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Archive for August, 2023

‘A Million Miles Away’ trailer previews the true-life story of astronaut José Hernández

August 16th, 2023 by

‘Who better to leave this planet and dive into the unknown than a migrant farm worker?’ Michael Peña, as José Hernández, asks and answers that question in ‘A Million Miles Away,’ coming to Amazon.

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This Artemis 2 tour showed me the ‘Canadian genius’ aiding NASA’s next moon mission

August 16th, 2023 by

NASA brought a small group of reporters to its Kennedy Space Center to see three spacecraft, including the Orion for Artemis 2. A Canadian reporter was there to see it.

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NASA working to get private space stations up and running before ISS retires in 2030

August 16th, 2023 by

NASA is emphasizing a seamless transition to future private space stations in low-Earth orbit, but officials say the shift will not be easy.

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SpaceX to launch 2 Starlink missions 7 hours apart late Wednesday and early Thursday: Watch live

August 16th, 2023 by

SpaceX plans to launch two Starlink missions less than seven hours apart late Wednesday (Aug. 16) and early Thursday (Aug. 17), and you can watch them live.

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Record-breaking ‘failed’ star orbiting stellar corpse is 3,600 degrees hotter than the sun

August 16th, 2023 by

Astronomers have discovered a failed star that can’t sustain nuclear fusion in its core, but is 3,600 degrees Fahrenheit hotter than the sun.

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Intuitive Machines sets Nov. 15 launch date for private moon lander on SpaceX rocket

August 16th, 2023 by

Intuitive Machines is targeting a mid-November launch for what could be the first private commercial venture to safely reach the moon’s surface.

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Hubble telescope captures a ‘ghostly’ galaxy glowing in distant space (photo)

August 16th, 2023 by

A new image from the Hubble Space Telescope captures a distant galaxy cloaked in a ghostly haze some 44 million light-years from Earth in the Pavo, or “peacock” constellation.

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Japan’s Interstellar Technologies aims to launch 1st orbital rocket in 2025

August 16th, 2023 by

Interstellar Technologies Inc. says it is now aiming to launch its Zero Rocket in 2025, with static fire tests due later this year as part of its test program.

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