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Archive for April, 2021

NASA, SpaceX declare Crew-2 astronaut mission ‘go’ for Thursday launch

April 20th, 2021 by

NASA has given SpaceX the official go-ahead for the launch of its next crew mission to the International Space Station.

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NASA, SpaceX declare Crew-2 astronaut mission ‘go’ for Thursday launch in final review

April 20th, 2021 by

NASA has given SpaceX the official go-ahead for the launch of its next crew mission to the International Space Station.

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US military picks 3 companies to test nuclear propulsion in cislunar space

April 20th, 2021 by

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has picked three big space companies for the first phase of a larger project to test nuclear propulsion above low Earth orbit by 2025.

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Strange crater suggests ancient Mars may have been frigid with occasional snowmelt

April 20th, 2021 by

Mars’ ancient history is interesting to scientists because if the arid planet was once warm and wet, it may have been habitable to life.

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Watch live now! NASA, SpaceX to discuss Crew-2 astronaut launch plans

April 20th, 2021 by

NASA is expected to hold a press conference Tuesday (April 20) to discuss SpaceX’s plans to launch four astronauts to the International Space Station.

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Amazon’s 1st Kuiper megaconstellation satellites will launch on a ULA Atlas V rocket

April 20th, 2021 by

Amazon has selected United Launch Alliance (ULA) to start launching its megaconstellation of internet satellites to space.

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China wants to launch its own Hubble-class telescope as part of space station

April 20th, 2021 by

China could launch the first module for its own space station this month as the country also prepares to send a large space telescope to join it in orbit within the next few years.

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Gamma-ray bursts don’t get kicked around

April 20th, 2021 by

For years, astronomers thought that the objects responsible for short gamma-ray bursts get kicked out of their home galaxies shortly after they’re born. But new observations prove otherwise.

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