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Archive for October 18th, 2022

Mars moon blocks out mighty Jupiter in rare satellite view (video)

October 18th, 2022 by

The Mars Express spacecraft has witnessed a rare spectacle, spotting Mars’ moon Deimos appearing to pass in front of Jupiter and its moons on Valentine’s Day (Feb. 14).

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Best Lego deals: Save on Star Wars, Space, Marvel & DC Lego sets

October 18th, 2022 by

We’ve rounded up the best Lego deals from around the interweb

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US Space Force awards ‘rapid launch’ contracts to Firefly, Millennium Space Systems

October 18th, 2022 by

The U.S. Space Force seeks to ramp up its ‘rapid launch’ capabilities with a pair of task orders supporting a 2023 mission devoted to assessing orbital threats.

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Lodewijk van den Berg, who became 1st Dutch-born astronaut, dies at 90

October 18th, 2022 by

Lodewijk van den Berg, who studied crystal growth aboard the space shuttle Challenger as the first Dutch-born astronaut, has died at the age of 90. He logged just over a week in space.

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Jim McDivitt, astronaut who led Gemini 4 and Apollo 9 missions, dies at 93

October 18th, 2022 by

NASA astronaut James McDivitt, who commanded Gemini 4, the first U.S. mission to conduct a spacewalk, before leading Apollo 9, the first test flight of the Apollo moon lander, has died at age 93.

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Our moon has been slowly drifting away from Earth over the past 2.5 billion years

October 18th, 2022 by

Looking up at the moon in the night sky, you would never imagine that it is slowly moving away from Earth. But we know otherwise.

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SpaceX ‘proceeding very carefully’ with Starship testing, Elon Musk says

October 18th, 2022 by

SpaceX is taking a measured approach to the testing that will get its newest Starship prototype ready for liftoff.

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NASA asteroid-sampling mission on track for delivery next year

October 18th, 2022 by

The spacecraft at the center of NASA’s first asteroid sample return mission has altered its trajectory in preparation for its return to Earth next year.

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