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Archive for October 3rd, 2023

SpaceX wins $70 million Space Force contract for Starshield military satellites

October 3rd, 2023 by

SpaceX has won its first contract with the United States Space Force for its new Starshield satellite constellation.

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SpaceX fires up Falcon Heavy rocket ahead of Psyche asteroid mission launch

October 3rd, 2023 by

SpaceX fired up its powerful Falcon Heavy rocket on Saturday (Sept. 30) to get it ready to launch NASA’s Psyche asteroid mission on Oct. 12.

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Virgin Galactic delays next flight by 1 day, to Oct. 6

October 3rd, 2023 by

Virgin Galactic has delayed its ‘Galactic 04’ mission by a day to Oct. 6, allowing more time for vehicle preparations and checkouts.

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Japanese lunar lander leaves Earth orbit and heads toward the moon

October 3rd, 2023 by

Japan’s SLIM lunar lander has left Earth orbit and headed toward the moon, which it will reach on Wednesday (Oct. 4) if all goes according to plan.

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Dark Energy Camera peels back layers of ‘galactic onion’ stretched across space

October 3rd, 2023 by

The shell galaxy NGC 3923’s symmetrical onion-like layers, that extend 150,000 light-years across space, appear in a new photo from the Dark Energy Camera.

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NASA’s plan to point a massive telescope at America’s two upcoming solar eclipses

October 3rd, 2023 by

Citizen science group ‘Solar Patrol’ will use a retired NASA telescope to study the sun during America’s two upcoming solar eclipses.

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‘The Creator’ delivers a derivative yet dynamic portrait of pure AI paranoia (review)

October 3rd, 2023 by

Director Gareth Edwards fuels the debate over artificial intelligence in the cautionary sci-fi fable “The Creator.”

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