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Archive for July, 2023

Satellite will die by fire as 1st-of-its-kind operation sends it plummeting down to Earth

July 21st, 2023 by

Scientists will attempt a first-of-its-kind guided safe reentry to Earth’s atmosphere with the European Space Agency wind satellite Aeolus as it heads home at increasing speed.

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San Diego Comic-Con 2023: The space fan’s ultimate guide

July 21st, 2023 by

The grandfather of pop culture conventions is a somewhat scaled-down affair this year, for a variety of reasons.

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China to launch moon astronauts’ new spacecraft for 1st time in 2027 or 2028

July 21st, 2023 by

China is planning to launch a next-generation crewed spacecraft around 2027 that will be capable of carrying astronauts to the moon and even beyond.

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Most Americans expect routine space tourism by 2073, but few would actually try it: report

July 20th, 2023 by

A Pew Research Center report reveals more than half of Americans expects to have access to space, but barely a third would be willing to make the trip themselves.

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Artemis 2 moon astronaut explains risk of flying NASA’s supersonic training jet

July 20th, 2023 by

Fighter pilot Jeremy Hansen, a Canadian astronaut on the Artemis 2 mission, talks about how the T-38 supersonic fleet ‘can kill you’ and why that’s important for space training.

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Strange two-faced dying star ‘Janus’ baffles scientists in cosmic oddity

July 20th, 2023 by

While routinely scanning the sky for the burnt-out remnants of dying stars, scientists stumbled upon a strange cosmic signal.

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How Apollo 11 inspired record-breaking NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson (exclusive)

July 20th, 2023 by

Record-breaking former NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson appeared on CBS News on July 20 to talk about how the Apollo 11 moon landing influenced her career choice.

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Return to the moon: The race we have to win (again)

July 20th, 2023 by

The race is on. We are in a Sputnik moment — a sudden and important recognition that we are about to lose the heavens if we do not act with clarity and unity.

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