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Archive for April 7th, 2021

Watch live today: SpaceX launching 60 Starlink satellites @ 12:34 pm ET

April 7th, 2021 by

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch approximately 60 satellites for SpaceX’s Starlink broadband network today (April 7) at 12:34 p.m. EDT (1634 GMT). Watch it live!

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SpaceX will launch new Starlink satellites on a veteran rocket today. Here’s how how to watch.

April 7th, 2021 by

SpaceX will launch a new fleet of Starlink satellites (April 7) and you can watch the liftoff live online.

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On This Day in Space! April 7, 1983: 1st spacewalk from a NASA space shuttle

April 7th, 2021 by

On April 7, 1983, astronauts took the first spacewalk outside of a space shuttle during mission STS-6. See how it happened in our “On This Day In Space” series!

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Commander’s cover: An envelope’s flight through space, time and eBay

April 7th, 2021 by

The last time that Richard Truly saw it, it was on board the space shuttle Challenger 38 years ago. The small envelope, bearing a special postmark identifying it as “Space Mail Orbited Via STS-8,” was then newly-signed by Truly and his STS-8 crewmates.

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No, the Perseverance rover didn’t spot a rainbow on Mars

April 7th, 2021 by

NASA’s Perseverance rover snapped a photo on Sunday (April 4) that appeared to show a rainbow arcing across the dusty Martian sky. But it’s just a lens flare.

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Hubble telescope reveals a gorgeous, detailed new view of the Veil Nebula

April 7th, 2021 by

NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has snapped a stunning photo of the Veil Nebula in more exquisite detail than ever before.

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Selene III commander’s report: When all hope drains away from the crew on the ‘moon’ — Day 8

April 7th, 2021 by

A series of “lunar dust storms” force the Selene III crew to stay indoors for days on end. Commander Musilova describes the crew’s struggle to find solace when they were feeling cold and disheartened.

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‘Resident Alien’ renewed for a second season on Syfy

April 7th, 2021 by

The alien with the unpronounceable name will take human form once again for a side-splitting second season

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