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Mar 12, 2022

How SpaceX could save the ISS if Russia bails

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Musk’s Dragons stand ready to help.


Russian rockets are essential for keeping the station in place — but a modified Crew Dragon could do the trick.

Mar 11, 2022

A new lunar rover design from California’s Death Valley aims for the Moon

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Mar 11, 2022

Is it the end of the Voyager spacecraft?

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Mar 11, 2022

Groundbreaking new robots could solve the space junk problem

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Machines that grip, grapple, and maneuver will soon have their go at maintaining the fleet of small spacecraft that encircle Earth.

Mar 11, 2022

A company is planning to give you orbital deliveries from outer space

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The technology could be used to quickly deploy artificial organs to hospitals. A U.S.-based startup co-founded by an ex-SpaceX intern wants to make payloads rain down from Earth’s orbit.

Mar 11, 2022

SpaceX

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Mar 11, 2022

SLS vs. Starship: How NASA’s rocket could fuel ambitious space missions

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NASA wants to launch its Space Launch System on a trip to the Moon. Here’s how the agency’s giant rocket compares with SpaceX’s giant Starship rocket, which Elon Musk wants to use to go to Mars and beyond.

Mar 10, 2022

NASA’s Exploration Ground Systems

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Check out this time lapse showing the retraction of half of Platform C in High Bay 3 of the Vehicle Assembly Building today at.

NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. On March 17, NASA’s Space Launch System & Orion Spacecraft will roll out to Launch Pad 39B for wet dress rehearsal for Artemis I.

Mar 7, 2022

A piece of space junk just hit the Moon — and it could unlock lunar secrets

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It’s likely not from SpaceX as originally reported, but the mysterious piece of junk has captivated spaceflight fans as they watch its journey across the skies.

Mar 5, 2022

Land Rover Is Sending an Owner to Space With Virgin Galactic

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Land Rover is teaming up with Virgin Galactic for the Adventure of a Lifetime sweepstakes, which will see one lucky Land Rover owner literally fly to space at some point in the near future.

Anyone who currently owns a Land Rover can register online by submitting their vehicle’s VIN and some other bits of info, which counts as one entry. Placing an order for a new Land Rover nets 50 entries, while actually buying or leasing a vehicle gets you 100 entries. Anyone who enters also gets credit for referring people to the sweepstakes, and there’s no limit to how many entries you can get.

This isn’t the first time Land Rover has partnered with Richard Branson’s space-tourism venture. Range Rover SUVs have been used to tow the company’s space planes at various events and presentations, and in 2019 a special Range Rover Astronaut Edition was unveiled. That model could only be purchased by those who signed up to be an astronaut with Virgin, and it came with unique styling elements. As the Astronaut Edition was based on the now-old Range Rover, we wouldn’t be surprised if Land Rover releases a new version based on the fifth-gen Range Rover that was revealed last year.