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Archive for June 27th, 2023

New laser communications system arrives at NASA for Artemis 2 moon mission

June 27th, 2023 by

The Orion capsule that will fly NASA’s Artemis 2 moon mission recently received an essential piece of mission hardware — a novel laser-communication module.

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Watch house-size asteroid 2023 MU2 fly by Earth at over 2,000 mph (video)

June 27th, 2023 by

A house-size asteroid zoomed past Earth on June 25 at a staggering 2,000 mph and the Virtual Telescope Project was able to image the near-Earth object in real time.

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SpaceX making ‘well over 1,000’ changes to Starship ahead of next launch

June 27th, 2023 by

SpaceX has made more than 1,000 changes to the design of its giant Starship vehicle ahead of its next test flight, company founder and CEO Elon Musk said over the weekend.

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Wes Anderson’s ‘Asteroid City’ is a love letter to UFO culture

June 27th, 2023 by

Space.com’s review of director Wes Anderson’s latest feature film, “Asteroid City,” a heavily stylized tale of a close encounter during a high school science competition.

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North Korea’s 1st spy satellite has been pulled from the sea after launch failure: report

June 27th, 2023 by

South Korean military authorities have salvaged North Korea’s first spy satellite after its failed first launch last month, according to reports.

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Virgin Galactic to launch its 1st commercial spaceflight on June 29

June 27th, 2023 by

Virgin Galactic is aiming for no earlier than Thursday (June 29) for the company’s first commercial spaceflight aboard its reusable VSS Unity space plane.

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Space tourism companies might learn a lesson from the Titan sub disaster. But are they ready to listen?

June 27th, 2023 by

The tragedy of the Titan submersible might usher in a sea change in the tolerance of unclear hazard mitigation practices in space tourism companies.

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