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Richard Branson Didn't Go To Space

He did, however, go very high in the sky in a rocket plane.

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7/12/21 3:10PM

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GM And Lockheed Martin Are Developing A Lunar Rover

After half a century, the U.S. will finally go back to the moon mid-decade. Leading an international effort called…

Lawrence Hodge

5/26/21 6:45PM

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So Far So Good For SpaceX's Crewed Mission To The International Space Station

SpaceX launches go perfectly every time except when they don’t, but thankfully it’s so far, so good for its launch…

Erik Shilling

4/23/21 11:46AM

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NASA Is Going To Crash A Probe Right Smack Dab Into An Asteroid For A Really Good Reason

Normally, NASA likes its probes to make contact with other objects in space in a very controlled manner. You want to …

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4/05/21 9:45AM

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China And Russia Agree To Partner Up On A Lunar Orbiting Space Station Alongside NASA's Planned Lunar Station

At the moment, there are no crewed space stations orbiting the Moon, but it looks like the future may have two: one…

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3/10/21 12:35PM

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The Man Who Tried To Stop The Space Shuttle Challenger Launch And Exposed NASA's Cover-Up Dies At 83

Allan McDonald lived an incredible life dedicated to exploration and the pursuit of truth. In 1986, McDonald had a…

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3/09/21 4:18PM

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SpaceX Nabbed NASA's SPHEREx Launch Contract

SpaceX may be a lot of things conflicting things, but you have to admit one thing: NASA approves. So much so that…

Elizabeth Blackstock

2/06/21 5:00PM

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Biden Administration Re-Ups For NASA's Artemis Moon Mission

The Biden White House released a statement today reaffirming the U.S. commitment to return to the moon via the…

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Are Self-Destruct Systems Real?

One of the most common tropes of science fiction is that almost any vessel or vehicle capable of carrying humans…

Jason Torchinsky

12/17/20 7:30PM

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SpaceX Launches Second Crew To Space Station But There's Even More Exciting Space Stuff To Be Excited About That Has Nothing To Do With Space Karen

Yesterday, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched a Crew Dragon capsule with four astronauts to the International Space…

Jason Torchinsky

11/16/20 3:51PM

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NASA Issued The Plan To Return Humans To The Moon By 2024 But They Need $3.2 Billion To Get Started

NASA released detailed plans to return to the moon by 2024 on Monday, landing the next human since the last Apollo…

Jason Torchinsky

9/22/20 4:55PM

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NASA Fixes Probe On Mars By Hitting It With A Shovel

Every wrencher knows that sometimes the only cure for a misbehaving machine is to just hit the damn thing. The…

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3/19/20 9:00PM

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Let This Actual Astronaut Tell You What's Wrong With All Your Favorite Space Movies

Hollywood isn’t exactly known for its wholehearted accuracy when it comes to race cars or outer space. But you…

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Ad Astra's Lunar Rover Car Chase Looks Like Mad Max In Space

Brad Pitt’s in a new movie, Ad Astra, about a future where people live on the moon, which seems fine if not…

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9/08/19 5:05PM

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The Moon Missions Gave Us Way More Awesome Technology Than You Realize

Fifty years ago, American astronauts walked the moon, completing an incredible mission that, if we’re honest, was…

David Tracy

7/18/19 5:35PM

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Company Sold NASA Faulty Rocket Parts for Almost 20 Years

As comforting as it can be to know you’re not the only person in the world who has desperately screwed up today, it…

Elizabeth Blackstock

5/01/19 4:30PM

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NASA and MIT Want Planes That Fly More like Birds

Every single airplane you’ve ever flown in has used mechanical bits of metal and composites on hinges to turn this…

Elizabeth Blackstock

4/02/19 5:35PM

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NASA Reminds Us That Destroying a Satellite with a Missile Is a Dangerous Idea

How should a country go about establishing itself as a competent figure in the world of travel and military power in…

Elizabeth Blackstock

4/02/19 9:30AM

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The First All-Female Spacewalk Can't Happen Because They Don't Have Enough Spacesuits That Fit

This Friday was supposed to be a day that a bit of space-exploration history would be made: the first all-female…

Jason Torchinsky

3/26/19 4:39PM

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Richard Branson Didn't Go To Space

GM And Lockheed Martin Are Developing A Lunar Rover

So Far So Good For SpaceX's Crewed Mission To The International Space Station

NASA Is Going To Crash A Probe Right Smack Dab Into An Asteroid For A Really Good Reason

China And Russia Agree To Partner Up On A Lunar Orbiting Space Station Alongside NASA's Planned Lunar Station

The Man Who Tried To Stop The Space Shuttle Challenger Launch And Exposed NASA's Cover-Up Dies At 83

SpaceX Nabbed NASA's SPHEREx Launch Contract

Biden Administration Re-Ups For NASA's Artemis Moon Mission

Are Self-Destruct Systems Real?

SpaceX Launches Second Crew To Space Station But There's Even More Exciting Space Stuff To Be Excited About That Has Nothing To Do With Space Karen

NASA Issued The Plan To Return Humans To The Moon By 2024 But They Need $3.2 Billion To Get Started

NASA Fixes Probe On Mars By Hitting It With A Shovel

Let This Actual Astronaut Tell You What's Wrong With All Your Favorite Space Movies

Ad Astra's Lunar Rover Car Chase Looks Like Mad Max In Space

The Moon Missions Gave Us Way More Awesome Technology Than You Realize

Company Sold NASA Faulty Rocket Parts for Almost 20 Years

NASA and MIT Want Planes That Fly More like Birds

NASA Reminds Us That Destroying a Satellite with a Missile Is a Dangerous Idea

The First All-Female Spacewalk Can't Happen Because They Don't Have Enough Spacesuits That Fit