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Boeing Starliner's return from space to hinge on weeks of more testing
Boeing's Starliner spacecraft will not return its two astronauts from the International Space Station until after engineers spend "a couple weeks" testing to investigate the spacec...
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NASA, Boeing continue evaluating Starliner's propulsion system performance
NASA said on Thursday that it would continue to evaluate Starliner's propulsion system performance along with Boeing before the shuttle returns from the International Space Station...
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Russian satellite breaks up in space, forces ISS astronauts to shelter
A Russian satellite has broken up into more than 100 pieces of debris in orbit, forcing astronauts on the International Space Station to take shelter, U.S. space agencies said.
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Musk's SpaceX gets $843 million to help discard International Space Station around 2030
NASA awarded SpaceX $843 million to build a vehicle capable of pushing the International Space Station into Earth's atmosphere for its planned destruction around 2030, it said on W...
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RTX's Collins in talks to drop ISS spacesuit contract with NASA, sources say
RTX Corp subsidiary Collins Aerospace is in talks with NASA to back out of its contract to build new spacesuits for astronauts on the International Space Station, a setback as the ...
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China's Chang'e-6 moon probe lands back on Earth
China's Chang'e-6 lunar probe landed on Tuesday in the northern Chinese region of Inner Mongolia, making the country the first to bring back samples from the moon's far side.
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Explainer: How Boeing's Starliner can bring its astronauts back to Earth
Problems with Boeing's Starliner capsule, still docked at the International Space Station (ISS), have upended the original plans for its return of its two astronauts to Earth, as l...
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Sino-French satellite launched into orbit, China's CCTV says
A satellite developed by China and France, the most powerful yet for studying the farthest explosion of stars, was launched into orbit on Saturday, Chinese state broadcaster CCTV r...
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NASA delays return of Boeing Starliner for more technical checks
NASA has further postponed the Boeing Starliner's return to Earth from the International Space Station with its first crew of astronauts, to allow more time for review of technical...
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Boeing Starliner's return to Earth pushed to June 26
Boeing Starliner's return to Earth from the International Space Station with its first crew of astronauts has been pushed back to June 26, a NASA official said on Tuesday.
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US SEC sues over alleged bogus bailout of Richard Branson's Virgin Orbit
A Texas man was sued by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday over his alleged fraudulent $200 million offer to rescue billionaire Richard Branson's now-defunct sat...
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Boeing Starliner set for June 22 undocking, return to Earth, NASA says
The Boeing Starliner spacecraft is now scheduled to undock from the International Space Station and return to Earth on June 22 with its inaugural astronaut crew, NASA said on Frida...
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Blue Origin, SpaceX and United Launch Alliance picked for Pentagon rocket launch contracts
The U.S. Department of Defense picked Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin, Elon Musk's SpaceX and Boeing-Lockheed joint venture United Launch Alliance (ULA) to compete for national security sp...
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NASA accidentally broadcasts simulation of distressed astronauts on space station
NASA accidentally broadcast a simulation of astronauts being treated for decompression sickness on the International Space Station (ISS) on Wednesday, prompting speculation of an e...
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NASA, Boeing push back Starliner's crewed return to June 18
NASA and Boeing said they expect to bring Starliner and its first astronaut crew back to Earth from the International Space Station as soon as June 18, later than previously schedu...
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Data from all-civilian crew details health effects of space travel
When pediatric cancer survivor Hayley Arceneaux and a trio of crewmates spent three days in space in 2021 as part of SpaceX's Inspiration4 mission, they made history not only as th...
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US to award Rocket Lab $23.9 mln to boost satellite, spacecraft chips
The U.S. Commerce Department said on Tuesday it planned to award Rocket Lab $23.9 million to dramatically boost the production of compound semiconductors used in satellites and spa...
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Virgin Galactic spaceplane takes tourists on flight
Virgin Galactic flew four tourists to the edge of space and back aboard its spaceplane, marking the second flight this year, the Richard Branson-founded company said on Saturday.
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