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Trump Nominates Jared Isaacman as Next NASA Administrator
Jared Isaacman, billionaire entrepreneur and private astronaut, has been nominated by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump as the next NASA administrator. Isaacman, who founded Shift4 Payments and commanded SpaceX’s Inspiration4 mission and Polaris Dawn, brings a unique mix of business success and space exploration experience. His nomination reflect...
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In Pics: How NASA Prepared Astronauts For Future Mission To Mars
Sealed inside a habitat in Texas and cut off from the outside world for over a year, Kelly Haston was the commander of a first-of-its-kind simulation for NASA to prepare for a future mission to Mars.
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Meet "The Flies" - New NASA Astronauts Eyeing Moon, And Mars
After two years of rigorous training, ten Americans officially became astronauts on Tuesday, and are now eligible for planned NASA missions to the International Space Station, the Moon, and -- if all goes well -- to Mars.
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How Many Humans Are Needed To Build A Colony On Mars? Scientists Say Only...
This finding challenges previous estimates, which suggested that anywhere from 100 to 500 people would be required for a self-sustaining settlement on the Red Planet.
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Giant Solar Storm Struck Earth, Moon And Mars Together For First Time In History: Study
This marked the first time that a solar event was measured simultaneously on the surfaces of Earth, the moon, and Mars.
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India-US Astronaut Mission To Space Station Next Year In New Deal
In a landmark agreement, India has decided to join an American-led effort to return humans to the moon by 2025, with the ultimate goal of expanding space exploration to Mars and beyond, White House sources said today.
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China Plans To Land Astronauts On Moon Before 2030: Officials
The Tiangong is the crown jewel of China's programme, which has also seen it land robotic rovers on Mars and the Moon and made it the third country to put humans in orbit.
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Watch The Moment Elon Musk's Starship Exploded During Test Flight
Billionaire Elon Musk's iconic rocket Starship, the largest and most powerful ever built designed to send astronauts to the Moon and Mars and beyond, exploded on Thursday during the spacecraft's first test flight.
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Watch: SpaceX's Starship, World's Biggest Rocket, Explodes During Test Flight
SpaceX's Starship, the most powerful rocket ever built, exploded on Thursday during the first test flight of the spacecraft designed to send astronauts to the Moon, Mars and beyond.
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Elon Musk's SpaceX to Make Second Bid to Launch Starship Rocket on Test Flight
SpaceX is to make a second attempt on Thursday to carry out the first test flight of Starship, the most powerful rocket ever built, designed to send astronauts to the Moon, Mars and beyond.
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Starship Test Flight Rescheduled to April 20 After 'Wet Dress Rehearsal' Following Technical Glitch
SpaceX on Monday scrubbed the planned test flight of its Starship rocket and rescheduled the liftoff to April 20. The most powerful rocket ever built, designed to send astronauts to the Moon, Mars and beyond, will now have a 62-minute launch window on Thursday, according to the private space company.
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SpaceX Postpones Test Flight Of Starship, World's Biggest Rocket
SpaceX on Monday postponed the first test flight of Starship, the most powerful rocket ever built, designed to send astronauts to the Moon and Mars and beyond.
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In Pics: NASA Unveils Mars Habitat On Earth For Year-Long Experiments
With that data, NASA will better understand astronauts' "resource use" on Mars, said Grace Douglas, lead researcher on the CHAPEA experiments.
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NASA Artemis II Crew Unveiled, First Woman and Black Astronauts Set to Fly Around Moon in 2024
NASA on Monday unveiled the crew for Artemis II, the first human mission to the Moon in over 50 years. The US space agency is set to send the first woman and Black man along with two other astronauts to fly around the Moon. This will be the closest humans have been to the Moon since the historic Apollo missions ended in 1972.
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US Plans To Test Nuclear-Powered Spacecraft By 2027
The United States plans to test a spacecraft engine powered by nuclear fission by 2027 as part of a long-term NASA effort to demonstrate more efficient methods of propelling astronauts to Mars in the future, the space agency's chief said Tuesday.
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Trump Nominates Jared Isaacman as Next NASA Administrator
Jared Isaacman, billionaire entrepreneur and private astronaut, has been nominated by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump as the next NASA administrator. Isaacman, who founded Shift4 Payments and commanded SpaceX’s Inspiration4 mission and Polaris Dawn, brings a unique mix of business success and space exploration experience. His nomination reflect...
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In Pics: How NASA Prepared Astronauts For Future Mission To Mars
Sealed inside a habitat in Texas and cut off from the outside world for over a year, Kelly Haston was the commander of a first-of-its-kind simulation for NASA to prepare for a future mission to Mars.
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Meet "The Flies" - New NASA Astronauts Eyeing Moon, And Mars
After two years of rigorous training, ten Americans officially became astronauts on Tuesday, and are now eligible for planned NASA missions to the International Space Station, the Moon, and -- if all goes well -- to Mars.
-
How Many Humans Are Needed To Build A Colony On Mars? Scientists Say Only...
This finding challenges previous estimates, which suggested that anywhere from 100 to 500 people would be required for a self-sustaining settlement on the Red Planet.
-
Giant Solar Storm Struck Earth, Moon And Mars Together For First Time In History: Study
This marked the first time that a solar event was measured simultaneously on the surfaces of Earth, the moon, and Mars.
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India-US Astronaut Mission To Space Station Next Year In New Deal
In a landmark agreement, India has decided to join an American-led effort to return humans to the moon by 2025, with the ultimate goal of expanding space exploration to Mars and beyond, White House sources said today.
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China Plans To Land Astronauts On Moon Before 2030: Officials
The Tiangong is the crown jewel of China's programme, which has also seen it land robotic rovers on Mars and the Moon and made it the third country to put humans in orbit.
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Watch The Moment Elon Musk's Starship Exploded During Test Flight
Billionaire Elon Musk's iconic rocket Starship, the largest and most powerful ever built designed to send astronauts to the Moon and Mars and beyond, exploded on Thursday during the spacecraft's first test flight.
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Watch: SpaceX's Starship, World's Biggest Rocket, Explodes During Test Flight
SpaceX's Starship, the most powerful rocket ever built, exploded on Thursday during the first test flight of the spacecraft designed to send astronauts to the Moon, Mars and beyond.
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Elon Musk's SpaceX to Make Second Bid to Launch Starship Rocket on Test Flight
SpaceX is to make a second attempt on Thursday to carry out the first test flight of Starship, the most powerful rocket ever built, designed to send astronauts to the Moon, Mars and beyond.
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Starship Test Flight Rescheduled to April 20 After 'Wet Dress Rehearsal' Following Technical Glitch
SpaceX on Monday scrubbed the planned test flight of its Starship rocket and rescheduled the liftoff to April 20. The most powerful rocket ever built, designed to send astronauts to the Moon, Mars and beyond, will now have a 62-minute launch window on Thursday, according to the private space company.
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SpaceX Postpones Test Flight Of Starship, World's Biggest Rocket
SpaceX on Monday postponed the first test flight of Starship, the most powerful rocket ever built, designed to send astronauts to the Moon and Mars and beyond.
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In Pics: NASA Unveils Mars Habitat On Earth For Year-Long Experiments
With that data, NASA will better understand astronauts' "resource use" on Mars, said Grace Douglas, lead researcher on the CHAPEA experiments.
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NASA Artemis II Crew Unveiled, First Woman and Black Astronauts Set to Fly Around Moon in 2024
NASA on Monday unveiled the crew for Artemis II, the first human mission to the Moon in over 50 years. The US space agency is set to send the first woman and Black man along with two other astronauts to fly around the Moon. This will be the closest humans have been to the Moon since the historic Apollo missions ended in 1972.
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US Plans To Test Nuclear-Powered Spacecraft By 2027
The United States plans to test a spacecraft engine powered by nuclear fission by 2027 as part of a long-term NASA effort to demonstrate more efficient methods of propelling astronauts to Mars in the future, the space agency's chief said Tuesday.
