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NASA Partners With Blue Origin to Build Spacecraft for Moon Mission
A team led by Jeff Bezos' space company Blue Origin won a coveted NASA contract to build a spacecraft that will send astronauts to and from the moon's surface, NASA's chief announced on Friday, capping a high-stakes contest. NASA's decision will give the agency a second ride to the moon under its Artemis program, after it awarded Elon Musk's SpaceX...
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SpaceX Crew Dragon Capsule Resilience, Carrying Four Astronauts, Docks With International Space Station
Four astronauts riding a newly designed spacecraft from Elon Musk's SpaceX docked with the International Space Station Monday night, in the first crewed mission on a privately built space capsule purchased by NASA.
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"One Heck Of A Ride": SpaceX Launches 4 Astronauts Into Space
SpaceX confirmed that it was on the right orbit to reach the ISS a little more than 27 hours later, at around 11:00 pm Monday night (0400 GMT Tuesday), joining two Russians and one American aboard the station, and stay for six months.
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NASA Astronauts Riding SpaceX Capsule Poised for Weekend Return, Weather Permitting
The two NASA astronauts who rode to the International Space Station aboard SpaceX's new Crew Drago are due to return on Sunday after a nearly four-month voyage that marked NASA's first crewed mission from home soil in nine years.
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SpaceX to Bring Astronauts to Short-Handed Space Station for Longer Stay
Two NASA astronauts gearing up to ride SpaceX's new space taxi will now be on a mission planned to last more than a month, instead of a week, to help the short-handed crew aboard the International Space Station, the U.S. space agency said on Friday.
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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 Considers Selling Seats On The Spacecraft Used For Space Station
NASA is considering selling seats on the spacecraft that will ferry its astronauts to the International Space Station, offering rides to the public while opening another line of revenue as the agency attempts to broaden its appeal.
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NASA Inks Deal With Boeing For Extra Rides For Astronauts
NASA will pay Boeing Co up to $373.5 million for rides to fly up to five astronauts to the International Space Station aboard Russian Soyuz capsules, the US space agency said on Tuesday.
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US Astronauts Prepare Station For Commercial Space Taxis
Two NASA astronauts left the International Space Station today for a 6-1/2-hour spacewalk to install a parking spot for upcoming commercial space taxis, which will end US reliance on Russia for rides to the orbiting outpost.
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NASA Extends Contract With Russia for Rides to Space Station
NASA extended its contract with Russia to fly astronauts to the International Space Station due to budget cuts that have delayed commercial US alternatives, the US space agency said on Wednesday.
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Google Celebrates American Astronaut Sally Ride's 64th Birth Anniversary
Google is celebrating 64th birth anniversary of American physicist and astronaut Sally Ride by posting an animation on its homepage.
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Boeing, SpaceX Will Beat Russia on Price For Astronaut Rides
NASA expects to save millions of dollars in launch costs, once its commercial crew program starts flying in a couple of years.
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Barack Obama announces highest civilian honour to first US woman astronaut Sally Ride
US President Barack Obama has announced to award the nation's highest civilian honour posthumously to the first American female astronaut Dr Sally Ride for her contributions to the US space program and education system.
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Sally Ride obit acknowledges she was gay
At 32, Sally Ride burst onto the public stage when NASA chose her to be America's first woman in space. Ride inspired women the world over with her historic shuttle flight into space in 1983 and for blazing into NASA's exclusively male astronaut club.
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NASA Partners With Blue Origin to Build Spacecraft for Moon Mission
A team led by Jeff Bezos' space company Blue Origin won a coveted NASA contract to build a spacecraft that will send astronauts to and from the moon's surface, NASA's chief announced on Friday, capping a high-stakes contest. NASA's decision will give the agency a second ride to the moon under its Artemis program, after it awarded Elon Musk's SpaceX...
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SpaceX Crew Dragon Capsule Resilience, Carrying Four Astronauts, Docks With International Space Station
Four astronauts riding a newly designed spacecraft from Elon Musk's SpaceX docked with the International Space Station Monday night, in the first crewed mission on a privately built space capsule purchased by NASA.
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"One Heck Of A Ride": SpaceX Launches 4 Astronauts Into Space
SpaceX confirmed that it was on the right orbit to reach the ISS a little more than 27 hours later, at around 11:00 pm Monday night (0400 GMT Tuesday), joining two Russians and one American aboard the station, and stay for six months.
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NASA Astronauts Riding SpaceX Capsule Poised for Weekend Return, Weather Permitting
The two NASA astronauts who rode to the International Space Station aboard SpaceX's new Crew Drago are due to return on Sunday after a nearly four-month voyage that marked NASA's first crewed mission from home soil in nine years.
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SpaceX to Bring Astronauts to Short-Handed Space Station for Longer Stay
Two NASA astronauts gearing up to ride SpaceX's new space taxi will now be on a mission planned to last more than a month, instead of a week, to help the short-handed crew aboard the International Space Station, the U.S. space agency said on Friday.
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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 Considers Selling Seats On The Spacecraft Used For Space Station
NASA is considering selling seats on the spacecraft that will ferry its astronauts to the International Space Station, offering rides to the public while opening another line of revenue as the agency attempts to broaden its appeal.
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NASA Inks Deal With Boeing For Extra Rides For Astronauts
NASA will pay Boeing Co up to $373.5 million for rides to fly up to five astronauts to the International Space Station aboard Russian Soyuz capsules, the US space agency said on Tuesday.
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US Astronauts Prepare Station For Commercial Space Taxis
Two NASA astronauts left the International Space Station today for a 6-1/2-hour spacewalk to install a parking spot for upcoming commercial space taxis, which will end US reliance on Russia for rides to the orbiting outpost.
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NASA Extends Contract With Russia for Rides to Space Station
NASA extended its contract with Russia to fly astronauts to the International Space Station due to budget cuts that have delayed commercial US alternatives, the US space agency said on Wednesday.
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Google Celebrates American Astronaut Sally Ride's 64th Birth Anniversary
Google is celebrating 64th birth anniversary of American physicist and astronaut Sally Ride by posting an animation on its homepage.
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Boeing, SpaceX Will Beat Russia on Price For Astronaut Rides
NASA expects to save millions of dollars in launch costs, once its commercial crew program starts flying in a couple of years.
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Barack Obama announces highest civilian honour to first US woman astronaut Sally Ride
US President Barack Obama has announced to award the nation's highest civilian honour posthumously to the first American female astronaut Dr Sally Ride for her contributions to the US space program and education system.
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Sally Ride obit acknowledges she was gay
At 32, Sally Ride burst onto the public stage when NASA chose her to be America's first woman in space. Ride inspired women the world over with her historic shuttle flight into space in 1983 and for blazing into NASA's exclusively male astronaut club.
