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Boeing’s Starliner to join exclusive spacecraft club with 1st astronaut launch today

Submit on Monday, May 6th, 2024 20:11

Boeing’s Starliner capsule will launch astronauts for the first time today (May 6), joining a very select group of spacecraft.

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‘Lost’ satellite found after orbiting undetected for 25 years

Submit on Monday, May 6th, 2024 19:11

After 25 years of drifting undetected in space, an experimental satellite that launched in 1974 has been found using tracking data from the U.S. Space Force.

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Handle Mars with care: Guidelines needed for responsible Red Planet exploration, experts say

Submit on Monday, May 6th, 2024 17:11

A new study calls for “geoconservation” principles applied to space, so that astronauts exploring Mars and other cosmic bodies don’t compromise future scientific work.

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Boeing’s Starliner is a ‘big piece of America’s overall strategy for access to low Earth orbit,’ astronaut says

Submit on Monday, May 6th, 2024 17:11

Canadian Space Agency astronaut Josh Kutryk says Boeing Starliner is “important strategically” for America’s space program.

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NASA astronaut and director Ellen Ochoa awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom

Submit on Sunday, May 5th, 2024 22:11

The first Hispanic woman to launch into space is now the second female astronaut to be awarded the United States’ highest honor. Ellen Ochoa was bestowed with the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

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Happy National Astronaut Day 2024! Holiday’s founder talks importance of honoring America’s spaceflyers (exclusive)

Submit on Sunday, May 5th, 2024 21:11

For National Astronaut Day 2024, we have an exclusive interview with Uniphi Good’s Annie Balliro on why she founded the holiday honoring America’s spaceflyers.

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After an ’emotional rollercoaster,’ NASA astronauts are ready to fly on Boeing Starliner

Submit on Sunday, May 5th, 2024 20:11

Two NASA astronauts waited several extra years for their ride aboard Boeing Starliner, but the wait was not fully unexpected, the former test pilots recently shared with reporters.

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X-ray spacecraft reveals odd ‘Cloverleaf’ radio circle in new light (image)

Submit on Sunday, May 5th, 2024 19:11

Thanks to XMM-Newton, astronomers may know the powerful event that gave rise to the Cloverleaf odd radio circle.

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