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The Boundary Between Night And Day On Earth, As Seen In Jaw-Dropping Pics From Space
NASA astronaut Robert Behnken has shared jaw-dropping pictures that show the boundary between night and day on Earth, as seen from space.
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A Tesla Model X Transported SpaceX Astronauts To The Shuttle On Launch Day
The Tesla Model X is the flagship SUV from Elon Musk's electric car company, and it recently became the transport van for the SpaceX astronauts that recently made their way up to the International Space Station (ISS) on the SpaceX Falcon 9 booster rocket. It was for the first time that NASA was sending its astronauts - Robert Behnken and Douglas Hu...
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Why A Shiny Dinosaur Went To Space With Astronauts On SpaceX's Historic Launch
NASA astronauts Doug Hurley and Robert Behnken entered the International Space Station on Sunday after a landmark 19-hour journey on SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket. During their journey, they were accompanied by a third crew member that lit up the Internet - a shiny, stuffed dinosaur plush toy.
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SpaceX Rocket Lifts Off In Historic First Crewed Mission By Private Firm
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying two veteran NASA astronauts lifted off on Saturday on an historic first private crewed flight into space. The two-stage Falcon 9 rocket with astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley aboard blasted off smoothly in a cloud of orange flames and smoke from Launch Pad 39A at Florida's Kennedy Space Center for the 19...
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Meet Bob And Doug - Best Friends On Historic SpaceX-NASA Mission
Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley, the astronauts set to launch into orbit on a SpaceX rocket Wednesday, are both former military pilots, both recruited by NASA in 2000, and both married to fellow astronauts.
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SpaceX-NASA Mission: 'No Decision' on Next Launch Attempt for Historic Milestone
A final decision on a launch attempt for SpaceX's milestone mission to the International Space Station on Saturday afternoon will take place after assessing the weather that morning, NASA chief Jim Bridenstine said Friday.
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NASA, SpaceX Target Historic Spaceflight Despite Coronavirus Pandemic
NASA and SpaceX said Friday they were pressing ahead with plans to launch astronauts to space from US soil for the first time in nearly a decade later on this month, despite the coronavirus pandemic.
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NASA Announces First SpaceX Crewed Flight for May 27
A SpaceX rocket will send two American astronauts to the International Space Station on May 27, NASA announced on Friday, the first crewed spaceflight from the US in nearly a decade.
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Nasa Picks 4 Astronauts to Fly First Commercial Space Missions
Robert Behnken, Eric Boe, Douglas Hurley, and Sunita Williams all have test pilot experience and have flown twice in space.
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The Boundary Between Night And Day On Earth, As Seen In Jaw-Dropping Pics From Space
NASA astronaut Robert Behnken has shared jaw-dropping pictures that show the boundary between night and day on Earth, as seen from space.
-
A Tesla Model X Transported SpaceX Astronauts To The Shuttle On Launch Day
The Tesla Model X is the flagship SUV from Elon Musk's electric car company, and it recently became the transport van for the SpaceX astronauts that recently made their way up to the International Space Station (ISS) on the SpaceX Falcon 9 booster rocket. It was for the first time that NASA was sending its astronauts - Robert Behnken and Douglas Hu...
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Why A Shiny Dinosaur Went To Space With Astronauts On SpaceX's Historic Launch
NASA astronauts Doug Hurley and Robert Behnken entered the International Space Station on Sunday after a landmark 19-hour journey on SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket. During their journey, they were accompanied by a third crew member that lit up the Internet - a shiny, stuffed dinosaur plush toy.
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SpaceX Rocket Lifts Off In Historic First Crewed Mission By Private Firm
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying two veteran NASA astronauts lifted off on Saturday on an historic first private crewed flight into space. The two-stage Falcon 9 rocket with astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley aboard blasted off smoothly in a cloud of orange flames and smoke from Launch Pad 39A at Florida's Kennedy Space Center for the 19...
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Meet Bob And Doug - Best Friends On Historic SpaceX-NASA Mission
Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley, the astronauts set to launch into orbit on a SpaceX rocket Wednesday, are both former military pilots, both recruited by NASA in 2000, and both married to fellow astronauts.
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SpaceX-NASA Mission: 'No Decision' on Next Launch Attempt for Historic Milestone
A final decision on a launch attempt for SpaceX's milestone mission to the International Space Station on Saturday afternoon will take place after assessing the weather that morning, NASA chief Jim Bridenstine said Friday.
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NASA, SpaceX Target Historic Spaceflight Despite Coronavirus Pandemic
NASA and SpaceX said Friday they were pressing ahead with plans to launch astronauts to space from US soil for the first time in nearly a decade later on this month, despite the coronavirus pandemic.
-
NASA Announces First SpaceX Crewed Flight for May 27
A SpaceX rocket will send two American astronauts to the International Space Station on May 27, NASA announced on Friday, the first crewed spaceflight from the US in nearly a decade.
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Nasa Picks 4 Astronauts to Fly First Commercial Space Missions
Robert Behnken, Eric Boe, Douglas Hurley, and Sunita Williams all have test pilot experience and have flown twice in space.
