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The astronauts left the Moon fifty years ago.
NASA’s new Artemis spacecraft has successfully returned to Earth from the Moon, bringing the total number of landings by NASA on the Moon to 40. NASA hopes to use the Orion capsule and SpaceX human landing system to land astronauts on the moon for phase three of the program by 2025. NASA then aims to…
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The first rock samples for delivery to Earth will be taken by the NASA Mars rover.
NASA’s Perseverance rover has deposited samples in its “Sample Depot” in the Jezero Test Area to begin a process that will create a cache of back-up samples that will be safe if something goes catastrophically wrong as the rover continues to explore Je zero. “The samples for this depot, and the duplicates held aboard Perseverance,…
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The science of smashing a space craft into a asteroid
NASA’s DART mission team has shared a picture of asteroid Dimorphos after it crashed into the Earth on January 10. The DART team said the transfer of momentum from Dimorphos’ surface to the spacecraft was 3.6 times greater if the asteroid had absorbed the spacecraft and no material was blasted from it. DART was launched…
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On the journey beyond the far side of the moon, NASA’s capsule took a selfies.
NASA will attempt to launch its Artemis I mission that is aimed to fly astronauts to Moon in the next few years again on Friday. The Artemis team again is monitoring a storm that could be heading towards Florida but feels confident to move ahead with rollout to the launchpad, NASA’s Exploration Systems Development Mission…
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The 1986 Challenger space shuttle wreck was found off the coast of Florida.
A group of explorers has discovered a piece of debris from the 1986 NASA Space Shuttle Challenger in the Bermuda Triangle off Florida’s Space Coast. The team was diving to search for suspected shipwrecks when they found the piece of debris. It’s believed to belong to Challenger, which was carrying seven astronauts when it crashed…
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NASA’s mega moon rocket is about to head back to the launchpad.
NASA’s Space Launch System ( SLS) rocket, Artemis I, that was supposed to be launched on September 27 has been moved back to November 12 due to the possible impact of Hurricane Ian on the launch pad. Artemis I was originally scheduled to launch in October. The Artemis I mission will provide data on the…