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Inside the record X-15 that took hypersonic to new heights

The North American X-15 did more than set records; it quietly redrew the map of what a piloted aircraft could survive at the ...
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Rocket Lab's 'Hungry Hippo' passes final test ahead of 1st reusable Neutron rocket launch

Rocket Lab is getting ready to take a bigger bite out of the space launch market. The company recently completed final ...
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Inside NASA’s decision to keep astronauts in space: What’s next for Starliner spacecraft?

The future of Boeing's Starliner spacecraft remains marked by uncertainty now that its crew of two astronauts has finally returned to Earth on another company's vehicle. Officials at Boeing no doubt ...

What to know before SpaceX rocket launch in Florida Thursday

After a sonic boom shook Brevard County, SpaceX has an encore rocket launch planned for Thursday. Here's what to know.

SpaceX launch recap of NROL-77 mission from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station

Live updates from Tuesday's SpaceX NROL-77 national security mission that launched a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral ...

In a major new report, scientists build rationale for sending astronauts to Mars

A new report published Tuesday, titled “A Science Strategy for the Human Exploration of Mars,” represents the answer from ...

How should we deal with space junk? Space recycling, of course

Junk is accumulating in space at a fantastic pace, with millions of pieces orbiting the Earth, and humans need to figure out a way to deal with it.

Missing Link: Hubble Deep Field – A Photo and Its Story

Due to the costs and duration of the Hubble project, NASA was under pressure. At the end of 1995, it released a photo that ...