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Watch Live as NASA’s SpaceX Crew-7 Launches to the ISS
NASA is getting ready to launch the next crew of astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS) after SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft was declared a “go” for launch earlier this week. The space agency’s SpaceX Crew-7 mission is scheduled for liftoff today at 5:50 pm AEST from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in…
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NASA Tests the First Rocket to Launch From the Surface of Another Planet
NASA’s Perseverance rover has been diligently collecting rocky samples from Mars to stow them away on the planet’s dusty surface while engineers work to develop a rocket that can launch off of another world as a crucial step in the process of retrieving the samples. The team behind the Mars Ascent Vehicle (MAV) recently tested…
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Voyager Space and Airbus to Collaborate on Commercial Successor to the ISS
Colorado-based company Voyager Space is collaborating with Europe’s Airbus to build a commercial space station in low Earth orbit that will succeed the International Space Station (ISS) following its retirement. The two companies announced on Wednesday that they were furthering their partnership on the space station and will now work together to develop, build, and…
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NASA Launches Its Own Streaming Platform
The U.S. agency dedicated to pushing the boundaries of space exploration is finally exploring the barest edges of the modern livestreaming era. On Thursday, NASA announced it’s launching a beta for on-demand streaming content through NASA+. Oh, and if you couldn’t already guess, that “+” in the logo is shaped like a little twinkling star.…