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OTD In Space - May 13: Apollo Spacecraft LaunchesFfor Abort Test
On May 13, 1964, NASA launched the second abort test of the Apollo spacecraft. This uncrewed mission would demonstrate that the launch escape system could safely eject the Apollo command module in case of an emergency. For the first...
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China's Shenzhou 19 Crew Conducts Spacewalk Outside Tiangong Space Station
Chinese astronauts Cai Xuzhe and Song Lingdong conducted a spacewalk outside the Tiangong Space Station. Their tasks includes the "installation of the space station's debris protection device and inspection of extravehicular equipment,"...
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OTD In Space - May 12: Last Spacewalk At Mir Space Station
On May 12, 2000, two Russian cosmonauts embarked on the 80th and final spacewalk at the Mir space station. This was also the first commercially financed spacewalk. A private company called Mircorp paid to launch two cosmonauts, Sergei...
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Firefly's Blue Ghost On Moon Seen By Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter
The Firefly Aerospace Blue Ghost lander on the moon was captured by NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter. Credit: Space.com | imagery courtesy: NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University / Firefly Aerospace | edited by Steve Spaleta
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OTD In Space - May 10: M2-F2 Lifting Body Crashes
On May 10, 1967, a NASA research aircraft known as the wingless M2-F2 lifting body crashed on Rogers Dry Lakebed at the Dryden Flight Research Center in California. The test pilot, Bruce Peterson, was severely injured, but he survived,...
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OTD In Space - May 9: Japan Launches Hayabusa Mission To Asteroid
On May 9, 2003, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency launched the first-ever asteroid sample return mission, Hayabusa. This was also the first mission to land on an asteroid. Hayabusa would spend about two years chasing down a...
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Operation Rising Lion: Netanyahu says we struck at heart of Iran's nuclear enrichment programme
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday (June 13) said that Israel is at a decisive point in its history, adding that the operation will continue as long as is needed until the mission is completed. Netanyahu commended the...
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Israel-Iran war: Widespread damage in Israel's Bat Yam after Iran strikes
The situation in West Asia continues to escalate, with the death toll in Israel due to Iranian missile attacks rising to 10, according to Israeli emergency services. Waves of overnight Iranian strikes have killed at least 10 people,...
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OTD In Space - May 8: Centaur Rocket Explodes During Maiden Flight
On May 8, 1962, NASA's new Centaur rocket exploded in mid-air during its first test flight. The Centaur was an upper stage specially designed to launch heavier payloads into orbit. For its first launch, it flew on an Atlas rocket...
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Why Is The UK So Bad At Eurovision?
Is the UK really doomed to fail at Eurovision—or are we just stuck with an old stereotype? In this episode of Decomplicated, we dig into the UK’s love-hate relationship with Eurovision. From political voting myths to genuinely bad...
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OTD In Space - April 28: World's 1st Space Tourist Launches To Space Station
On April 28, 2001, the world's first space tourist hitched a ride to the International Space Station on a Russian Soyuz spacecraft. The 60-year-old businessman and multimillionaire Dennis Tito funded his own trip to space, and it cost...
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OTD In Space - April 26: Britain Launches Its 1st Satellite
On April 26, 1962, Britain launched its first satellite, Ariel 1. This made the United Kingdom the third country to have a satellite in orbit after the U.S. and the Soviet Union — but they didn't launch it themselves. Ariel 1 launched on...
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Amazing One-Week Time-Lapse Capturing A Gigantic Corona Via NASA's Solar Dynamic Observatory
Watch this one-week time-lapse of the coronal hole in the Sun's atmosphere from NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory. Amazing One-Week Time-Lapse Capturing A Gigantic Coronal Hole On Sun Via NASA's Solar Dynamic Observatory Credit: NASA/SDO
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OTD In Space - April 27: NASA Launches Explorer 11
On April 27, 1961, NASA launched Explorer 11, a satellite that contained the first gamma ray telescope to go to space. This marked the birth of space-based gamma ray astronomy. Gamma rays are a form of electromagnetic radiation and have...
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OTD In Space - April 25: STS-31 Deploys Hubble Space Telescope
On April 25, 1990, the Hubble Space Telescope was deployed! Hubble is famous for taking some of the most amazing deep-space photos ever. It hitched a ride to space on the space shuttle Discovery with mission STS-31. Also on board were...
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OTD In Space - April 24: China Launches Its 1st Satellite
On April 24, 1970, China became the fifth nation to independently launch a satellite into orbit. Dong Fang Hong I was the first of a series of satellites China launched under the Dong Fang Hong space satellite program. It lifted off on a...
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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 22: X-37B Launches On 1st Top-Secret Orbital Mission
On April 22, 2010, the U.S. Air Force launched the super-secret X-37B space plane on its first spaceflight. [ This space plane is also known as the Orbital Test Vehicle. It looks a lot like NASA's space shuttle, only it's much smaller...
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Planets, Lyrid Meteors, The Moon And More In April 2025 Skywatching
Jupiter and the crescent moon start off and end the month together. Find out where to see Mars and Venus as well. The Lyrid Meteor Shower peaks on the night of April 21-22. Amazing globular cluster M3 is also available for skywatchers...
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OTD In Space - April 21: 1st Space Funeral Launches On 'Founders Flight'
On April 21, 1997, the cremated remains of 24 people were launched into space in the first-ever space funeral. One of those people was Gene Roddenberry, the creator of "Star Trek." Other notable people on board included the physicist and...
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Mother thanks searchers as missing teenage girl and pet Cockapoo ‘safe and on way home’
Mother thanks searchers as missing teenage girl and pet Cockapoo ‘safe and on way home’Source: Various
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OTD In Space - April 20: Moon Doesn't Turn Green, Despite Internet Rumors
On April 20, 2016, the moon did not turn green. The moon has never been green and will probably never turn green, despite what any viral internet memes may tell you. This hoax started in 2016 when someone jokingly posted a meme on...
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Chinese Astronauts Conduct Spacewalk To 'install Debris Protection Devices' On Space Station
Chinese astronauts Cai Xuzhe and Song Lingdong conducted a spacewalk outside the Tiangong space station. "The primary task was "to install debris protection devices outside" Tiangong to "safeguard its external cables from debris impact,"...
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OTD In Space - April 18: LADEE Crashes Into The Moon
On April 18, 2014, NASA's Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer, also known as LADEE, ended its mission by crashing into the moon. LADEE had spent seven months orbiting the moon and studying its exosphere. The exosphere is a...