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Elon Musk Pretty Much Has a Monopoly on Space
On a recent episode of What Next, host Mary Harris spoke to Foer about how the history of NASA and its reliance on ...
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No, seriously, NASA’s Space Launch System is ready to take flight
NASA's Space Launch System rocket, reflected in the turn basin at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, rolls out for a fourth attempt at a wet dress rehearsal on June 6, 2022. Credit: Trevor ...
Launch recap: SpaceX rocket launch from Florida on Starlink mission Tuesday night
Live updates from the July 29 launch of the SpaceX Starlink 10-29 mission from Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space ...
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Watch: Australia's first space launch since 1971 ends in 14 seconds
In a bit of an oops, Australia's return to space after almost 54 years hasn't exactly gone to plan. On July 30, 2025 at the ...
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NASA beefing up SLS moon rocket for its Artemis program | Space
Here’s how it works. The launch of the Artemis 1 Space Launch System rocket as seen from the press site at Kennedy Space Center. (Image credit: Josh Dinner) ...
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.
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NASA’s deep space launch system is ‘coming together’ - BGR
That’s where the Space Launch System, or SLS, comes in. The SLS is NASA’s big bet on deep space travel, and the colossal launch vehicle will give NASA the power to send manned missions back to ...
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The road to NASA's Artemis 1 SLS megarocket moon launch pad - Space.com
NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket with the Orion spacecraft aboard is seen atop the mobile launcher as it is rolled up the ramp at Launch Pad 39B, Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022, at NASA’s ...
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Space Launch System could launch a Titan balloon mission
But a team from Boeing, the prime contractor on the Space Launch System (SLS), believes their new launch platform will be capable of getting a large balloon into orbit, along with its necessary ...
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NASA’s Artemis 1 mission: news, updates, and more | The Verge
NASA’s Space Launch System has been under development for decades. Here are the stories to read as the rocket makes its big debut: carrying the Orion capsule to space as part of the Artemis 1 ...
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Why NASA’s New Moon Bots Signal a Radical Shift in Space Contracting
We saw that the cost-plus contracts that NASA had been using to develop the combined SLS and Orion system worked to the contractor’s rather than NASA’s advantage.” We found the cost-plus contracts ...