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Astronauts Head to Space Station as Clouds Stay Just Far Enough Away
After a scrubbed launch on Thursday, four astronauts lifted off from Florida and will dock at the International Space Station on Saturday.
4 Astronauts Launch to Space Station Aboard Elon Musk's SpaceX Rocket
SpaceX has launched its 11th manned mission to the International Space Station: The Falcon 9 rocket blasted off shortly ...
Texas senators want to move space shuttle Discovery to Houston. The Smithsonian is fighting back.
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act gave NASA Administrator Sean Duffy until Sunday to identify a space vehicle to rehome. Will ...
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How the Space Shuttle Beat 3000°C – The Re-Entry Puzzle
The Space Shuttle's return to Earth was one of the most dangerous parts of its mission. With temperatures exceeding 1650°C and plasma blocking all communications for 12 minutes, the orbiter relied on ...
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Here's the "big, beautiful bill"'s $300 million pet project that few noticed
Texas Republicans scored a little-known win in Trump's " big beautiful bill ": the transfer of the iconic Space Shuttle ...
Scrub!: SpaceX stands down from NASA Crew-11 launch from Kennedy Space Center
Live updates from the scrubbed launch attempt of NASA's Crew-11 on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Kennedy Space Center Pad 39A.