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NASA awards $73.7 million to Made In Space for orbital demonstration
Space News - 13 Jul 2019 02:18
NASA awarded a $73.7 million contract to Made In Space to additively manufacture beams on the Archinaut One satellite scheduled to launch in 2022. SpaceNews.com
Russia Launches Spektr-RG, a New X-Ray Observatory, into Space
SPACE.com - 13 Jul 2019 16:46
A Russian and European all-sky-survey satellite is safely in space following a successful launch on a Proton rocket in Saturday (July 13).
Curiosity Rover on Mars Spotted from Space in Awesome NASA Photo
SPACE.com - 13 Jul 2019 15:25
Curiosity's "head" shows up in a new image from Mars orbit, as the rover winds its way up an ancient Red Planet mountain.
Bridenstine says leadership changes linked to urgency in NASA's exploration programs
Space News - 13 Jul 2019 03:10
NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine said he reassigned the agency's human spaceflight head, Bill Gerstenmaier, because time was limited to address cost and schedule issues with the agency's key exploration programs and st...
The Science of India's Chandrayaan-2 Mission to the Moon's South Pole
SPACE.com - 13 Jul 2019 20:23
India's Chandrayaan-2 lunar mission will launch Sunday (July 14) to deploy a lander and rover where no one else has dared to go before -- the south pole of the moon.
From Apollo to Mars: The Evolution of Spacesuits
SPACE.com - 13 Jul 2019 20:00
Often overshadowed by the weight of the historic achievement itself, the most obvious feature of the Apollo 11 photographs is one of the most critical pieces of spaceflight equipment -- their spacesuits.
Russia launches space telescope
Phys.org - 13 Jul 2019 19:31
Russia launched a space telescope Saturday from the cosmodrome in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, a joint project with Germany intended to replace one it lost in January.
'Star Wars' Sith Trooper Debuting at SDCC 2019 Ahead of 'Rise of Skywalker'
SPACE.com - 13 Jul 2019 19:00
Lucasfilm has unveiled a new Sith Trooper design that will make its film debut in December's "Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker."
Picard's Dog Debuts in 'Star Trek' Spin-Off Poster
SPACE.com - 13 Jul 2019 18:31
A new poster for CBS All Access' upcoming "Star Trek" spin-off "Picard" has debuted.
Book Excerpt: 'Archaeology From Space'
SPACE.com - 13 Jul 2019 15:19
'Space archaeology' is transforming how experts study ancient civilizations.
Indiana Jones Meets 'Star Wars' in 'Archaeology From Space.' Enter to Win a Copy!
SPACE.com - 13 Jul 2019 15:19
What's it like to uncover the mysteries of ancient civilizations...from space?
Archinaut, a Construction Robot for Space, Could Launch a Test Flight in 2022
SPACE.com - 13 Jul 2019 15:18
NASA has awarded California startup Made In Space $73.7 million to give the company's "Archinaut" spacecraft-assembly technology an orbital test.
Researchers May Have Found the Missing Piece of Evidence that Explains the Origins of Life
Universe Today - 13 Jul 2019 02:19
A team of researchers have shown how the basic building blocks of life could have arose on a primordial Earth, bringing us one step closer to resolving the mystery of abiogenesis. The post Researchers May Have Found the ...