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China launches core module of new space station to orbit

Submit on Thursday, April 29th, 2021 03:38

China launched a module called Tianhe to Earth orbit tonight (April 28), kicking off the construction of the nation’s new space station.

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Vega rocket returns to flight with Europe’s most advanced Earth observation satellite yet

Submit on Thursday, April 29th, 2021 03:06

Europe’s Vega rocket returned to flight late Wednesday (April 28), delivering to orbit Europe’s most advanced Earth observation satellite to date.

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Watch live: Tune in for Arianespace Vega and SpaceX Starlink launches tonight!

Submit on Wednesday, April 28th, 2021 22:16

An Arianespace Vega rocket will launch on its first mission since a November 2020 failure tonight (April 28) and you can watch it live online.

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You can watch SpaceX launch new Starlink satellites on a used rocket tonight

Submit on Wednesday, April 28th, 2021 22:06

SpaceX will launch a new set of Starlink internet satellites into space on Wednesday (April 28) and you can watch it all live online.

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China is preparing to launch three astronauts to its new space station

Submit on Wednesday, April 28th, 2021 21:11

China is getting ready to launch three astronauts on a mission to visit the first module for the country’s new space station.

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In photos: Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins’ space missions

Submit on Wednesday, April 28th, 2021 21:03

Following his death at age 90, we look back at Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins’ colorful life in photos.

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Astronauts and the world mourn death of Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins

Submit on Wednesday, April 28th, 2021 18:38

People around the world are mourning the death of Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins, who piloted the command module for the first-ever moon landing in 1969.

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Elon Musk reminds us all that ‘a bunch of people will probably die’ going to Mars

Submit on Wednesday, April 28th, 2021 18:00

“Honestly, a bunch of people will probably die in the beginning,” barefoot SpaceX founder Elon Musk told XPrize founder Peter Diamandis in a recent interview about the first crewed missions to Mars.

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