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China’s 1st woman to spacewalk works 6 hours outside station
Science
November 8, 2021
China’s 1st woman to spacewalk works 6 hours outside station
BEIJING (AP) — Wang Yaping has become the first Chinese woman to conduct a spacewalk as part of a six-month…
NASA launches first space probe to study Jupiter’s Trojan asteroids
Science
October 16, 2021
NASA launches first space probe to study Jupiter’s Trojan asteroids
Oct 16 (Reuters) – NASA launched a first-of-its kind mission on Saturday to study Jupiter’s Trojan asteroids, two large clusters…
SpaceX set to make history with first all-civilian crew launched into orbit
World
September 15, 2021
SpaceX set to make history with first all-civilian crew launched into orbit
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., Sept 15 (Reuters) – The latest in a recent line of space-obsessed billionaires was set for liftoff…
NASA’s Perseverance rover succeeds in Mars rock collection
World
September 3, 2021
NASA’s Perseverance rover succeeds in Mars rock collection
NASA announced the Perseverance rover exploring Mars succeeded on in scooping up Martian rock on its second try. The first effort was a…
SpaceX launches ants, avocados, robot to space station
Science
August 29, 2021
SpaceX launches ants, avocados, robot to space station
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A SpaceX shipment of ants, avocados and a human-sized robotic arm rocketed toward the International…
China’s Mars rover soldiers on after completing program
World
August 24, 2021
China’s Mars rover soldiers on after completing program
BEIJING (AP) — China’s Zhurong Mars rover is soldiering on after completing its initial program to explore the red planet…
Egyptian Space Agency to launch 4 satellites for scientific research by 2022
Technology
August 21, 2021
Egyptian Space Agency to launch 4 satellites for scientific research by 2022
The Egyptian Space Agency (EgSA)’s CEO Mohamed al-Koosy announced Saturday that his country will launch four CubeSat satellites for remote…
SpaceX lands NASA launch contract for mission to Jupiter’s moon Europa
Science
July 24, 2021
SpaceX lands NASA launch contract for mission to Jupiter’s moon Europa
LOS ANGELES, July 23 (Reuters) – Elon Musk’s private rocket company SpaceX was awarded a $178 million launch services contract…
Blue Origin’s Bezos reaches space on 1st passenger flight
World
July 20, 2021
Blue Origin’s Bezos reaches space on 1st passenger flight
VAN HORN, Texas (AP) — Jeff Bezos blasted into space Tuesday on his rocket company’s first flight with people on…
Billionaire Richard Branson reaches space in his own ship
World
July 12, 2021
Billionaire Richard Branson reaches space in his own ship
TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES, N.M. (AP) — Swashbuckling billionaire Richard Branson hurtled into space aboard his own winged rocket ship Sunday,…