9 firsts in 5 days: Polaris Dawn crew lands from history-making SpaceX mission
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Four private astronauts are back on Earth after a five-day mission that set firsts and broke records in an effort to advance human spaceflight. Polaris Dawn crewmates Jared Isaacman, Scott "Kidd" Poteet, Sarah Gillis and Anna Menon splashed down safely ..read more
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Polaris Dawn astronauts 'stand up' on first commercial spacewalk
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Two private astronauts conducting the first commercial spacewalk did not so much float out of their spacecraft as they did "stand up." Jared Isaacman and Sarah Gillis took turns emerging from the upper hatch of SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft "Resilience ..read more
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NASA's oldest active astronaut launches on 'next flight' on Soyuz MS-26
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NASA's oldest active astronaut and two veteran Russian cosmonauts have left Earth for a six-month stay on the International Space Station. Don Pettit, who turned 69 in April, lifted off with Aleksey Ovchinin, 52, and Ivan Vagner, 39, aboard Soyuz MS-26 ..read more
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Elon Musk's pet dog inspires young girl's design for Polaris Dawn zero-g indicator
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5d ago
A privately-funded space crew aiming to set several records in orbit may not include the first child in space, but they have her hopes, wishes and, most tangibly, furry, spacesuit-clad creation aboard. Asteroid is the "zero-g indicator" aboard the Polaris Dawn mission ..read more
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Boeing's Starliner safely lands from crew flight test, sans astronauts
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In the end, the only thing missing from what turned out be a safe landing for Boeing's Starliner spacecraft was its crew. Left on the International Space Station, Butch Wilmore and Suni Wilmore could only watch as their capsule "Calypso" landed in New Mexico ..read more
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Statue of fallen 'Teacher-in-Space' Christa McAuliffe unveiled at NH state house
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A statue of Christa McAuliffe, NASA's "Teacher-in-Space" who died on board the space shuttle Challenger in 1986, has been unveiled in New Hampshire, the state where she taught. The memorial was revealed on what would have been McAuliffe's birthday ..read more
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Orion capsule used in abort test 'lands' at University of North Dakota
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2w ago
A space capsule that NASA used to learn more about safely launching astronauts to the moon has arrived at a U.S. school for a different type of education. The University of North Dakota has taken delivery of the Orion Max Launch Abort System (MLAS) vehicle ..read more
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Mock shuttle Pathfinder restored atop its stack at Alabama rocket center
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Pathfinder is back in its "space," three years after it "landed" on Earth. An early mockup of NASA's iconic winged orbiters, Pathfinder was returned to its position atop a space shuttle propulsion "stack" at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama ..read more
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Mattel rolling out Matchbox toy of SpaceX's Tesla astronaut transport
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As SpaceX's next private astronaut mission rolls out for launch, Mattel is counting down to the release of its latest Matchbox toy based on the space company's vehicles. Matchbox's 1:64 scale version of SpaceX's Crew Transport Vehicle is arriving Oct. 1 ..read more
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NASA: Boeing Starliner to land uncrewed, astronauts to return on SpaceX Dragon
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Astronauts "Butch" Wilmore and Sunita "Suni" Williams will not return to Earth aboard the Boeing spacecraft they flew into orbit, following a decision by NASA based on safety concerns. Agency officials opted to land the space capsule without its crew ..read more
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