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NASA selects SpaceX to land first woman, next man on Moon

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NASA selects SpaceX to land first woman, next man on Moon

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First human in space: Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin 60 years ago

The successful one-orbit flight made Yuri Gagarin a hero and cemented Soviet supremacy in space until the U.S. put a man on the moon more than eight years later.
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US-Russian trio blast off on mission to space station

During their mission, the crew will work on hundreds of experiments in biology, biotechnology, physical science and Earth science.
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Total solar eclipse to stretch from Texas to Maine on April 8, 2024

Mark your calendars! We are now just three years away from a total solar eclipse passing through the eastern half of the United States.
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United to train pilots with no experience at its new academy

United will borrow an approach used elsewhere by taking people at the beginning of their flying careers and training them at its own academy.
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Virgin Galactic rolls out latest generation of spaceship

Company officials say it will likely be summer before the ship begins glide flight testing at Spaceport America in southern New Mexico.
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Final crew members named for all-civilian mission to space

Billionaire Jared Isaacman is the sponsor of the historic trip, and he will also serve as the spacecraft commander. However, he still won’t say how much he’s paying.
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Earth safe from asteroid Apophis for the next century, NASA says

The space agency announced this week that new telescope observations have ruled out any chance of Apophis smacking Earth in 2068.
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Tasters savor fine wine that orbited earth aboard International Space Station

At a one-of-a-kind tasting, connoisseurs sampled one of the space-traveled wines, blindly tasting it alongside the same vintage that had stayed in a cellar.
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Mars rover sends back grinding, squealing sounds of driving

Perseverance's six wheels are made of metal, thus all the strange bangs and other noises.
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Astronauts finish solar panel prep for space station power boost

The equipment will support the first set of improved solar panels, due to arrive at the International Space Station in June.
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Astronauts prepare International Space Station for new solar wings

NASA says with more people and experiments at the space station, more power will be needed to keep everything running.

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NASA selects SpaceX to land first woman, next man on Moon

First human in space: Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin 60 years ago

US-Russian trio blast off on mission to space station

Total solar eclipse to stretch from Texas to Maine on April 8, 2024

United to train pilots with no experience at its new academy

Virgin Galactic rolls out latest generation of spaceship

Final crew members named for all-civilian mission to space

Earth safe from asteroid Apophis for the next century, NASA says

Tasters savor fine wine that orbited earth aboard International Space Station

Mars rover sends back grinding, squealing sounds of driving

Astronauts finish solar panel prep for space station power boost

Astronauts prepare International Space Station for new solar wings

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