SpaceX prepares to launch 4-person crew on first polar orbit mission
Four space explorers will launch with SpaceX next week on a polar orbital mission that could unlock a new area in space for ...
SpaceX launch like no other: First astronauts to orbit Earth's poles liftoff next week
A privately funded crew will launch on a SpaceX rocket next week on a mission to orbit Earth's poles - something that has ...
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Rocket Lab launches 8 wildfire-hunting satellites into orbit from New Zealand (video)
These Phase 1 satellites, as OroraTech has designated them, will orbit at a steep 97-degree inclination, at an altitude of 340 miles (550 kilometers) above Earth, and are the humble beginning in a ...
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Firm wins Space Force funding to provide an “aircraft carrier” in orbit
But in general, the idea is to provide an unpressurized module in which one or more satellites can be pre-positioned in orbit. Such a module would isolate the satellites from the space environment ...
Earth 1, asteroids 0: The next generation of planetary defense takes shape at JPL
The NEO Surveyor fulfills a 2005 act of Congress ordering NASA to catalog 90% of near-Earth objects larger than 459 feet, ...
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What a year in space and prolonged periods in orbit can do to the human body
with the pair “enjoying” an extending stay in orbit. Similarly, lower gravity means the body isn’t pulled down as much as it is on Earth. That results in astronauts growing a little taller ...
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Home run in orbit: Elon Musk shares video of astronaut playing baseball game inside ISS
Elon Musk shared a video of Japanese astronaut Koichi Wakata playing baseball alone in the International Space Station, captivating social media. The footage shows Wakata pitching, hitting, and ...
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Starlink satellites: Facts, tracking and impact on astronomy
Related: Wild solar weather is causing satellites to plummet from orbit As of March ... as he hoped to capture a part of the estimated $1 trillion worldwide internet connectivity market to ...
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Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes: What’s the Difference?
Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune condition associated with genetics and may develop suddenly. Type 2 diabetes often develops over time, with obesity and a lack of exercise as the main risk factors.
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Watch: SpaceX spy satellite launch leaves otherworldly spiral in the sky
Monday’s SpaceX launch was carrying a classified satellite to space, but the secret payload was not the cause of an unusual glowing spiral seen in the skies of Europe.
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NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore spent 286 days stuck in space — is that a new record?
When the two astronauts rode an experimental Boeing Starliner spacecraft to the ISS on June 5, 2024, their stay in orbit was meant to last as few as eight days. But due to persistent leaks and ...
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Today in Aviation History: First Flight of the Vought F-8 Crusader
On March 25, 1955, the Vought F-8 Crusader made its first flight, marking the beginning of its legacy as a supersonic carrier ...