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Archive for April, 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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Watch live: Tune in for Arianespace Vega and SpaceX Starlink launches tonight!

April 28th, 2021 by

An Arianespace Vega rocket will launch on its first mission since a November 2020 failure tonight (April 28) and you can watch it live online.

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You can watch SpaceX launch new Starlink satellites on a used rocket tonight

April 28th, 2021 by

SpaceX will launch a new set of Starlink internet satellites into space on Wednesday (April 28) and you can watch it all live online.

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China is preparing to launch three astronauts to its new space station

April 28th, 2021 by

China is getting ready to launch three astronauts on a mission to visit the first module for the country’s new space station.

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