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Virgin Galactic’s Richard Branson flying own rocket to space
World
July 11, 2021
Virgin Galactic’s Richard Branson flying own rocket to space
TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES, N.M. (AP) — After a lifetime of yearning to fly in space, Virgin Galactic’s Richard Branson was…
Egyptian satellite to be manufactured, launched in two years: official
Science
June 23, 2021
Egyptian satellite to be manufactured, launched in two years: official
The first locally-producted Egyptian satellite will be manufactured and launched within two years, Ayman Mahmoud, a board member of the…
Photos show Chinese rover on dusty, rocky Martian surface
World
June 11, 2021
Photos show Chinese rover on dusty, rocky Martian surface
BEIJING (AP) — The dusty, rocky Martian surface and a Chinese rover and lander bearing small national flags were seen…
China’s Mars rover touches ground on red planet
World
May 22, 2021
China’s Mars rover touches ground on red planet
BEIJING (AP) — China’s first Mars rover has driven down from its landing platform and is now roaming the surface…
China lands on Mars in major advance for its space ambitions
World
May 15, 2021
China lands on Mars in major advance for its space ambitions
BEIJING (AP) — China landed a spacecraft on Mars for the first time on Saturday, a technically challenging feat more…
China’s rocket: Uncontrolled, unpredictable return home
World
May 7, 2021
China’s rocket: Uncontrolled, unpredictable return home
Only a few weeks ago, the second stage of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket made an uncontrolled reentry into Earth’s…
Latin America looks to space, despite limitations on ground
Science
May 2, 2021
Latin America looks to space, despite limitations on ground
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mars missions, astronauts coming and going at the International Space Station, China’s increasingly ambitious space program.…
SpaceX returns 4 astronauts to Earth; rare night splashdown
World
May 2, 2021
SpaceX returns 4 astronauts to Earth; rare night splashdown
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — SpaceX safely returned four astronauts from the International Space Station on Sunday, making the first…
Biggest space station crowd in decade after SpaceX arrival
World
April 24, 2021
Biggest space station crowd in decade after SpaceX arrival
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The International Space Station’s population swelled to 11 on Saturday with the jubilant arrival of…
NASA’s Mars helicopter takes flight, 1st for another planet
Science
April 19, 2021
NASA’s Mars helicopter takes flight, 1st for another planet
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA’s experimental helicopter Ingenuity rose into the thin air above the dusty red surface of…