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Archive for April, 2021

Watch live Monday: The science riding on SpaceX’s Crew-2 mission

April 17th, 2021 by

The Crew-2 astronauts will take questions from the media during a live event at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center Saturday (April 17) at 9:45 a.m. EDT (1345 GMT). Watch It live!

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On This Day in Space! April 17, 1970: Apollo 13 returns home from aborted moon mission

April 17th, 2021 by

On April 17, 1970, Apollo 13 returned to Earth after narrowly avoiding a deadly disaster in space. See how it happened in our “On This Day In Space” series!

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SpaceX’s Crew-2 mission to the International Space Station in photos

April 17th, 2021 by

SpaceX’s Crew-2 mission will launch to the International Space Station on April 22. See photos of the crewmembers and their preparations for launch.

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Watch live today: SpaceX Crew-2 astronauts hold a virtual press conference @ 9:45 am ET

April 17th, 2021 by

The Crew-2 astronauts will take questions from the media during a live event at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center Saturday (April 17) at 9:45 a.m. EDT (1345 GMT). Watch It live!

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As NASA troubleshoots its Mars helicopter, Perseverance rover keeps busy

April 17th, 2021 by

The Ingenuity helicopter’s first flight on Mars has been delayed, but NASA’s Red Planet teams are staying busy with the larger Perseverance mission.

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NASA’s New Horizons Pluto spacecraft is still exploring, 50 AU from the sun

April 17th, 2021 by

New Horizons is about to reach some very rarefied space, but don’t expect the NASA probe to rest on its considerable laurels.

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SpaceX agrees to steer Starlink internet satellites clear of space station, NASA spacecraft

April 17th, 2021 by

SpaceX recently inked a deal with NASA to move any of the company’s Starlink internet satellites out of the way if they stray too close to the International Space Station or other agency spacecraft.

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Soyuz MS-17 crew returns to Earth after 185 days on space station

April 17th, 2021 by

Two cosmonauts and an astronaut landed safely from the International Space Station after spending 185 days aboard the orbiting laboratory.

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