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South Korean spacecraft launched to the moon, country’s 1st
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — South Korea joined the stampede to the moon Thursday with the launch of a lunar orbiter…
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Plastic waste is such a big issue, Estée Lauder is looking to space for help
It may sound like an unusual alliance: an Earth-orbiting space lab and a major comestics brand. But what draws the…
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NASA to launch 2 more choppers to Mars to help return rocks
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA is launching two more mini helicopters to Mars in its effort to return Martian rocks…
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Italian, Russian share rare spacewalk amid Ukraine tensions
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — An Italian astronaut joined a Russian cosmonaut in a rare spacewalking show of unity Thursday, as…
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New lunar rover in the works as NASA moon mission advances
A new lunar rover is under development by Lockheed Martin and Goodyear as NASA gears up for a return to…
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China prepares to launch laboratory module to Tiangong space station
On 24 July, China will launch the second of three modules to its space station, with the rocket taking off…
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NASA aiming for late August test flight of giant moon rocket
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — On the 53rd anniversary of the Apollo 11 lunar landing, NASA announced Wednesday it’s shooting for…
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First on CNN: Goodyear developing airless metal tires for GM’s moon buggy | CNN Business
New York CNN Business — General Motors and Lockheed Martin are working together on a new Lunar Rover. but it…
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US, Russian astronauts will swap seats on rockets again
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA astronauts will go back to riding Russian rockets under an agreement announced Friday, and Russian…
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NASA satellite breaks from orbit around Earth, heads to moon
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — A satellite the size of a microwave oven successfully broke free from its orbit around Earth…
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