Space exploration
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PublishedFebruary 26, 2024
Sideways moon landing cuts mission short; private U.S. lunar lander will stop working Tuesday
A private U.S. lunar lander is expected to stop working Tuesday, its mission cut short after landing sideways near the south pole of the moon.
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PublishedFebruary 15, 2024
SpaceX launches a commercial lander to the moon in historic mission
The soft lunar landing set for Feb. 22 would be the first by a commercial entity, as well as the first for the United States since the final Apollo mission in 1972.
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PublishedNovember 9, 2023
Frank Borman, commander of first Apollo mission to the moon, dies at 95
The Apollo 8 astronaut also went on to become chief executive of Eastern Air Lines.
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PublishedSeptember 25, 2023
Biddeford manufacturer provided critical piece for NASA’s asteroid mission
Fiber Materials Inc., which was recently acquired by Spirit AeroSystems, produced the space capsule's heat shield, the company's latest contribution in a string of NASA missions.