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Trump says he’d create a Space National Guard if elected

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• Policy & Politics

Trump says he’d create a Space National Guard if elected

Space.com August 29, 2024

Former President Donald Trump wants a Space National Guard. Trump stated his intention to create the Space...

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Blue Origin’s powerful New Glenn rocket to debut Oct. 13 with NASA Mars launch

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• Science & Astronomy

Blue Origin’s powerful New Glenn rocket to debut Oct. 13 with NASA Mars launch

Space.com August 29, 2024

The inaugural flight of Blue Origin’s New Glenn heavy-lift rocket, which will send NASA’s ESCAPADE mission on...

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Space tourism: What are the pros and cons?

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• Commercial

Space tourism: What are the pros and cons?

Space.com August 29, 2024

Private companies are offering many opportunities to make the leap off Earth, ranging from a quick suborbital...

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‘One of the cleanest flights I’ve seen.’ Blue Origin launches 6 people to space, lands safely on NS-26 flight

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• Launch

‘One of the cleanest flights I’ve seen.’ Blue Origin launches 6 people to space, lands safely on NS-26 flight

Space.com August 29, 2024

Blue Origin launched and landed its eighth suborbital space tourism mission this morning. Blue Origin, which is...

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FAA requires investigation into SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket landing failure

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• Launch

FAA requires investigation into SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket landing failure

Space.com August 29, 2024

SpaceX’s workhorse Falcon 9 rocket has been grounded, at least for a little while. A Falcon 9...

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Auroral substorm sparks stunning northern lights visible at mid-latitudes (photos)

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• Science & Astronomy

Auroral substorm sparks stunning northern lights visible at mid-latitudes (photos)

Space.com August 29, 2024

A coronal mass ejection (CME) struck Earth last night. At first, it appeared weak and failed to...

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Mock shuttle Pathfinder restored atop its stack at Alabama rocket center (photos)

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• Commercial

Mock shuttle Pathfinder restored atop its stack at Alabama rocket center (photos)

Space.com August 29, 2024

Pathfinder is back in its “space,” three and a half years after it “landed” on Earth. An...

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SpaceX rocket catches fire, falls over while landing at sea after record-breaking Starlink launch (video)

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• Featured
• Launch

SpaceX rocket catches fire, falls over while landing at sea after record-breaking Starlink launch (video)

Space.com August 29, 2024

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket just set a new reusability record, on what may have been its...

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Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 prototype aces 2nd test flight (photos)

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• Technology

Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 prototype aces 2nd test flight (photos)

Space.com August 29, 2024

Colorado company Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 supersonic demonstrator aircraft flew for the second time ever on Monday (Aug....

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‘Alien: Romulus’ has the same problem as ‘Prometheus’ and ‘Alien: Covenant’ — and it’s bad news for the franchise

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• Entertainment

‘Alien: Romulus’ has the same problem as ‘Prometheus’ and ‘Alien: Covenant’ — and it’s bad news for the franchise

Space.com August 29, 2024

It was always billed as the perfect organism, a lethal predator with acid for blood, a powerful...

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