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Archive for May, 2023

Apollo 11 moonwalker Buzz Aldrin honored as Air Force one-star, Space Force Guardian

May 16th, 2023 by

Buzz Aldrin already had the moon to his credit. Now he has a star. The Apollo 11 astronaut and colonel in the U.S. Air Force received a promotion to the honorary rank of brigadier general.

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Star Trek Into Darkness: The sequel that took the Kelvinverse wildly off course

May 16th, 2023 by

Ten years ago a promising franchise lost its way with a Wrath of Khan tribute act.

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New private plan to rescue Hubble Space Telescope may also target space junk

May 16th, 2023 by

A second consortium has plans to possibly boost the Hubble Space Telescope and extend its science mission, after SpaceX raised the idea in 2022.

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SpaceX hires former NASA human spaceflight chief Kathy Lueders: report

May 16th, 2023 by

Kathy Lueders, who retired as NASA’s human spaceflight chief at the end of April, will help SpaceX develop its giant new Starship deep-space transportation system.

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SpaceX Ax-2 private astronaut mission is ‘go’ for May 21 launch

May 16th, 2023 by

The four-person Ax-2 will launch at 5:37 p.m. ET on May 21 and arrive at the International Space Station about 16 hours later, if all goes according to plan.

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Axiom Space Ax-2 private spaceflight with SpaceX: Live updates

May 16th, 2023 by

Follow along with Axiom Space’s Ax-2 mission to the International Space Station, the second-ever all-private mission to the orbital lab.

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NASA ditches giant ‘superpressure’ balloon into Pacific Ocean after anomaly

May 16th, 2023 by

A NASA scientific balloon flight was terminated Sunday (May 14) after the craft developed an irreparable leak about a day and a half into flight.

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Stratolaunch’s huge Roc plane drops hypersonic test vehicle for 1st time (video)

May 16th, 2023 by

Stratolaunch’s giant Roc airplane dropped a prototype of the company’s Talon hypersonic vehicle in mid-air for the first time during a test flight on Saturday (May 13).

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