 2021 by

On Feb. 25, 1982, the Western Union company launched a communication satellite called Westar 4. See how it happened in our “On This Day In Space” series!

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China offers 1st glimpse inside Chang’e 5 moon rock sample

February 25th, 2021 by

China has revealed the first images of lunar samples from its Chang’e 5 mission following a meeting between China’s president and mission representatives.

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Apollo 13 astronauts statue touches down at Space Center Houston

February 25th, 2021 by

NASA’s Apollo 13 astronauts have been immortalized as a new bronze statue now on display at Space Center Houston.

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Astrophysicists create the most accurate ‘flat map’ of Earth ever

February 25th, 2021 by

Cartographers have struggled to map Earth accurately in 2D for centuries.

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China’s Tianwen-1 lowers its orbit around Mars to prepare for rover landing

February 25th, 2021 by

China’s Tianwen-1 spacecraft has trimmed its orbit around Mars to allow the spacecraft to analyze the chosen landing region on the Red Planet.

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Martian dust storms may spark electric purple glow

February 25th, 2021 by

Colliding dust particles on Mars probably produce static electricity, a new experiment reveals.

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NASA TV: NASA tours the Perseverance rover’s landing site on Mars

February 25th, 2021 by

The camera team behind the first HD panorama that NASA’s Perseverance rover snapped on the surface of Mars will discuss the new imagery in a live Q&A on Thursday (Feb. 25) at 4 p.m. EST (2100 GMT).

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