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Archive for April 13th, 2021

‘Space Hero’ reality show competition signs space act agreement with NASA

April 13th, 2021 by

A hopeful spaceflight reality show competition called “Space Hero” has signed a Space Act Agreement with NASA, but that doesn’t mean they’re launching to space.

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On This Day in Space! April 13, 1969: NASA launches Nimbus 3 weather satellite

April 13th, 2021 by

On April 13, 1969, NASA launched a new weather satellite called Nimbus 3. See how it happened in our “On This Day In Space” series!

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‘Dark sirens’ could solve one of the greatest mysteries in cosmology

April 13th, 2021 by

A team has offered a way for gravitational wave events called dark sirens to resolve a crisis in cosmology

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NASA’s Mars helicopter Ingenuity won’t fly until next week at the earliest

April 13th, 2021 by

After analyzing the results of Friday’s (April 9) abortive rotor-spinning test, the Ingenuity team has decided to modify and reinstall the helicopter’s flight control software. A new flight date will be set next week.

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SpaceX’s SN15 Starship prototype rolls out to launch pad

April 13th, 2021 by

SpaceX rolled Starship SN15 out to its South Texas launch pad last Thursday (April 8), just over a week after its predecessor exploded during a high-altitude flight.

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Blue Origin to launch ‘astronaut rehearsal’ New Shepard test flight Wednesday. How to watch live.

April 13th, 2021 by

Blue Origin plans to launch an uncrewed test flight of its New Shepard suborbital vehicle on Wednesday (April 14), and you can watch the action live.

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