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Archive for August 26th, 2023

Atlas V rocket rolled to pad for ‘Silent Barker’ spysat launch (photos)

August 26th, 2023 by

United Launch Alliance rolled its Atlas V rocket to the launch pad today (Aug. 25), ahead of the planned Aug. 29 liftoff of the ‘Silent Barker’ reconnaissance mission.

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NASA’s New Horizons mission faces an uncertain future (op-ed)

August 26th, 2023 by

With its budget being trimmed for 2024, NASA is making some weighty decisions… and one includes drastically trimming New Horizons funds by replacing the current science staff with a new team.

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Japan plans to launch moon lander and space telescope on Aug. 27

August 26th, 2023 by

Japan plans to launch a mini moon lander called SLIM and an X-ray space observatory atop a single rocket on Sunday (Aug. 27), and you can watch live.

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SpaceX fires up giant Starship booster for 2nd time ahead of test flight (video)

August 26th, 2023 by

SpaceX fired up its huge new Starship Super Heavy booster for the second time today (Aug. 25), keeping the vehicle on track for a test flight in the near future.

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Watch new NASA sensor measure US air pollution from space in real time (video)

August 26th, 2023 by

The first images from NASA’s new space-borne air pollution sensor reveal how levels of toxic pollutants change within a day across the United States.

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Japan’s SLIM spacecraft, a ‘moon sniper,’ to join lunar landing rush with Aug. 26 launch

August 26th, 2023 by

The Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) will send the Smart Lander for Investigating Moon, or SLIM, to our natural satellite to demonstrate accurate lunar landing techniques.

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Lego Ideas Tales of the Space Age review

August 26th, 2023 by

This beautiful, simple Lego set is a real artistic celebration of space.

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