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NASA launches spacecraft to test asteroid defense concept
World
November 26, 2021
NASA launches spacecraft to test asteroid defense concept
LOS ANGELES (AP) — NASA launched a spacecraft Tuesday night on a mission to smash into an asteroid and test…
Egyptian woman seeks to join first civilian trip to the moon
Science
April 1, 2021
Egyptian woman seeks to join first civilian trip to the moon
The first civilian space trip to orbit the moon in human history may seem like a mere imagination for millions…
Chinese spacecraft nearing Mars, world’s 2nd in 2 days
World
February 10, 2021
Chinese spacecraft nearing Mars, world’s 2nd in 2 days
BEIJING (AP) — A Chinese spacecraft appears poised to enter orbit around Mars, one day after an orbiter from the…
China spacecraft lands on moon to bring rocks back to Earth
World
December 2, 2020
China spacecraft lands on moon to bring rocks back to Earth
BEIJING (AP) — A Chinese spacecraft sent to return lunar rocks to Earth collected its first samples Wednesday after landing…
Spacecraft carrying Russian humanoid robot docks at ISS
World
August 27, 2019
Spacecraft carrying Russian humanoid robot docks at ISS
An unmanned spacecraft carrying Russia’s first humanoid robot to be sent into orbit successfully docked at the International Space Station…
NASA spaceship zooms toward farthest world ever photographed
Science
December 31, 2018
NASA spaceship zooms toward farthest world ever photographed
A NASA spaceship is zooming toward the farthest, and quite possibly the oldest, cosmic body ever photographed by humankind,…
Cheers as Mars InSight spacecraft lands on Red Planet
Science
November 27, 2018
Cheers as Mars InSight spacecraft lands on Red Planet
Cheers and applause erupted at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory on Monday as a waist-high unmanned lander, called InSight, touched…
Anxiety at NASA as Mars InSight spacecraft nears Red Planet
Science
November 26, 2018
Anxiety at NASA as Mars InSight spacecraft nears Red Planet
NASA’s top scientists admitted to sleepless nights, sweaty palms, stomach aches and moments of pure terror as their $993…
NASA launches historic Parker Solar Probe to ‘touch Sun’
Science
August 12, 2018
NASA launches historic Parker Solar Probe to ‘touch Sun’
NASA on Sunday launched a $1.5 billion spacecraft toward the Sun on a historic mission to protect the Earth…