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Two US astronauts to come home on SpaceX ship on August 2
Phys.org - 18 Jul 2020 08:16
The two US astronauts who reached the International Space Station (ISS) on board the first crewed US spacecraft in nearly a decade will leave for Earth on August 1, NASA's chief said Friday.
U.S. Space Force creates acquisition command to build culture of innovation
Space News - 18 Jul 2020 12:30
The traditional way of buying satellites and other space systems is problematic, Gen. John "Jay" Raymond, the leader of the U.S. Space Force has said, as programs take a decade or longer to move through the military acqu...
In photos: NASA's Mars Perseverance rover mission to the Red Planet
SPACE.com - 18 Jul 2020 15:23
NASA's Perseverance Mars rover is slated to launch to the Red Planet on July 30 from Cape Canaveral, Florida. The rover will hunt for signs of habitable environments on Mars while also searching for signs of past microbi...
U.S. government to allow sale of high-resolution commercial satellite images of Israel
Space News - 18 Jul 2020 23:53
The federal government will soon allow U.S. commercial remote sensing companies to sell high-resolution satellite images of Israel, changing resolution limits that have been in place for more than two decades. SpaceNews
Origin of 'Mirach's Ghost' perplexes black hole scientists
SPACE.com - 18 Jul 2020 15:21
Physicists are step closer to understanding where the largest black holes in the universe came from. But new data reveals even deeper mysteries around their creation.
The UAE's Hope Mars orbiter: Here's 6 things to know about the historic mission
SPACE.com - 18 Jul 2020 15:33
The United Arab Emirates is sending a spacecraft called Hope to Mars in what will, if successful, become the first interplanetary mission based out of the Arab region.
See Comet NEOWISE online tonight in a Slooh webcast
SPACE.com - 18 Jul 2020 18:52
You can see Comet NEOWISE online tonight (July 18) in a lvie webcast from Slooh.
Thomas and Matthias astro chats: training
ESA - 18 Jul 2020 18:00
Video: 00:06:41 Join ESA astronauts Thomas Pesquet and Matthias Maurer at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, USA. In part one of this video series, the two astronauts compare notes on their journey to date as...
NASA Weekly ISS Space to Ground Report for 17 July, 2020
SpaceRef - 18 Jul 2020 14:00
NASA's Space to Ground is your weekly update on what's happening aboard the International Space Station....