Officials from NASA and Boeing say they have worked out a solution to a helium leak that has kept the Starliner astronaut capsule grounded.
Category: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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NASA Picks 3 Companies to Help Astronauts Drive Around the Moon
The agency’s future moon buggies will reach speeds of 9.3 miles per hour and will be capable of self-driving.
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NASA Is Recruiting a New Class of Astronauts
Victor Glover, a nine-year veteran of the astronaut corps who will fly around the moon in 2025, said the search for excellence and diversity were not mutually exclusive.
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Taiwan Is Building a Satellite Network Without Elon Musk
The island democracy urgently needs an internet backup. Mr. Musk’s total control over his Starlink service, which dominates the market, left Taiwan wary.
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Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin Could Race SpaceX to the Moon
While SpaceX has a major head start on the way to orbit, Blue Origin has a plan to put an uncrewed spacecraft on the moon in 12-16 months.
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Total Solar Eclipse of 2024: 31 Things to Do
On April 8, the moon will blot out the sun along a roughly 4,200-mile-long, 115-mile-wide path across North America. Where will you watch it? Here are some ideas.
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Odysseus Moon Lander Sends Photos Home Before Spacecraft Likely Dies
The privately built American spacecraft’s ability to send home images and other data has been limited by its sideways landing. On another part of the moon, a Japanese spacecraft woke up.
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Moon Lander Is Lying on Its Side but Still Functional, Officials Say
The Odysseus spacecraft was drifting horizontally as it set down, and a landing strut may have hit an obstacle on the surface.
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U.S. Moon Landing: How to Watch and What to Know About the Odysseus Mission
If all goes as planned, Odysseus, a private spacecraft, will touch down on the lunar surface on Thursday. It will be the first U.S. moon landing in more than 50 years.
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Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin Rocket Moves Closer to Launch
Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket rolled to the launchpad for a series of tests in preparation for its maiden flight later this year.
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SpaceX to Launch Intuitive Machines Nova-C Moon Lander: How to Watch
A day after SpaceX called off the flight of a spacecraft from Intuitive Machines of Houston, the company is ready to begin its lunar journey.
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SpaceX to Launch Intuitive Machines Nova-C Moon Lander: How to Watch
Intuitive Machines of Houston, the latest private company to attempt to carry NASA payloads to the lunar surface, will lift off early on Wednesday.