No one will be inside the crew capsule atop the rocket, just three mannequins swarming with sensors to measure radiation and vibration.
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Russia to drop out of International Space Station after 2024
Russia’s space chief says the country will opt out of the International Space Station after 2024 and focus on building its own orbiting outpost.
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Another View: Counting the cost of America’s fickle fascination with space travel
A series of astronomical financial projections should give taxpayers pause.
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NASA’s new telescope shows star death, dancing galaxies
NASA has unveiled a new batch of images from its new powerful space telescope.
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Far out: NASA space telescope’s 1st cosmic view goes deep
The James Webb Space Telescope provides images of the farthest humanity has ever seen in both time and distance, closer to the dawn of time and the edge of the universe.
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NASA fuels moon rocket for 1st time in countdown rehearsal
This was NASA’s fourth crack at the all-important dress rehearsal, the last major milestone before the moon rocket’s long-awaited launch debut.
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Boeing crew capsule launches to space station on test redo
Boeing’s crew capsule has blasted off on a repeat test flight to the International Space Station.
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Fuel leak thwarts NASA’s dress rehearsal for moon rocket
NASA’s latest attempt to fuel its huge moon rocket for a countdown test has been thwarted by a hazardous hydrogen leak.
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Twinkle, twinkle: Astronomers discover farthest star yet
It’s a super-hot, super-bright giant that formed nearly 13 billion years ago at the dawn of the cosmos.
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Twinkle, twinkle: Astronomers discover farthest star yet
It’s a super-hot, super-bright giant that formed nearly 13 billion years ago at the dawn of the cosmos.