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Archive for April, 2021

In photos: Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins’ space missions

April 28th, 2021 by

Following his death at age 90, we look back at Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins’ colorful life in photos.

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Astronauts and the world mourn death of Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins

April 28th, 2021 by

People around the world are mourning the death of Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins, who piloted the command module for the first-ever moon landing in 1969.

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Elon Musk reminds us all that ‘a bunch of people will probably die’ going to Mars

April 28th, 2021 by

“Honestly, a bunch of people will probably die in the beginning,” barefoot SpaceX founder Elon Musk told XPrize founder Peter Diamandis in a recent interview about the first crewed missions to Mars.

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SpaceX and OneWeb satellites didn’t have a close call in space after all: report

April 28th, 2021 by

It turns out that the recent “near miss” collision between two SpaceX and OneWeb internet satellites in orbit wasn’t a “close call” at all, and the satellites weren’t actually in danger of crashing, SpaceX has revealed.

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Michael Collins, Apollo 11 astronaut who orbited moon, dies at 90

April 28th, 2021 by

Gemini and Apollo astronaut Michael Collins, who orbited the moon during the world’s first lunar landing mission, has died at the age of 90.

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Russia wants to build its own space station to replace the ISS, state officials say

April 28th, 2021 by

Russia is building modules for a new space station, which could potentially replace the International Space Station by the year 2025, officials said.

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China is set to launch first module of massive space station

April 28th, 2021 by

The new orbiting laboratory will host research from Chinese and international scientists

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Blue Origin and Dynetics file protests to GAO after SpaceX wins NASA’s moon lander contract

April 28th, 2021 by

Private spaceflight companies Blue Origin and Dynetics are both filing protests to the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO), in response to NASA’s decision to make their competitor SpaceX the sole winner of a contract to build the lunar lander for the agency’s Artemis program.

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