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Why future space farms depend on plants grown in Antarctica
Understanding how to feed people in space is an important part of a larger effort to demonstrate the viability of long-term human habitation in extraterrestrial environments. On May 12, 2022, a team of scientists announced that they had successfully grown plants using lunar soil collected during the Apollo lunar missions. But this isn’t the first […]
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Boeing crew capsule launch to space station in redone test
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Boeing’s crew capsule ascended into orbit Thursday on a repeat test flight without astronauts, after years of being grounded by faults which could have doomed the spacecraft. Only a test dummy was on board. If the capsule reaches the International Space Station on Friday and all goes well, two or […]
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Boeing tries again to launch its Starliner capsule to the space station – here’s what’s at stake
A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket with Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft on board is seen as it rolls out to the launch pad for the OFT-2 mission due to lift off on May 19, 2022. Joel Kowsky | Nasa Boeing is preparing to make another attempt to reach the International Space Station with its Starliner […]
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Boeing tries again to launch its Starliner capsule to the space station – here’s what’s at stake
A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket with Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft on board is seen as it rolls out to the launch pad for the OFT-2 mission due to lift off on May 19, 2022. Joel Kowsky | Nasa Boeing is preparing to make another attempt to reach the International Space Station with its Starliner […]
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Boeing tries to catch up with SpaceX after many dramas | CNN Business
New York CNN Business — Boeing is the world’s largest aerospace company, a major US defense contractor and the titan of a global aviation duopoly. A few years ago, the idea that it would dominate the commercial space was a no-brainer, and companies like SpaceX, a relatively young company that relies on a strategy of […]
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Solar Orbiter reveals a unique look at our sun | CNN
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. CNN — The Solar Orbiter mission’s first close pass of the sun in March revealed our star in a new light. The spacecraft, which flew past the sun on March 26, returned a treasure trove […]
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Solar panels covered in dust mean NASA’s Mars lander mission is coming to an end | CNN
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. CNN — The NASA InSight lander, which since 2018 has revealed the mysterious interior of Mars, is coming to an end. Due to dwindling electrical power, the mission will cease science operations by the end […]
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“Supermassive” black hole at the center of our galaxy seen for the first time
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Scientists Grow Plants In Lunar Earth, Moon’s Next Stop
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — For the first time, scientists have grown plants in moon soil collected by NASA’s Apollo astronauts. The researchers had no idea if anything would sprout in the moon’s harsh soil and wanted to see if it could be used to grow food by the next generation of lunar explorers. The […]