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OTD In Space – February 7: 1st Untethered Spacewalk
NASA astronaut Bruce McCandless became the first person to go on a spacewalk without a tether. McCandless was wearing a type of jetpack known as the Manned Manoeuvring Unit, or MMU. The MMU fit over a ...
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NASA's new SPHEREx space telescope to launch in February — it can do what the JWST can't
SPHEREx is slated to launch Feb. 27 on a SpaceX rocket. It is meant to map the entire night sky in infrared — something even ...
Real Engineering on MSN1d
The Insane Engineering of the Space Shuttle
The Space Shuttle was a groundbreaking achievement in aerospace engineering—combining the power of a rocket with the ...
Evening Reads: New book an ode to the space shuttle
SEATTLE — Evening Reads is Northwest authors telling us about their books in their own words. Most folks know this man as the ...
Space Coast launch schedule
The Space Coast set a new record in 2024 with 93 launches from all providers, building off the 72 orbital missions flown in 2023. With SpaceX’s continued pace, more launches from United Launch ...