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NASA takes 1 Artemis launch date off the board, considers another

ORLANDO, Fla. — NASA is pushing back a test of fixes on the launch pad for Artemis I to later in September, which has taken one potential launch date off the board.

Orlando Sentinel

Tech & Science Daily: Blue Origin and FAA probe New Shepard booster crash

The space firm founded by Jeff Bezos and the FAA are investigating how a rocket’s booster exploded and failed after launching on the 23rd New Shepard mission, which had aimed to send Nasa experiments to the edge of the cosmos to float for a few minutes in microgravity.

Evening Standard

10 years ago this week, a groundbreaking NASA technology changed spaceflight forever

The Dawn mission used state-of-the-art ion thrusters to change orbits between bodies in visits to Vesta and Ceres, two Solar System time capsules.

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NASA's Moon Mission Pushed Back, Again

NASA is now targeting September 27 as the earliest possible launch date for its uncrewed Artemis 1 mission to the Moon, the agency said in a blog post Monday. The date would depend on engineering teams successfully carrying out a test to fuel up the Space Launch System rocket, and…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Science last week | NASA turns Webb images to sound, evidence of oldest-known amputation and more

Here are some of the major discoveries and findings in the field of science last week.

The Hindu

Harpoons, robots and lasers: how to capture defunct satellites and other space junk and bring it back to Earth

More than half of the thousands of satellites in orbit are now defunct, and this accumulation of floating space debris has been described as a “fatal problem” for current and future space missions and human space travel.

The Conversation

Navy has UFO vids, won't release them

The U.S. Navy has confirmed it has more UFO videos — but claims releasing them could be dangerous

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Obama ‘scolded’ NBA’s Stephen Curry for moon landing comments, report says

The basketball star said the confrontation did not impact his friendship with the former president

The Independent UK

50 years ago, one speech revolutionized the Space Age and took us to the Moon

President John F. Kennedy's words are emblazoned throughout history.

Inverse

‘We’ve experienced an anomaly’: Bezos’s latest Blue Origin launch fails

New Shepard rocket fails shortly after launch, but uncrewed capsule jettisons successfully

The Guardian - US

How space exploration has changed, 60 years since JFK's 'We Choose the Moon' speech

On the anniversary of President Kennedy's speech on the race to the moon, we look at the dramatic advances in U.S. space science, from commercial flights and missions to Mars to the Webb telescope.

WEKU

A private mission wants to find alien life on the Solar System's most unrelenting planet

The Venus Life Finder mission wants to find microbes on the place they shouldn't be able to survive.

Inverse

“Space is hard”: How tragedy and ambition have shaped NASA’s Artemis I mission

NASA is going back to the Moon, in part, to honor fallen astronauts.

Inverse

Can astronauts grow their own food?

As access to space increases, the potential for terrestrial benefits directly tied to space exploration grow

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Two new Earth-like planets discovered

Dubbed LP 890-9c, a "super-Earth" orbiting its star's habitable zone is a prime candidate for closer study

The Hindu

Webb peers into the depths of the Tarantula Nebula

NASA’s James Webb telescope has been able to peer deeper into a dusty nebula that hosts a cluster of newly forming stars. The stunning image of the Tarantula Nebula shows thousands of young stars in greater clarity than ever seen before.

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Free 3D models: 24 quality assets for your CG projects

The best places to download free 3D models for design, games and more, from characters to objects and vehicles.

Inverse

Artemis I has a new launch date — if it can overcome a series of challenges

NASA needs to clear these hurdles to try the first modern Moonshot since Apollo. Some may be easier than others.

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WEKU

NASA eyes late September for its next attempt to launch the Artemis moon mission

During a press conference on Thursday, space agency officials said they were eyeing Sept. 23 or Sept. 27 as possible dates for the launch.

The Hindu

NASA fixing moon rocket leaks, hoping for September launch try

NASA is replacing leaky seals in its moon rocket at the pad in hopes of launching it on its first test flight by the end of this month.

Evening Standard

Artificial gravity could reduce astronauts’ health risks, Nasa finds

Study using fruit flies prepares for future long-duration deep space exploration

The Guardian - UK

Turnbull’s hobby, the Fall’s pope song, and Stevie Nicks’ atomic number – take the Thursday quiz

Fifteen questions on general knowledge and topical trivia plus a few jokes every Thursday – how will you fare?

Los Angeles Times

Commentary: Can space save Earth?

The world economy is in the doldrums, pessimism is rife around the world, and most young people, according to one survey, believe climate change means the end of human life on Earth.

Salon

Trump once called for nuclear moon tests

“Space Policy Directive-6” set the goal of testing nuclear energy on the moon by 2027

Orlando Sentinel

What’s next for Artemis I after 2nd scrub?

ORLANDO, Fla. — What went wrong with Artemis I was on the launch pad at Kennedy Space Center, so that’s where NASA has decided to try and fix it.

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