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Archive for August, 2023

Artemis 3 rocket hardware arrives in Florida for crewed moon mission

August 22nd, 2023 by

The upper stage of NASA’s Artemis 3 moon rocket arrived at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, in Florida ahead of a planned 2025 launch.

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Mars astronauts could make rocket fuel on the Red Planet someday. Here’s how

August 22nd, 2023 by

Because oxygen takes up valuable weight aboard spacecraft, space mission planners are interested in the idea of creating oxygen right there on Mars with raw Martian materials.

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Watch Russian Progress cargo spacecraft launch toward the ISS tonight

August 22nd, 2023 by

A robotic Russian Progress cargo spacecraft will launch toward the International Space Station tonight (Aug. 22), and you can watch the liftoff live.

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What time will India’s moon mission Chandrayaan-3 land Aug. 23? Here’s how to watch live.

August 22nd, 2023 by

India’s Chandrayaan-3 mission is poised to place a lander and a rover on the moon, and you can watch the historic broadcast live for free.

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What does the Luna-25 moon lander crash mean for Russia’s lunar exploration plans?

August 22nd, 2023 by

The first domestically produced moon probe in modern Russia history, Luna-25 was important in both political and scientific terms. The implications of its failure are likely to be considerable.

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New XRISM X-ray mission to study the most violent events in the universe will launch on Aug. 26

August 22nd, 2023 by

XRISM, a new mission to study X-ray signals stemming from violent explosions and scorching cosmic locations, will launch on Saturday (Aug. 26) to assist scientists studying the evolution of our universe.

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SpaceX, NASA declare Crew-7 astronaut mission ‘go’ for launch

August 22nd, 2023 by

SpaceX and NASA have cleared the company’s Crew-7 astronaut mission to the ISS for launch. Liftoff is scheduled for 3:49 a.m. EDT (0749 GMT) on Friday (Aug. 25).

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Perseverance Mars rover spies big sunspot rotating toward Earth (photos)

August 22nd, 2023 by

NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover has captured photos of a big sunspot, which should rotate into view for those of us on Earth in the coming days.

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