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The space industry has a big, ugly sexual harassment problem

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The space industry has a big, ugly sexual harassment problem

Space.com March 31, 2022

Humanity is making a giant leap back to the moon and to Mars. But one giant obstacle...

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Russian cosmonaut hands over space station command as NASA astronaut bids farewell

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Russian cosmonaut hands over space station command as NASA astronaut bids farewell

Space.com March 30, 2022

Anton Shkaplerov (left) hands over command of the International Space Station to NASA astronaut Thomas Marshburn (right)...

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Soyuz returns astronaut and cosmonauts from space station

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Soyuz returns astronaut and cosmonauts from space station

Space News March 30, 2022

The Soyuz MS-19 capsule seconds before touching down in Kazakhstan, returning a NASA astronaut and two Roscosmos...

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Biden requests $26 billion budget for NASA in 2023 as agency aims to put astronauts on Mars by 2040

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Biden requests $26 billion budget for NASA in 2023 as agency aims to put astronauts on Mars by 2040

Space.com March 29, 2022

This story was updated at 4 pm. EDT. The White House has requested a $26 billion budget...

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NASA’s SOFIA flying observatory would get the ax (again) in 2023 budget request

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NASA’s SOFIA flying observatory would get the ax (again) in 2023 budget request

Space.com March 29, 2022

NASA’s flying observatory is on the chopping block again. The White House’s 2023 federal budget request, which...

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White House requests $26 billion for NASA for 2023

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White House requests $26 billion for NASA for 2023

Space News March 28, 2022

The White House’s budget proposal for fiscal year 2023 seeks an 8% increase for NASA, to nearly...

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Former NASA astronaut Scott Kelly ending Twitter fight with Russian space chief: report

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Former NASA astronaut Scott Kelly ending Twitter fight with Russian space chief: report

Space.com March 17, 2022

Former NASA astronaut Scott Kelly plans to halt his Twitter fight with a senior Russian space official,...

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Op-ed | Order and Progress – Brazil’s Second Act in Space

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Op-ed | Order and Progress – Brazil’s Second Act in Space

Space News March 17, 2022

Brazil is outlined in yellow in this undated Telebras handout depicting the SGDC-1 satellite the Brazilian telecommunications...

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‘Stalin-esque’ attitudes hold back engineering powerhouse Ukraine, says American aerospace student in Kyiv

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‘Stalin-esque’ attitudes hold back engineering powerhouse Ukraine, says American aerospace student in Kyiv

Space.com March 16, 2022

Ukraine could be a space technology superpower but the country is held back by “Stalin-esque” attitudes that...

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American astronaut will return to Earth on Russian spacecraft despite Ukraine invasion, NASA says

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American astronaut will return to Earth on Russian spacecraft despite Ukraine invasion, NASA says

Space.com March 15, 2022

Geopolitical tensions won’t keep an American astronaut and two Russian cosmonauts from returning to Earth together as...

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