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NASA’s Cassini Poised To Plunge Beneath Saturn’s Rings

An unmanned NASA spacecraft, Cassini, is poised to plunge into the gap between Saturn and its rings, a pioneering...

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‘Better You Than Me,’ Trump Tells Record-Breaking Astronaut

US President Donald Trump congratulated NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson for setting a new space record on Monday, but...

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China’s First Cargo Spacecraft Docks With Space Lab

China's first cargo spacecraft, Tianzhou-1, successfully completed docking with an orbiting space lab on Saturday, the...

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China Launches First Cargo Spacecraft Tianzhou-1

A Chinese rocket successfully sent the country's first cargo spacecraft, Tianzhou-1, into space from the southern...

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Trump, Ivanka To Call Record-Breaking Astronaut Monday

US President Donald Trump and his daughter Ivanka will call the International Space Station next week to congratulate...

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Dangerous Space Junk Has More Than Doubled Over the Past 25 Years

Scientists sounded the alarm yesterday over the problems posed to space missions from orbital junk - the accumulating...

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US Military Confirms Apparent Failed N.Korea Missile Test

The US Defense Department confirmed on Saturday that North Korea appeared to have fired a missile, and said the launch...

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Mars Spacecraft’s First Missions Face Delays, NASA Says

NASA will probably delay the first two missions of its Orion deep-space capsule, being developed to send astronauts...

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France, Japan Aim To Land Probe On Mars Moon

France and Japan want to recover pieces of a Martian Moon and bring them back to Earth, the head of France's National...

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Two Russians, One American Land Back On Earth From ISS

Two Russian cosmonauts and a US astronaut touched down safely in central Kazakhstan Monday, following a 173-day mission...

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Two Russians, One American Land Back On Earth From ISS

Two Russian cosmonauts and a US astronaut touched down safely in central Kazakhstan Monday, following a 173-day mission...

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US Naval Ships Head Toward Korean Peninsula

A US Navy carrier strike group was moving toward the Korean Peninsula on Saturday as the United States boosts its...

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Bezos Sells $1 Bn In Amazon Stock Yearly To Pay For Rocket Firm

Billionaire entrepreneur Jeff Bezos said he is selling $1 billion in stock of his retail giant Amazon each year to...

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US Astronaut John Glenn Is Buried With Military Honors

US flags worldwide were ordered flown at half-staff on Thursday as astronaut John Glenn, the first American to orbit...

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NASA’s Cassini Probe of Saturn Prepares For Last Plunge

NASA's unmanned Cassini spacecraft is preparing for its final plunge into Saturn later this year, after two decades of...

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SpaceX Wants To Try Recycling More of Falcon 9 Rocket

SpaceX CEO and founder Elon Musk said he wants to go further in the reuse of his rockets after successfully launching...

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SpaceX Hails ‘revolution’ After Recycled Rocket Launch, Landing

SpaceX chief Elon Musk hailed a "revolution in spaceflight" after blasting off a recycled rocket for the first time...

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Space Blanket Floats Away During Historic Spacewalk

A space blanket floated away from American astronaut Peggy Whitson on Thursday as she made a historic spacewalk outside...

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US Astronaut Breaks Record For Most Spacewalks By A Woman

American astronaut Peggy Whitson made history when she floated outside the International Space Station on Thursday,...