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Draper plans bigger Titusville centrifuge-test campus for Navy missiles

Draper says the campus will support the Navy, defense contractors and space companies with facilities "that currently don’t exist on the Space Coast.”

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    "Once-in-a-lifetime" cosmic explosion is likely this summer, NASA says. Here's what to know.

    A dramatic cosmic explosion is expected this summer. NASA says the event will be visible to even the naked eye.

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    SpaceX reveals new sleek spacesuits ahead of upcoming historic mission | Popular Science

    The Extravehicular Activity (EVA) suits will be worn during the Polaris Dawn spacewalk and feature HUD visor displays.

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    On remote trail, man stumbles upon heavy, mysterious object possibly from outer space

    A Haywood County man is sharing his story after he recently discovered a mysterious, heavy object that may have been from outer space -- on a remote trail.

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    Solar eclipse 2024: 8 strange things that could happen during the rare event

    The North American solar eclipse can cause various weird events to occur including changes in weather, animal behavior, radio connection and other celestial phenomenons.

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    Scientists detect a cosmic ray that’s almost as powerful as the ‘Oh-My-God’ particle | CNN

    Space scientists have detected an extremely rare, ultra-high-energy particle that they believe traveled to Earth from beyond the Milky Way galaxy.

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    Officials estimate the Artemis I launch crowd in Florida Monday may be 100,000 to half million

    “We're advising all our residents to stay put — just avoid A1A. Because it's going to be gridlock,” Cocoa Beach Mayor Ben Malik said.

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    When Artemis I launches, how far away will you hear it?

    The Space Launch System (SLS) heading for the moon on Monday, Aug. 29 for the Artemis I mission will be the most powerful rocket ever to launch by far.

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    Artemis I is go for launch to the moon and back, NASA says | CNN

    Managers of the Artemis I mission at NASA have concluded that the Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft are ready to launch on Monday, August 29.

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    "Missile Row" pads at Cape Canaveral returning to action - NASASpaceFlight.com

    Cape Canaveral has been at the heart of America’s space program since the very beginning.…

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    Musk says SpaceX to bring Starship launches to Kennedy Space Center

    Elon Musk said SpaceX has begun construction on an orbital launch pad for its next-generation Starship rocket at Kennedy Space Center, bringing to the Space Coast the world’s most powerful spacecraft that he hopes will eventually take people to Mars.

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    NASA's Perseverance Initiates Remarkable Sample Return Mission

    NASA, along with the European Space Agency, is developing a campaign to return the Martian samples to Earth.

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      South Pole posts most severe cold season on record, an anomaly in a warming world

      The extreme cold over Antarctica helped push sea ice levels surrounding the continent to their fifth-highest level on record in August. Scientists credited a very strong polar vortex, strong winds in the stratosphere, for the intensity of the cold.

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      NASA Selects 2 Missions to Study ‘Lost Habitable’ World of Venus

      NASA has selected two new missions to Venus, Earth’s nearest planetary neighbor.

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      Scientists develop method allowing lab animals to ‘breathe’ from their rectum

      Bottom’s up? A Japanese doctor believes a technique to pump oxygen through one’s rectum could help save folks who are low on oxygen and aren’t responding to ventilators. 

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      NASA's James Webb Space Telescope unfolds its giant mirror for last time ahead of Oct. 31 launch

      NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has unfurled its big golden mirror for the final time on Earth ahead of its planned launch later this year.

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      Sierra Nevada, prepping for Florida launch, unveils space station

      Sierra Nevada unveiled its take on an Earth-orbiting space station, joining others aiming to find alternatives to the International Space Station.

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      Perseverance Rover’s Descent and Touchdown on Mars (Official NASA Video)

      NASA's Mars 2020 Perseverance mission captured thrilling footage of its rover landing in Mars' Jezero Crater on Feb. 18, 2021. The real footage in this vide...

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      NASA's Perseverance rover lands on Mars

      NASA has unveiled the first pictures from its fifth Mars rover, Perseverance, after a successful landing on the red planet's Jezero crater at approximately 3:55 p.m. Thursday.

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      Scientists Are Pretty Sure They Found a Portal to the Fifth Dimension

      It's probably in this weird particle.

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      After 300 million miles, NASA's Perseverance rover set for Mars landing

      NASA's Mars Perseverance rover is on the cusp of landing on the red planet after a 300 million-mile journey. Here's what happens next.

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      Biden cancels Elon Musk’s adventures in space

      The United States is in a titanic struggle with the People’s Republic of China for the dominance of space.

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        Preps for ULA’s new Vulcan rocket continue at Cape Canaveral

        United Launch Alliance plans to launch a brand new rocket known later this year.

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        SpaceX to launch 2 rockets hours apart with Starlink satellites

        If everything aligns, SpaceX could launch two batches of Starlink satellites Thursday morning just hours apart.

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        SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket Launch Scheduled for Sunday Morning at 10 a.m. ET from Cape Canaveral

        SpaceX is scheduled to launch a Falcon 9 rocket Sunday morning from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station following Saturday's scrubbed attempt due to unfavorable weather in the area.ABOVE VIDEO: SpaceX is targeting Sunday, January 24 for launch of Tran

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        Weather Forecast Shows Conditions 80-Percent Favorable for Friday's SpaceX Rocket Launch from Cape Canaveral

        The latest weather report from the 45th Weather Squadron shows conditions for the Friday morning SpaceX rocket launch is 80-percent favorable.

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        SpaceX Rocket Launch from Kennedy Space Center Slated for Monday, Jan. 18

        SpaceX has announced that they have scheduled a Falcon 9 rocket launch from Kennedy Space Center for Monday, Jan. 18.

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        NASA's Europa Clipper has been liberated from the Space Launch System

        Europa Clipper is slated to go into orbit around Jupiter — confirmation of lifemwould be one of the greatest scientific discoveries of this century.

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        SpaceX Dragon Capsule to Make First of Its Kind Science Splashdown

        By capsule, helicopter, boat, plane, and car, space station science experiments are about to make a first of a kind journey back to researchers on Earth.

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        Elon Musk says SpaceX will attempt to recover Super Heavy rocket by catching it with launch tower – TechCrunch

        SpaceX will try a significantly different approach to landing its future reusable rocket boosters, according to CEO and founder Elon Musk. It will attempt to “catch” the heavy booster, which is currently in development, using the launch tower

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        Artemis I Launch Preparations Are Stacking Up at NASA's Kennedy Space Center Ahead Next Year's Launch

        NASA has stacked the first piece of the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket on the mobile launcher in preparation for the Artemis I launch next year.

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        NASA's Perseverance rover getting closer to Mars, potentially finding evidence of life

        NASA's Perseverance rover has less than 100 days until it gets to Mars and looks for fossilized evidence of extraterrestrial life, the space agency announced. 

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        NASA Contacts Voyager 2 Using Upgraded Deep Space Network Dish

        The only radio antenna that can command the 43-year-old spacecraft has been offline since March as it gets new hardware, but work is on track to wrap up in February.