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Mission Control 'members only': NASA flight directors don new jacket

NASA's flight directors have taken a page from the astronauts they support, if not also the Masters, Hells Angels and Saturday Night Live's Five-Timers Club. There is now a flight director's jacket.

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Hubble Telescope captures gorgeous new view of Milky Way's star-packed galactic neighbor (photo)

The Hubble Space Telescope has sent back a gorgeous new view of one of our nearest galactic neighbors, which is full of bright, colorful stars.

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US Space Force wants a new 'orbital carrier' to be a satellite launch pad in space

The U.S. Space Force is funding the development of a new "Orbital Carrier" spacecraft that can deploy multiple satellites when needed.

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This sulfur-based space molecule could tell us about the emergence of life on Earth

Researchers have created a "fingerprint" of a sulfur-based molecule found in space that may offer new clues about the formation of life on Earth.

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SpaceX's private Fram2 launch over Earth's poles will send astronauts where no one has gone before

SpaceX's Fram2 astronaut mission is set to launch toward a polar orbit on March 31, which will be a first for human spaceflight. Why has this never been done before?

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Watch SpaceX launch historic Fram2 astronaut mission over Earth's poles tonight (video)

SpaceX plans to launch the Fram2 astronaut mission over Earth's poles tonight (March 31), and you can watch the action live.

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Moon dust poses problem for astronauts

Sticky moon dust slowed down Apollo astronauts. Will a new experiment fix this problem?

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This newly found super-Earth might have blown off its own atmosphere

A newly found super-Earth could help provide answers as to why there are hardly any planets twice the diameter of Earth.

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First orbital rocket launched from mainland Europe crashes after takeoff

Uncrewed Spectrum test rocket’s failure seconds after blast-off said to have produced extensive data nonetheless

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SpaceX rolls out rocket for historic Fram2 astronaut flight over Earth's poles (photos)

SpaceX has rolled out the rocket and Crew Dragon capsule that will launch the Fram2 astronaut mission on Monday night (March 31).

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European Orbital Rocket Crashes After Launch

The first orbital rocket launched from continental Europe crashed seconds after blast-off Sunday, in a closely watched test for the continent's bid to build a new space economy.

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A private European aerospace startup completes the first test flight of its orbital launch vehicle

A private European aerospace startup says it has successfully completed the first test flight of its orbital launch vehicle from Norway

The Independent UK

European Space Agency launches competition to find its next commercial rocket by 2028

The European Space Agency has kicked off a competition to support the development of new launch vehicles and boost Europe's access to space.

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1st-ever orbital rocket launch from European soil falls to Earth and explodes seconds into flight

The first orbital rocket launch from European soil ended in an explosion when Isar Aerospace's rocket fell to Earth seconds after launching on March 30.

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SpaceX's Fram2 astronaut flight over Earth's poles will be the 1st to grow mushrooms in space

SpaceX's upcoming Fram2 astronaut mission will attempt to grow mushrooms in microgravity for the first time, as part of an experiment called Mission MushVroom.

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This Week In Space podcast: Episode 154 — The View From On High

On Episode 154 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik talk with Space TV director Liam Kennedy about bringing content and video from the International Space Station down to Earth.

The Guardian - UK

Skygazers gather across northern hemisphere to glimpse partial solar eclipse

Eclipse peaked in London at about 11am on Saturday and was visible in parts of UK between about 10am and noon

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X-rays, mushrooms and more: The science riding on SpaceX's Fram2 astronaut mission around Earth's poles

Here's a rundown of the science experiments that SpaceX's Fram2 astronaut mission will conduct while orbiting Earth's poles.

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Europe’s first Mars rover will have UK-built lander

Airbus also built the Rosalind Franklin rover, due to launch in 2028 to search for signs of past life

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Surprise X-class solar flare from emerging sunspot triggers radio blackouts across the Americas

"Further strong activity is likely!"

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NASA astronaut who gave up seat for Starliner crew takes command of SpaceX Crew-11 flight to ISS

Zena Cardman,who was removed from an ISS launch to facilitate the return to Earth of Starliner's first crew, will command SpaceX's upcoming Crew-11 mission to the station.

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Exoplanet nurseries around infant stars can be much smaller than expected: 'It is astonishing'

New findings from the ALMA telescope have revealed that planets are born in much smaller protoplanetary disks than astronomers suspected, some of which would fit with the orbit of Earth.

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This spacecraft swarm could spot interstellar visitors zipping through our solar system

Hiroyasu Tsukamota has developed a deep-learning-based guidance and control framework called Neural-Rendezvous that could allow spacecraft to safely encounter interstellar objects.

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Meet the astronauts of SpaceX's Fram2 mission, the 1st to fly over Earth's poles

The crew of SpaceX's pioneering Fram2 mission includes a polar explorer, a marine technology scientist, a filmmaker and a bitcoin magnate.

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Boeing's next Starliner launch for NASA could slip to early 2026 after fixes

NASA and Boeing are still working on the thruster issues that Starliner experienced on its first crewed flight last year, so the capsule's next liftoff is a ways off yet.

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