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NASA Confirms Historic Artifacts Will Fly on Artemis II Moon Mission
NASA’s Artemis II mission will carry historic artefacts into lunar orbit in 2026, marking the first crewed Artemis flight and the 250th anniversary of U.S. independence. The flight kit includes pieces from the Wright Flyer, Apollo and Shuttle-era flags, early lunar imagery, and contributions from international partners and public outreach campaig...
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NASA’s X-59 Moves Closer to First Flight with Advanced Taxi Tests and Augmented Vision
NASA and Lockheed Martin’s X-59 experimental aircraft, engineered for quiet supersonic travel, is undergoing taxi tests at the U.S. Air Force’s Plant 42. Unique features include its AR-enabled camera vision system and a boom-reducing shape. The X-59 continues NASA’s legacy at Plant 42, home to iconic aerospace programs like the F-22 and Space...
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NASA Astronauts Behnken, Hurley Head for ISS on Historic SpaceX Flight
Two veteran NASA astronauts were headed for the International Space Station on Saturday after Elon Musk's SpaceX became the first commercial company to launch a rocket carrying humans into orbit, ushering in a new era in space travel.
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Musk's SpaceX Set for Debut Astronaut Mission, Renewing NASA's Crewed Launch Program
California-based SpaceX's Crew Dragon capsule carrying astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken and its Falcon 9 rocket is due to lift off at 4:33 pm EDT on Wednesday (02:03 am IST on Thursday) from the same launch pad used by NASA's last space shuttle mission in 2011.
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NASA Astronauts Aboard SpaceX Capsule, Ready For "Messy Space Ride"
The first US astronauts chosen to fly aboard a SpaceX capsule built for NASA shrugged off a spate of design and test mishaps, saying such setbacks were "part of the process" and the new technology was far more advanced than the space shuttle program that ended eight years ago.
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NASA to Continue Flying Astronauts on Russian Soyuz: Report
Schierholz added that having Russian and US vehicles flying simultaneously will provide "redundancy in crew transportation" to the ISS.
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NASA Says First Manned SpaceX Mission Set for June 2019
SpaceX's mission will be the first manned US launch to the orbiting research laboratory since the space shuttle program was retired in 2011.
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5 Years After Shuttle, NASA Awaits Commercial Crew Capsules
Five years after Atlantis completed the space shuttle program's final voyage, NASA is still at least a year away from launching its astronauts from US soil.
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George Mueller, NASA Engineer Who Helped Enable Moon Landing, Dies at 97
George Mueller, a coolly decisive, hard-driving engineer, scientist and administrator who was given much of the credit for enabling NASA to meet President John F. Kennedy's manned moon landing timetable, as well as for initiating the Skylab and space shuttle programs, died Oct. 12 at his home in Irvine, California. He was 97.
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Nasa Signs $490 Million Contract With Russia for ISS Travel
The United States has been dependent on Russia for ISS access since it ended its space shuttle program in July 2012.
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How astronauts survive diplomatic tensions in space
While the United States and Russia traded sanctions this week in a burgeoning crisis over Crimea, astronauts from both nations rose above the discord in their sanctuary hundreds of miles from Earth.
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Endeavour poised for next-to-last US shuttle flight
NASA readied the space shuttle Endeavour for its final mission with liftoff set for 8:56 am (1256 GMT) Monday
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Atlantis ends its final voyage and an era in space
Space shuttle Atlantis is back on Earth, and the shuttle era is over. Atlantis and its four astronauts glided through the twilight on Thursday and landed in Florida shortly before sunrise. Hundreds gathered near the runway to welcome Atlantis home - and to bid NASA's 30-year space shuttle program goodbye.
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NASA fends off tears with Atlantis' end in sight
NASA astronauts and engineers fended off tears as Atlantis made its final approach toward Earth on Wednesday, bringing an end to the 30-year shuttle program and closing a chapter in human spaceflight.
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NASA Confirms Historic Artifacts Will Fly on Artemis II Moon Mission
NASA’s Artemis II mission will carry historic artefacts into lunar orbit in 2026, marking the first crewed Artemis flight and the 250th anniversary of U.S. independence. The flight kit includes pieces from the Wright Flyer, Apollo and Shuttle-era flags, early lunar imagery, and contributions from international partners and public outreach campaig...
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NASA’s X-59 Moves Closer to First Flight with Advanced Taxi Tests and Augmented Vision
NASA and Lockheed Martin’s X-59 experimental aircraft, engineered for quiet supersonic travel, is undergoing taxi tests at the U.S. Air Force’s Plant 42. Unique features include its AR-enabled camera vision system and a boom-reducing shape. The X-59 continues NASA’s legacy at Plant 42, home to iconic aerospace programs like the F-22 and Space...
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NASA Astronauts Behnken, Hurley Head for ISS on Historic SpaceX Flight
Two veteran NASA astronauts were headed for the International Space Station on Saturday after Elon Musk's SpaceX became the first commercial company to launch a rocket carrying humans into orbit, ushering in a new era in space travel.
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Musk's SpaceX Set for Debut Astronaut Mission, Renewing NASA's Crewed Launch Program
California-based SpaceX's Crew Dragon capsule carrying astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken and its Falcon 9 rocket is due to lift off at 4:33 pm EDT on Wednesday (02:03 am IST on Thursday) from the same launch pad used by NASA's last space shuttle mission in 2011.
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NASA Astronauts Aboard SpaceX Capsule, Ready For "Messy Space Ride"
The first US astronauts chosen to fly aboard a SpaceX capsule built for NASA shrugged off a spate of design and test mishaps, saying such setbacks were "part of the process" and the new technology was far more advanced than the space shuttle program that ended eight years ago.
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NASA to Continue Flying Astronauts on Russian Soyuz: Report
Schierholz added that having Russian and US vehicles flying simultaneously will provide "redundancy in crew transportation" to the ISS.
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NASA Says First Manned SpaceX Mission Set for June 2019
SpaceX's mission will be the first manned US launch to the orbiting research laboratory since the space shuttle program was retired in 2011.
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5 Years After Shuttle, NASA Awaits Commercial Crew Capsules
Five years after Atlantis completed the space shuttle program's final voyage, NASA is still at least a year away from launching its astronauts from US soil.
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George Mueller, NASA Engineer Who Helped Enable Moon Landing, Dies at 97
George Mueller, a coolly decisive, hard-driving engineer, scientist and administrator who was given much of the credit for enabling NASA to meet President John F. Kennedy's manned moon landing timetable, as well as for initiating the Skylab and space shuttle programs, died Oct. 12 at his home in Irvine, California. He was 97.
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Nasa Signs $490 Million Contract With Russia for ISS Travel
The United States has been dependent on Russia for ISS access since it ended its space shuttle program in July 2012.
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How astronauts survive diplomatic tensions in space
While the United States and Russia traded sanctions this week in a burgeoning crisis over Crimea, astronauts from both nations rose above the discord in their sanctuary hundreds of miles from Earth.
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Endeavour poised for next-to-last US shuttle flight
NASA readied the space shuttle Endeavour for its final mission with liftoff set for 8:56 am (1256 GMT) Monday
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Atlantis ends its final voyage and an era in space
Space shuttle Atlantis is back on Earth, and the shuttle era is over. Atlantis and its four astronauts glided through the twilight on Thursday and landed in Florida shortly before sunrise. Hundreds gathered near the runway to welcome Atlantis home - and to bid NASA's 30-year space shuttle program goodbye.
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NASA fends off tears with Atlantis' end in sight
NASA astronauts and engineers fended off tears as Atlantis made its final approach toward Earth on Wednesday, bringing an end to the 30-year shuttle program and closing a chapter in human spaceflight.
