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Archive for April 29th, 2021

‘Library of the Great Silence’ invites E.T. to share long-term survival strategies

April 29th, 2021 by

Intelligent aliens will soon have a space here on Earth where they can share how they made it through their technological adolescence.

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Russian cosmonauts may not fly on SpaceX’s Crew Dragon until 2022

April 29th, 2021 by

With three crewed launches under its belt, SpaceX has now flown astronauts representing not only NASA, but also the European and Japanese space agencies. But there’s a glaring absence: Russia.

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SpaceX rocket launches another 60 Starlink satellites, nails its 7th landing at sea

April 29th, 2021 by

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched a new batch of 60 Starlink internet satellites into orbit on Wednesday evening (April 28) and nailed a landing at sea to top off a successful mission.

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China launches core module of new space station to orbit

April 29th, 2021 by

China launched a module called Tianhe to Earth orbit tonight (April 28), kicking off the construction of the nation’s new space station.

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Vega rocket returns to flight with Europe’s most advanced Earth observation satellite yet

April 29th, 2021 by

Europe’s Vega rocket returned to flight late Wednesday (April 28), delivering to orbit Europe’s most advanced Earth observation satellite to date.

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