February 24, 1997: Fire Breaks Out on Board the Russian Mir Space Station

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Radio traffic during VHF  in the morning of 24.02.1997 revealed that something serious had happened on board the Russian Mir…

Feb. 23, 1990: Pioneer 11 heads out of the solar system

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Feb. 23, 1990: Pioneer 11 heads out of the solar system On Feb. 23, 1990, NASA's Pioneer 11 spacecraft left…

Space Tourism Flights Poised to Continue with Virgin Galactic in 2022

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Space Tourism Flights Set to Continue with Virgin Galactic in 2022 2021 was a great year for aerospace as more…

SpaceX is Launching 4 Dozen Starlink Satellites Today on February 21, 2022

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SpaceX will launch more than four dozen Starlink satellites and land the returning rocket on Monday (Feb. 21). A two-stage…

February 20, 1962: John Glenn is the First American to Orbit the Earth

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On Feb. 20, 1962, NASA astronaut John Glenn launched from Florida's Cape Canaveral inside a tiny capsule named Friendship 7…

Astroscale to Demonstrate Orbital Space Debris Removal

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Astroscale said Feb. 17 it is preparing to resume an attempt to capture a satellite acting as a piece of…

New Shepard Commercial Spaceflight launches in 2022 will be Increased by Blue Origin owned by Bezos

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Blue Origin expects to more than double the number of people it flies on its New Shepard suborbital system this…

Europe hosted its Space Summit in Toulouse France

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Europe hosted its Space Summit in Toulouse, France. Leaders in the space sector from across Europe gathered to discuss the…

February 1, 2003: Space Shuttle Columbia Disintegrates During Landing Killing Seven Astronauts

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February 1, 2003: Space Shuttle Columbia Disintegrates During Landing Killing Seven Astronauts The US space shuttle Columbia has broken up…

Rocket Lab will launch NASA Smallsat

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Rocket Lab will launch a NASA technology demonstration satellite under an unconventional arrangement as the agency works on a more…