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NASA gets $27.2 billion in White House’s 2024 budget request

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NASA gets $27.2 billion in White House’s 2024 budget request

Space.com March 10, 2023

NASA will get a funding boost next year, if all goes according to plan. The White House’s...

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NASA to reveal Artemis 2 moon astronauts on April 3

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NASA to reveal Artemis 2 moon astronauts on April 3

Space.com March 10, 2023

Less than a month from now, we’ll learn who will fly on NASA’s first crewed moon mission...

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NASA scientists push for a treaty to tackle risky ‘space junk’

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NASA scientists push for a treaty to tackle risky ‘space junk’

Space.com March 10, 2023

NASA scientists and other experts have called for a legally binding treaty to ensure “space junk” caused...

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Russia’s war on Ukraine has caused lasting damage to international spaceflight cooperation

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Russia’s war on Ukraine has caused lasting damage to international spaceflight cooperation

Space.com March 7, 2023

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 has resulted in hundreds of thousands of deaths, millions homeless...

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China and France prepare to launch satellite to hunt for gamma-ray bursts

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China and France prepare to launch satellite to hunt for gamma-ray bursts

Space.com March 6, 2023

France is set to send a pair of advanced science instruments to China in preparation for launch...

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A Chinese spacecraft has been checking out US satellites high above Earth

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A Chinese spacecraft has been checking out US satellites high above Earth

Space.com March 3, 2023

A Chinese satellite launched in 2018 has been inspecting other nations’ spacecraft high above Earth in geostationary...

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Does the moon need its own time zone? We may need to decide soon

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Does the moon need its own time zone? We may need to decide soon

Space.com March 2, 2023

With the next era of lunar exploration on the horizon, scientists have begun to consider how time...

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We need more rules for space junk and moon bases, NASA and US officials say

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We need more rules for space junk and moon bases, NASA and US officials say

Space.com February 28, 2023

New space rules will need to come fast to support commercial space stations and moon settlements, and...

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Russia’s replacement Soyuz spacecraft arrives at space station

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Russia’s replacement Soyuz spacecraft arrives at space station

Space.com February 27, 2023

A replacement Soyuz spacecraft for three International Space Station astronauts arrived at the orbiting complex as planned...

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NASA’s Artemis moon program receives salute from Apollo 11’s Buzz Aldrin (video)

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NASA’s Artemis moon program receives salute from Apollo 11’s Buzz Aldrin (video)

Space.com February 27, 2023

The second person to walk on the moon can’t wait to see new astronauts follow in his...

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