Space
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Politics
NASA Says No Plan to Use SpaceX to Rescue Boeing Starliner Astronauts
In a news conference from aboard the International Space Station, Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams said they had confidence in…
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World
William E. Burrows, Historian of the Space Age, Is Dead at 87
In books and articles he wrote about the militarization of space and believed that investing in exploration would ultimately “protect…
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World
How to Watch Europe Launch Its Powerful New Rocket
Ariane 6 is finally set to fly on Tuesday. If successful, European nations will regain independent access to space.
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World
The Sad State of Underground Retail in New York City
Nearly 75 percent of shops operated by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority are vacant.
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Economy
Wildlife Protections Take a Back Seat to SpaceX’s Ambitions
As Elon Musk’s Starship — the largest rocket ever manufactured — successfully blasted toward the sky last month, the launch…
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World
Debris Found in North Carolina Came From SpaceX Dragon, NASA Says
An object found on a hiking trail west of Asheville, N.C., had traveled to the International Space Station, the space…
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World
Chinese Rocket Accidentally Launches During Test, Then Crashes
The commercial company Space Pioneer said the accident occurred because of a structural failure in the connection between the rocket…
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Politics
Astronauts Are Not Stuck on the I.S.S., NASA and Boeing Officials Say
Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams will spend additional weeks in orbit as teams on the ground study malfunctioning thrusters on…
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Politics
A Dead Russian Satellite Broke Into More Than 100 Pieces in Space
The cause of the incident, which added to a growing amount of dangerous space junk in low Earth orbit, remains…
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Politics
He Monitors Solar Flares. Here’s What Keeps Him Up at Night.
Mike Bettwy, a government meteorologist who focuses on potential threats from space weather, says that we are more prepared than…