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Trump's Election Win Expected To Make Way For Musk's Mars Plans: Report
Elon Musk's dream of transporting humans to Mars will become a bigger national priority under the administration of US President-elect Donald Trump, sources said, signaling big changes for NASA's moon program and a boost for Musk's SpaceX.
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US Tests Hypersonic Missile Capable Of Striking Moscow Within 30 Minutes
Collaborating with Space Force guardians, the launch aimed to validate the safety, security, effectiveness, and readiness of the weapon system.
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Elon Musk's SpaceX Building Spy Satellite Network For US Intel Agency: Report
SpaceX is building a network of hundreds of spy satellites under a classified contract with a US intelligence agency, 5 sources familiar with the program said, demonstrating deepening ties between Musk's space company and national security agencies.
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"It's In Our DNA To Explore": NASA Joins Controversial Search For UFOs
NASA on Thursday officially joined the search for UFOs -- but reflecting the stigma attached to the field, the US space agency kept secret for hours the identity of the person heading a new program tracking mystery flying objects.
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SpaceX to Fly Russian Cosmonaut Anna Kikina to International Space Station Amid Ukraine War
Russian cosmonaut Anna Kikina will fly to the International Space Station (ISS) aboard a SpaceX ship on Wednesday, alongside one Japanese and two American astronauts. Kikina is the only female Russian cosmonaut in service and is part of the Crew-5 mission. Ensuring the operation of the ISS has become one of the few remaining areas of cooperation be...
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NASA's Capstone Satellite Breaks From Earth’s Orbit, Heads Towards Moon Ahead of Upcoming Artemis Program
NASA’s Capstone satellite is headed to the moon, after it broke from the Earth’s orbit on Monday, according to the US space agency. Launched six days ago from New Zealand's Mahia Peninsula by the company Rocket Lab in one of their small Electron rockets, the Capstone satellite will send back vital information for months as the first to take a n...
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China Opposes NASA Official's Remark Calling Its Space Mission as a Military Program
China opposed remarks made by an official of NASA on its space program after the administrator of US space agency Bill Nelson said that Beijing's space program is a "military" space program. Zhao said Nelson, as the director of the US aerospace department, should be very aware of the dark history of the US space program
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SpaceX Crew Dragon to Ferry Four Astronauts to International Space Station on November 14
Three NASA crew and one Japanese astronaut are set for launch aboard a SpaceX rocket, bound for the International Space Station in the program's first six-month routine mission since the US resumed crewed space flight in May after nine years of reliance on Russia.
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NASA, Boeing, Jeff Bezos And Elon Musk Have A Lot Riding On US Elections
US President Donald Trump's differences with rival presidential candidate Joe Biden extend far beyond planet earth. President Trump's plans to win the race in space call for a 2024 moon mission, and ending direct US financial support for the International Space Station in 2025 - turning over control of the decades-old orbital laboratory to private ...
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China Launches Mars Probe in Space Race With US
China launched a rover to Mars on Thursday, a journey coinciding with a similar US mission as the powers take their rivalry into deep 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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China Plans to Complete Space Station by 2022
China’s burgeoning space program achieved a milestone last year by landing a spacecraft on the largely unexplored dark side of the moon and has plans to launch a lander and rover on Mars.
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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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Boeing Delays By Months Test Flights For US Human Space Program: Report
Boeing Co has delayed by at least three months its first uncrewed flight to the International Space Station under NASA's human spaceflight program, and pushed its crewed flight until November, industry sources said on Wednesday.
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SpaceX, Boeing Design Threaten New Delays For US Space Program
Nasa has warned SpaceX and Boeing Co of design and safety concerns for their competing astronaut launch systems, according to industry sources and a new government report, threatening the U.S. bid to revive its human spaceflight program later this year.
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Trump's Election Win Expected To Make Way For Musk's Mars Plans: Report
Elon Musk's dream of transporting humans to Mars will become a bigger national priority under the administration of US President-elect Donald Trump, sources said, signaling big changes for NASA's moon program and a boost for Musk's SpaceX.
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US Tests Hypersonic Missile Capable Of Striking Moscow Within 30 Minutes
Collaborating with Space Force guardians, the launch aimed to validate the safety, security, effectiveness, and readiness of the weapon system.
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Elon Musk's SpaceX Building Spy Satellite Network For US Intel Agency: Report
SpaceX is building a network of hundreds of spy satellites under a classified contract with a US intelligence agency, 5 sources familiar with the program said, demonstrating deepening ties between Musk's space company and national security agencies.
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"It's In Our DNA To Explore": NASA Joins Controversial Search For UFOs
NASA on Thursday officially joined the search for UFOs -- but reflecting the stigma attached to the field, the US space agency kept secret for hours the identity of the person heading a new program tracking mystery flying objects.
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SpaceX to Fly Russian Cosmonaut Anna Kikina to International Space Station Amid Ukraine War
Russian cosmonaut Anna Kikina will fly to the International Space Station (ISS) aboard a SpaceX ship on Wednesday, alongside one Japanese and two American astronauts. Kikina is the only female Russian cosmonaut in service and is part of the Crew-5 mission. Ensuring the operation of the ISS has become one of the few remaining areas of cooperation be...
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NASA's Capstone Satellite Breaks From Earth’s Orbit, Heads Towards Moon Ahead of Upcoming Artemis Program
NASA’s Capstone satellite is headed to the moon, after it broke from the Earth’s orbit on Monday, according to the US space agency. Launched six days ago from New Zealand's Mahia Peninsula by the company Rocket Lab in one of their small Electron rockets, the Capstone satellite will send back vital information for months as the first to take a n...
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China Opposes NASA Official's Remark Calling Its Space Mission as a Military Program
China opposed remarks made by an official of NASA on its space program after the administrator of US space agency Bill Nelson said that Beijing's space program is a "military" space program. Zhao said Nelson, as the director of the US aerospace department, should be very aware of the dark history of the US space program
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SpaceX Crew Dragon to Ferry Four Astronauts to International Space Station on November 14
Three NASA crew and one Japanese astronaut are set for launch aboard a SpaceX rocket, bound for the International Space Station in the program's first six-month routine mission since the US resumed crewed space flight in May after nine years of reliance on Russia.
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NASA, Boeing, Jeff Bezos And Elon Musk Have A Lot Riding On US Elections
US President Donald Trump's differences with rival presidential candidate Joe Biden extend far beyond planet earth. President Trump's plans to win the race in space call for a 2024 moon mission, and ending direct US financial support for the International Space Station in 2025 - turning over control of the decades-old orbital laboratory to private ...
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China Launches Mars Probe in Space Race With US
China launched a rover to Mars on Thursday, a journey coinciding with a similar US mission as the powers take their rivalry into deep 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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China Plans to Complete Space Station by 2022
China’s burgeoning space program achieved a milestone last year by landing a spacecraft on the largely unexplored dark side of the moon and has plans to launch a lander and rover on Mars.
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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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Boeing Delays By Months Test Flights For US Human Space Program: Report
Boeing Co has delayed by at least three months its first uncrewed flight to the International Space Station under NASA's human spaceflight program, and pushed its crewed flight until November, industry sources said on Wednesday.
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SpaceX, Boeing Design Threaten New Delays For US Space Program
Nasa has warned SpaceX and Boeing Co of design and safety concerns for their competing astronaut launch systems, according to industry sources and a new government report, threatening the U.S. bid to revive its human spaceflight program later this year.
