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Archive for April, 2021

On This Day in Space! April 27, 1961: NASA launches Explorer 11

April 27th, 2021 by

On April 27, 1961, NASA launched Explorer 11, a satellite that contained the first gamma ray telescope to go to space. See how it happened in our “On This Day In Space” series!

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Astronomers ask UN committee to protect night skies from megaconstellations

April 27th, 2021 by

The International Astronomical Union is calling for the pristine night sky to be protected by the United Nations as astronomers struggle with exposures ruined by trains of Elon Musk’s Starlink satellites.

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After months in space, Crew-1 astronauts look forward to SpaceX trip back to Earth

April 27th, 2021 by

After six months in orbit, the four astronauts who make up the SpaceX Crew-1 mission are ready to head home.

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SpaceX fires up Starship SN15 prototype to prep for test flight

April 26th, 2021 by

SpaceX performed the first static fire test on Starship SN15 Monday (April 26), prepping the vehicle for a high-altitude test flight in the near future.

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Proof of new physics from the muon’s magnetic moment? Maybe not, according to new theoretical calculation

April 26th, 2021 by

When the results of an experiment don’t match predictions made by the best theory of the day, something is off.

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NASA chief nominee Bill Nelson talks Artemis program and more at Senate hearing

April 26th, 2021 by

Long-time Democratic space politician Bill Nelson expressed support for the Artemis program during a three-hour hearing on Wednesday (April 21) considering his nomination as NASA administrator.

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Huge Delta IV Heavy rocket launches US spy satellite to orbit

April 26th, 2021 by

A new U.S. spy satellite launched into space Monday afternoon (April 26) on the mightiest rocket built by the United Launch Alliance.

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Replay! Delta IV Heavy launches NROL-82 spy satellite

April 26th, 2021 by

The United Launch Alliance will launch a new U.S. spy satellite on one of the last remaining Delta IV Heavy rockets today and you can watch it live here.

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