#NASA lands spacecraft on asteroid Bennu

#NASA lands spacecraft on asteroid Bennu

“#NASA lands spacecraft on asteroid Bennu” A NASA spacecraft on Tuesday touched down on an asteroid that scientists believe could hold the building blocks of life. The craft, OSIRIS-REx, successfully landed on the asteroid dubbed “Bennu” more than four years after being launched from Earth. The van-sized machine quickly managed to fulfill its primary mission…

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#No fighting or littering, please

#No fighting or littering, please

“#No fighting or littering, please” CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA’s new moonshot rules: No fighting and littering. And no trespassing at historic lunar landmarks like Apollo 11′s Tranquility Base. The space agency released a set of guidelines Tuesday for its Artemis moon-landing program, based on the 1967 Outer Space Treaty and other agreements. So far,…

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#Radish seeds, meats and cheese launched to space station

#Radish seeds, meats and cheese launched to space station

“#Radish seeds, meats and cheese launched to space station” CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A space station cargo ship rocketed into orbit Friday carrying a 360-degree camera for spacewalking, radish seeds for growing and a smorgasbord of fancy meats and cheeses for feasting. Northrop Grumman launched its capsule to the International Space Station from the Virginia…

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#NASA tests new M titanium space toilet

#NASA tests new $23M titanium space toilet

“#NASA tests new $23M titanium space toilet” CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA’s first new space potty in decades — a $23 million titanium toilet better suited for women — is getting a not-so-dry run at the International Space Station before eventually flying to the moon. It’s packed inside a cargo ship that should have blasted…

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#NASA launch may be visible along much of the East Coast

#NASA launch may be visible along much of the East Coast

“#NASA launch may be visible along much of the East Coast” NASA’s Cygnus launch to the International Space Station this week may be visible along much of the East Coast, depending on weather conditions. An unmanned Northrop Grumman Cygnus spacecraft will launch Thursday from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia on one of the company’s…

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#Space station air leak forces middle-of-night crew wakeup

#Space station air leak forces middle-of-night crew wakeup

“#Space station air leak forces middle-of-night crew wakeup” CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A small air leak at the International Space Station finally has been traced to the Russian side, following a middle-of-the-night search by astronauts. NASA said Tuesday that the two Russians and one American on board were awakened late Monday to hurriedly seal hatches…

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#New measurements show moon has hazardous radiation levels

#New measurements show moon has hazardous radiation levels

“#New measurements show moon has hazardous radiation levels” CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Future moon explorers will be bombarded with two to three times more radiation than astronauts aboard the International Space Station, a health hazard that will require thick-walled shelters for protection, scientists reported Friday. China’s lander on the far side of the moon is…

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#Mail-in voting undercuts democracy and other commentary

#Mail-in voting undercuts democracy and other commentary

“#Mail-in voting undercuts democracy and other commentary” Election watch: Mail-In Undercuts Democracy “Democracy is in danger, but the threat is not coming from Donald Trump,” declares Daniel McCarthy at Spectator USA. Democrats’ push for mail-in voting is a “revolution in the very idea of what an election is.” Rather than “taking place in a specific…

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