International Mars Competition to Design a Telerobotic Mars Expedition

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ONE WEEK LEFT to Register for Telerobotic Mars Expedition Design CompetitionThe Mars Society announced in April the launching of a…

Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft successfully docked with the International Space Station

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Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft successfully docked with the International Space Station on May 20, 2022. The spacecraft docked with the…

Sanctions on Russia Causing Some Ripples in Collaborative ISS Activities

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While operations of the International Space Station continue without “serious interruptions,” sanctions on Russia for its invasion of Ukraine are…

DARPA Going Ahead with the Development of Nuclear Powered Spacecraft

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The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency on May 4 issued a solicitation for proposals for the next phase of a…

Virgin Galactic Postpones its Commercial Suborbital Tourism Flights to 2023

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Virgin Galactic is again postponing the start of commercial service of its SpaceShipTwo suborbital spaceplane from late 2022 to early…

May 7, 1992: Space Shuttle Endeavour Launches on its Maiden Voyage

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On May 7, 1992, the space shuttle Endeavour launched on its first flight. Endeavour was the fifth and last space…

May 6, 1968: Neil Armstrong Barely Escapes Fiery Crash

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On May 6, 1968, NASA astronaut Neil Armstrong almost met his fate while simulating a lunar landing. This was a…

May 5, 1961: Alan Shepard Becomes the First American in Space

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On May 5, 1961, Navy Commander Alan Bartlett Shepard Jr. was launched into space aboard the Freedom 7 space capsule, becoming…

May 3, 1986: Delta Rocket Fails to Launch GOES-G Weather Satellite

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On May 3, 1986, NASA attempted to launch a new weather satellite called GOES-G for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric…

The future of international cooperation in space is splitting along the lines of power on Earth

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Space Blocs: The future of international cooperation in space is splitting along lines of power on Earth In the next decade,…