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SpaceX Delivers New Crew of 4 to Station, ‘Glorious Sight'
A SpaceX capsule carrying four astronauts has pulled up at the International Space Station, their new home until spring
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Trailblazing Tourist Trip to Orbit Ends With Splashdown
A trailblazing tourist trip to orbit has ended safely with a splashdown in the Atlantic.
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Astronaut Gets Special Ice Cream Delivery for 50th Birthday
A space station astronaut is celebrating her 50th birthday with the coolest present ever _ a supply ship bearing ice cream and other treats
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NASA Honors Fallen Crew Members on 35th Anniversary of Challenger Explosion
NASA’s day of remembrance for three fallen astronaut crews was held at Kennedy Space Center on Thursday
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SpaceX's Historic Encore: Astronauts Arrive at Space Station
SpaceX has delivered two NASA astronauts to the International Space Station
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SpaceX Rocket Docks with ISS After Historic Launch
For the first time in nearly a decade, the United States launched astronauts into orbit from U.S. soil. Sunday, the SpaceX Dragon Endeavor docked with the International Space Station.
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‘Back in the Game': SpaceX Ship Blasts Off With 2 Astronauts
A rocket ship designed and built by Elon Musk’s SpaceX company has lifted off with two Americans on a history-making flight to the International Space Station
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Trump to Attend Wednesday's NASA Astronaut Launch in Florida
The White House says President Donald Trump will be on the Florida coast Wednesday to watch American astronauts blast into orbit from the Kennedy Space Center
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Air Force's Mystery Space Plane Lands, Ends 2-Year Mission
The Air Force’s mystery space plane is back on Earth, following a record-breaking two-year mission. The X-37B landed at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida early Sunday. The Air Force is mum about what the plane did in orbit after launching aboard a SpaceX rocket in 2017. The 780-day mission sets a new endurance record for the reusable test vehicle....
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Richard Branson Inspired by Apollo, His Own Space Shot Soon
Virgin Galactic’s Richard Branson said Thursday his spaceship has just a few more test flights before he jumps on board for the first tourist trip. The British billionaire celebrated his 69th birthday at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center during 50th anniversary festivities for humanity’s first moon landing. His guests were 100 other aspiring astronauts who have put down deposits to launch...
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SpaceX Launches Mega Rocket, Lands All 3 Boosters
SpaceX launched its second supersized rocket and for the first time landed all three boosters Thursday, a year after sending up a sports car on the initial test flight. The new and improved Falcon Heavy thundered into the early evening sky with a communication satellite called Arabsat, the rocket’s first paying customer. The Falcon Heavy is the most powerful rocket...
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SpaceX's New Crew Capsule Aces Space Station Docking
SpaceX’s sleek, new crew capsule arrived at the International Space Station on Sunday, acing its second milestone in just over a day. No one was aboard the Dragon capsule launched Saturday on its first test flight, only an instrumented dummy. But that quickly changed once the hatch swung open and the space station astronauts floated inside. “A new generation of...
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Gov. Ron DeSantis Requests Trump Make Florida Headquarters of Space Force
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is requesting President Donald Trump that he make the Sunshine State the home of the Space Force.
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Imagining a Martian Menu, Scientists Are Serving Up Spuds
Could potatoes one day support human life on Mars? Scientists in Peru have used a simulator that mimics the harsh conditions on the Red Planet to successfully grow a small potato plant. It’s an experiment straight out of the 2015 Hollywood movie “The Martian” that scientists say may also benefit arid regions already feeling the impact of climate change.