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In Photos: Remembering the Columbia Space Shuttle Disaster 20 Years Later
The 28th flight of NASA’s Space Shuttle Columbia ended in disaster on February 1, 2003, while it was 43 km above the state of Texas, marking the second catastrophic mission of NASA’s shuttle program. Twenty years later, the tragic event serves as an important reminder of the dangers posed by space exploration — and why…
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7 Things We Learned From NASA’s Wildly Successful Artemis 1 Mission
Orion’s 25 day lunar journey sets the stage for humans to once again walk on the Moon.
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A Satellite That Launched Aboard SLS Is Already in Trouble
The launch of NASA’s Artemis 1 mission sent the Orion capsule on a journey to the Moon, in addition to 10 cubesats included as secondary payloads. The Space Launch System’s upper stage successfully deployed the tiny satellites yesterday, but one of them appears to be malfunctioning.
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Check Out Juno’s First Up-Close Images of Icy Europa
NASA’s Juno spacecraft completed its close flyby of Jupiter’s moon Europa on Thursday, and the first images from the manoeuvre have now arrived on Earth for your viewing pleasure.