spaceflight
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NASA’s Getting a Free Ride on a Russian Rocket
A Soyuz capsule docked to the ISS. Image: NASA An unusual arrangement involving NASA, the Russian space agency, and a…
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Elon Musk Explains Why the Starship SN10 Prototype Exploded After Landing
Photo: Loren Elliott / Stringer (Getty Images) The third high-altitude test of a SpaceX Starship prototype ended with a successful…
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Mars Rover Landing Site Named After Sci-Fi Legend Octavia Butler
The Perseverance landing site on Mars is now named Octavia E. Butler Landing. Image: NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona That magical spot…
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How Perseverance Made It To Mars: An Engineering Deep-Dive
Image: Jason Torchinsky The world rightfully gawked at the engineering prowess of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory as it successfully landed…
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SpaceX Attempts Third High-Altitude Starship Test
The launch of SN9 on Feb. 4, 2021. Image: SpaceX The third high-altitude test of a SpaceX Starship prototype is…
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Japanese Billionaire Opens Contest for SpaceX Starship Tickets
Photo: Mario Tama (Getty Images) Yusaku Maezawa, the billionaire Japanese fashion CEO who paid big bucks to Elon Musk’s SpaceX…
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Satellite Spots NASA’s New Rover—and Its Garbage—From Mars Orbit
ExoMars image showing the Perseverance landing site on Mars. Image: ESA/Roscosmos/CaSSIS; acknowledgement P. Grindrod The Perseverance rover, along with several…
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SpaceX Starship Ticket Holder Teases ‘Big Update’ For March 2
File photo of Yusaku Maezawa in Tokyo, Japan on Oct. 9, 2018.Photo: Koji Sasahara (AP) Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa is…
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Unreal Video of Perseverance Landing on Mars Will Take Your Breath Away
A view of Perseverance during the skycrane maneuvre, as seen from the descent vehicle. Image: NASA/JPL/Gizmodo NASA has released stunning…
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FAA Ends Investigations Into Crashed SpaceX Starship Prototypes: Report
Photo: Bill Ingalls/NASA (Getty Images) The Federal Aviation Administration has ended its investigations into SpaceX’s last two Starship prototype tests,…
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