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OTD in Space - October 12: Voskhod 1 Launches 1st Multi-Person Crew into Space
New ReviewOn Oct. 12, 1964, the Soviet Union launched Voskhod 1, a 24-hour crewed mission that achieved several "firsts" for human spaceflight. The This was the first time that a spacecraft carried more than one person into orbit, with three...
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OTD in Space - October 11: Apollo 7 Launches the 1st Apollo Crew into Orbit
New ReviewOn. Oct. 11, 1968, Apollo 7 launched into space with NASA astronauts Wally Schirra, Donn Eisele and Walter Cunningham. This was the first mission of the Apollo program that carried a crew into space. Apollo 7 rebooted the Apollo program...
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NASA's TRACERS To Study 'Magnetic Explosions' Triggered By Space Weather
New ReviewNASA's Tandem Reconnection and Cusp Electrodynamics Reconnaissance Satellites (TRACERS) mission will study "magnetic reconnection and its effects in Earth's atmosphere," according to the Goddard Space Flight Center. Credit: NASA's...
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Watch SpaceX's AX-4 Crew Dragon Drift Away From Space Station After Undocking
New ReviewA SpaceX Dragon spacecraft carrying the Axiom Space Ax-4 crew undocked from the International Space Station. See footage shortly after undocking when signal was re-acquired by mission control from the ISS. "Ax-4 is commanded by former...
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China Tests Crew Escape System For Next-Gen Mengzhou Spacecraft
New ReviewChina's new Mengzhou spacecraft completed a crew escape system test at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. The spacecraft will be used for future crewed lunar missions. Credit: Space.com | footage courtesy: China Central Television...
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OTD In Space - August 3: MESSENGER Spacecraft Launches To Mercury
On Aug. 3, 2004, NASA launched the MESSENGER spacecraft on a historic first mission to orbit the planet Mercury. The spacecraft's name stands for the MErcury Surface, Space ENvironment, GEochemistry and Ranging mission. It blasted off...
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Top 6 Museums to Visit in Los Angeles
Howcast - Learn about the top six museums to visit on a trip to Los Angeles in this Howcast travel video.
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Europe's space sector to soon welcome Ariane 6: 'The missions will be longer and more versatile'
The new Ariane 6 rocket will close a dark chapter in European space history when the region had no workhorse launcher and no independent access to space.
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Amazing Views Of Mars And Its Moons Captured By Hera Spacecraft During Flyby
ESA's Hera mission flying by Mars. See views captured with its Asteroid Framing Cameras. Credit; ESA - European Space Agency Music: A New Beginning by Bruce Brus / courtesy of Epidemic Sound
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OTD In Space - July 9: Voyager 2’s Closest Approach To Jupiter
On July 9, 1979, NASA's Voyager 2 spacecraft made its closest approach to Jupiter. It came within 354,000 miles (570,000 kilometers) of the planet's cloud tops. Voyager 2 was one of two space probes launched by NASA in 1977 to study the...
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OTD In Space - July 7: Discoverer 26 Launches
On July 7, 1961, the U.S. Air Force launched a satellite called Discoverer 26 into orbit with a classified payload. Discoverer 26 was part of a series of reconnaissance or spy satellites whose missions were kept top-secret by the...
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Earth-Moon Transiting During Artemis 1 Mission - Amazing Time-Lapse Footage
Footage shows the 13th mission of Artemis 1, where the Orion spacecraft captures Earth slipping behind the moon. The footage and has been time-lapsed and looped here. Credit: NASA | edited by Steve Spaleta
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ESA’s Biomass ‘Umbrella’ Unfurls In View From Space
ESA's Biomass spacecraft recently unfurled its antenna reflector. Watch footage from space and animation of the deployment. Credit: Space.com | footage & animation: ESA/ATG medialab | edited by Steve Spaleta
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SpaceX Fram2 Dragon's View Of Earth's Poles Captured On Spacecraft Camera
A camera mounted on the SpaceX Fram2 mission's Dragon spacecraft captured views of Earth's poles. Credit: Space.com | footage courtesy: SpaceX
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Time-Lapse Of SpaceX CRS-32 Dragon Cargo Spacecraft Approaching ISS
The SpaceX CRS-32 Dragon cargo capsule docked with the International Space Station (ISS). Credit: Space.com | footage courtesy: NASA | edited by Steve Spaleta
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Lucy Spacecraft Captured 1st Ever Close-Up Views Of Asteroid Donaldjohanson
NASA's Lucy spacecraft has captured the first-ever view of asteroid Donaldjohanson. It was reported by NASA the spacecraft’s closest approach distance was 600 miles (960 km). Credit: Space.com | imagery: NASA/Goddard/SwRI/Johns Hopkins...
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OTD In Space - June 7: Gemini 4 Returns To Earth
On June 7, 1965, after a four-day mission and 62 orbits, NASA's Gemini 4 mission returned to Earth with an Atlantic Ocean splashdown. Gemini 4 was NASA's 10th manned spaceflight. It included the first spacewalk by an American astronaut....
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OTD In Space - June 3: First American Spacewalk
On June 3, 1965, NASA astronaut Ed White became the first American to walk in space. White left the safety of his Gemini 4 spacecraft equipped with a spacesuit, a tether and a small gas gun for maneuvering. The spacewalk occurred just...
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OTD In Space - May 21: Japan Launches 1st Solar Sail On 'Ikaros' Spacecraft
On May 21, 2010, Japan launched the first solar sail into space. Solar sail technology uses light for spacecraft propulsion, but not in the same way that traditional solar panels do. While solar panels use light to generate electricity,...
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OTD In Space - May 20: NASA Launches Pioneer Venus 1
On May 20, 1978, NASA launched a spacecraft to Venus. The mission was called Pioneer-Venus 1, but it’s also known as the Pioneer Venus Orbiter. This was the first of two spacecraft that made up the Pioneer Venus mission. Pioneer Venus 2...
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OTD In Space - April 23: Ranger 4 Launches On Failed Moon Mission
On April 23, 1962, NASA launched the Ranger 4 mission to the moon. After the first three Ranger missions failed, NASA was really happy with the successful launch of Ranger 4. But the fun didn't last long. After a picture-perfect launch...
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OTD In Space - April 15: NASA Spacecraft Collides With Satellite
On April 15, 2005, NASA launched a spacecraft on a mission to rendezvous with a small communications satellite. The launch went according to plan, but the mission ended abruptly when the spacecraft collided with the satellite. The...
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OTD In Space - April 12: Yuri Gagarin Becomes 1st Human In Space
On April 12, 1961, a human went to space for the first time! Yuri Gagarin was the first Soviet cosmonaut and the first person to orbit the Earth. This was the Soviet Union's next big move in the "space race" after it launched the first...
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OTD In Space - April 8: 1st Test Flight Of Gemini Spacecraft
On April 8, 1964, NASA launched the first uncrewed test flight of the new Gemini spacecraft. This was the very first mission of Project Gemini, which would later send crews of two into orbit. NASA flew a total of 12 Gemini missions, 10...