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Category: Moon
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What to Know About Europe’s Total Solar Eclipse: Where to See It and How to Watch Safely
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A Four-Ton SpaceX Rocket Stage Hit the Moon, but No One Saw It
The New York Times – On the Runway:Although amateur and professional astronomers pointed their telescopes at the impact site, there were no obvious signs of a collision — at least not yet.
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A SpaceX Rocket Will Soon Crash Into the Moon
The New York Times – Business:The second stage of a Falcon 9 rocket, which sent two private landers to the moon last year, will collide with the moon early Wednesday morning.
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NASA’s Moon Base Plan Adds Two Rovers for Its Astronauts
The New York Times – Business:The contracts, announced on Tuesday, are part of the space agency’s efforts to establish a moon base.
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Elon Musk’s SpaceX Files to Go Public, Setting Stage for Huge I.P.O.
The New York Times – Business:An initial public offering of Elon Musk’s rocket and satellite company would most likely be a generational wealth event and one of the largest offerings ever.
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Jeff Bezos’s Rocket Company Blue Origin Pauses Space Tourism to Focus on the Moon
The New Shepard rocket from Blue Origin, which brought 92 people on trips to the edge of space, will cease flying for at least two years as the company prioritizes NASA contracts.
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How to View the Artemis II Moon Launch
The first crewed mission around the moon in more than 50 years is coming up. Here’s how to see it at sites in and around the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
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Elon Musk’s SpaceX Valued at $800 Billion, as It Prepares to Go Public
A sale of insider shares at $421 a share would make Mr. Musk’s rocket company the most valuable private company in the world, as it readies for a possible initial public offering next year.
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NASA Gets Moon Lander Plan B’s From SpaceX and Blue Origin
As NASA worries that China will win the next moon race, Elon Musk and his company tangled with critics.
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Kim Kardashian Calls 1969 Moon Landing Fake. NASA Sets the Record Straight.
NASA’s chief, Sean Duffy, set the record straight after Kim Kardashian repeated the conspiracy theory that the 1969 moon landing had been faked.
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Musk Attacks NASA Leader Over Threat to Reconsider Lunar Contract
The billionaire’s swipes at Sean Duffy are the latest example of his tangling with members of the Trump administration.
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With SpaceX Behind Schedule, NASA Will Seek More Moon Lander Ideas
Blue Origin, owned by Jeff Bezos, and Lockheed Martin are among the contractors that may compete with Elon Musk’s company in the race back to the lunar surface.