Spaceflight
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david mimoun
First Audio of NASA’s Ingenuity Helicopter Flying on Mars
Ingenuity’s first flight was a simple hover.Image: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU/MSSS ( (Fair Use) A microphone on NASA’s Perseverance rover has managed to…
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aerospace engineering
When Will We Know Where the Chinese Rocket Will Crash?
A Long March 5B rocket, carrying China’s Tianhe space station core module, lifts off from the Wenchang Space Launch Center…
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Elon Musk’s SpaceX Is Reportedly Trying to Gobble Up This Small Texas Community
Photo: Loren Elliott (Getty Images) Residents of Boca Chica Village are facing pressure from SpaceX and local officials to sell…
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Blue Origin Announces Launch Date for First Crewed Flight
The interior of the New Shepard crew capsule. Image: Blue Origin After years of delays, Blue Origin says it’s finally…
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U.S. Military Doesn’t Know Where Chinese Space Debris Might Land
A Long March 5B rocket, carrying China’s Tianhe space station core module, lifts off from the Wenchang Space Launch Center…
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SpaceX’s Starlink Satellite Internet Orders Reportedly Already Exceed 500,000
Photo: ESA / Handout (Getty Images) Elon Musk’s SpaceX is having a banner year, and apparently things just keep getting…
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NASA Halts SpaceX Work on Lunar Lander Amid Blue Origin Protest
Artist’s conception of SpaceX’s lander on the lunar surface.Illustration: SpaceX NASA has suspended SpaceX’s work on its $2.9 billion lunar…
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dave lavery
In Third Flight, Ingenuity Goes Beyond All Tests Done on Earth
NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter can be seen hovering during its third flight on April 25, 2021, as seen by the…
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discovery and exploration of the solar system
These Are Ingenuity’s First Color In-Flight Photos of Mars
This is the first color image of the Martian surface taken by an aerial vehicle while it was aloft. The…
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akihiko hoshide
How to Watch Launch of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-2 Mission to the ISS
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-2, as photographed during a training session. From left are, Mission Specialist Thomas Pesquet of the ESA, Pilot…
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