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Boeing Starts Assembly of 1st Flightworthy Starliner Crew Taxi Vehicle at Kennedy Spaceport
Universe Today - 7 Aug 2016 06:00
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL - The next generation of America's human spaceships is rapidly taking shape at the Kennedy Space Center as Boeing and NASA showcased the start of assembly of the first flightworthy version of the...
The Complicated Trajectory to Understand a Comet
Bad Astronomy - 7 Aug 2016 15:15
In the summer of 2014 the Rosetta spacecraft approached and entered orbit around the comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. No mission had ever done that before; humans had sent missions flying past comets, and even one to sma...
"The First Human on Earth to Live to Be 1,000 Years Old is Alive Today" (Weekend Feature)
The Daily Galaxy - 7 Aug 2016 16:17
"The first person to live to be 1,000 years old is certainly alive today ...whether they realize it or not, barring accidents and suicide, most people now 40 years or younger can expect to live for centuries," claims Cam...
Jupiter's Effect Will Make Perseid Meteor Shower One to Remember
SPACE.com - 7 Aug 2016 13:30
The Perseid meteor shower will peak overnight on Thursday, Aug. 11, and this year has all the earmarks of being a great year to watch the show, thanks to the effects of Jupiter.
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