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SpaceX capsule set for splashdown
SpaceX's Dragon space capsule, which last week became the world's first privately built and operated spacecraft to dock with the International Space Station, is scheduled to return to Earth on Thursday morning. At 8:44 a.m. Pacific time, the capsule is...
Tags: Oceans, NASA, Bodies of Water, Science and Technology, SpaceX
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New NASA X-ray telescope to bring black holes into sharp focus
NASA will be launching a new telescope expected to bring black holes and supernovae into unprecedented focus, mission scientists announced Wednesday. The Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array, a mission to hunt for black holes, is scheduled to launch...
Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Emergency Incidents, Explosions, Science and Technology, Health
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SpaceX's historic mission set to end with a Thursday splashdown
SpaceX’s Dragon space capsule, which last week became the world’s first privately built and operated spacecraft to dock with the International Space Station, is scheduled to return to Earth on Thursday morning. The unmanned capsule is set...
Tags: NASA, Science and Technology, SpaceX, Satellite Technology, Human Interest
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SpaceX capsule docks at International Space Station
About 250 miles above northwest Australia, a cargo-carrying space capsule linked up with the International Space Station, marking the first time a privately built and operated vehicle has ever docked at the orbiting outpost.
Astronauts on the space...Tags: NASA, Politics, Charles F. Bolden, Jr., Companies and Corporations, Cape Canaveral
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NASA astronauts open SpaceX capsule hatch and begin unloading cargo
Less than 24 hours after a historic docking, astronauts aboard the International Space Station clambered into SpaceX's unmanned Dragon spacecraft and began unloading supplies that were packed inside. Wearing oxygen masks as a precaution, the astronauts...
Tags: NASA, Cape Canaveral, Science and Technology, SpaceX, Satellite Technology
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SpaceX completes historic docking with the space station
SpaceX's cargo-carrying Dragon spacecraft docked with the International Space Station in a historic first for spaceflight. The unmanned, cone-shaped capsule became the first privately built and operated vehicle to ever dock to the orbiting outpost at 9:...
Tags: NASA, Charles F. Bolden, Jr., Companies and Corporations, Cape Canaveral, Science and Technology
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SpaceX rocket launch hailed as 'a new era in space exploration'
Los Angeles TimesIn a pivotal moment for private spaceflight, a towering white rocket lifted into space a cone-shaped capsule headed for a three-day trip carrying cargo to the International Space Station and a tricky rendezvous in outer space this week. The launch...Tags: Republican Party, Charles F. Bolden, Jr., NASA, Companies and Corporations, Cape Canaveral
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Astronomers prepare for rare transit of Venus
On June 5, astronomers will witness an astronomical event that has been observed in the modern era only six times previously, a passage or transit of the planet Venus across the face of the sun. The next time such an event will occur is 2117, so...
Tags: NASA, Astronomy, Johannes Kepler, Science and Technology, Science
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NASA hails SpaceX launch as 'a new era' for spaceflight
In a pivotal moment for private spaceflight, a towering white rocket lifted a cone-shaped capsule into space early Tuesday on a mission to the International Space Station. SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket carried the unmanned Dragon capsule into space after a 3:...
Tags: NASA, Charles F. Bolden, Jr., Companies and Corporations, Cape Canaveral, Science and Technology
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SpaceX hits milestones; capsule on track to dock with space station
SpaceX's cone-shaped space capsule performed a series of delicate maneuvers around the International Space Station that proved to NASA officials that it's ready to move in for a historic docking attempt. "We're looking good across the board," said John...
Tags: NASA, Cape Canaveral, Science and Technology, SpaceX
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SpaceX capsule on track to dock with space station
SpaceX's cone-shaped space capsule performed a series of delicate maneuvers in outer space that proved to NASA officials that it was ready to move in for its historic docking attempt with the International Space Station.
The hookup was scheduled to occur...Tags: NASA, Companies and Corporations, Science and Technology, SpaceX, Satellite Technology
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SpaceX capsule captured by space station crew in historic mission
For the first time, a cargo-carrying spacecraft made by a private company arrived at the International Space Station. SpaceX's unmanned Dragon spacecraft was captured by the space station's 58-foot robotic arm by astronaut Don Pettit aboard the space...
Tags: Politics, NASA, Companies and Corporations, Cape Canaveral, Science and Technology
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