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Archive for September 1st, 2022

NASA awards SpaceX $1.4 billion for 5 more astronaut missions

September 1st, 2022 by

SpaceX just received a $1.4 billion deal to continue sending NASA astronauts to the International Space Station.

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The Pentagon is worried about space weapons from Russia and China. Here’s why.

September 1st, 2022 by

Pentagon leadership will meet next week to discuss the growing threat from new types of space weapons being developed by Russia and China.

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SpaceX ignites multiple engines on Starship Super Heavy booster for 1st time (video)

September 1st, 2022 by

SpaceX lit up multiple engines on its Starship Super Heavy booster for the first time ever today (Aug. 31) as it continues to gear up for the debut orbital flight of the Starship program.

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NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope mission: Live updates

September 1st, 2022 by

Read the latest news about NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope.

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NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover has made oxygen 7 times in exploration milestone

September 1st, 2022 by

Think of the MOXIE instrument as a small tree, breathing carbon dioxide in and oxygen out.

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Book excerpt: ‘The Milky Way’

September 1st, 2022 by

If our galaxy could tell us its story, what would it say?

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‘The Milky Way’ offers a light-hearted autobiography of our galaxy

September 1st, 2022 by

Astronomers have written the Milky Way’s story many times over; scientists have traced violent collisions in its past and future and peered into the supermassive black hole lurking at its heart.

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SpaceX could launch 100 missions in 2023, Elon Musk says

September 1st, 2022 by

SpaceX has launched 39 orbital missions in 2022 so far, an average of one every five days or so. But the already impressive cadence could jump considerably next year.

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