Space
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Science
NASA Says No Plan to Use SpaceX to Rescue Boeing Starliner Astronauts
In a news conference from aboard the International Space Station, Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams said they had confidence in…
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News
William E. Burrows, Historian of the Space Age, Is Dead at 87
In books and articles he wrote about the militarization of space and believed that investing in exploration would ultimately “protect…
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World
Chinese Rocket Accidentally Launches During Test, Then Crashes
The commercial company Space Pioneer said the accident occurred because of a structural failure in the connection between the rocket…
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Science
Astronauts Are Not Stuck on the I.S.S., NASA and Boeing Officials Say
Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams will spend additional weeks in orbit as teams on the ground study malfunctioning thrusters on…
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Science
A Dead Russian Satellite Broke Into More Than 100 Pieces in Space
The cause of the incident, which added to a growing amount of dangerous space junk in low Earth orbit, remains…
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Science
He Monitors Solar Flares. Here’s What Keeps Him Up at Night.
Mike Bettwy, a government meteorologist who focuses on potential threats from space weather, says that we are more prepared than…
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Science
‘Arctic Blast’ of Leaky Water Halts Spacewalk by NASA Astronauts
It was the second scheduled spacewalk by NASA astronauts aboard the space station that faced an interruption this month.
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Finance
Child Care, Cafés, Herman Miller Desks: It’s Not Your Average Gym
High-end gyms, many of which used to be an amenity, are now the star attraction, offering hotel rooms and workspaces…
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Science
Voyager 1, After Major Malfunction, Is Back From the Brink, NASA Says
The farthest man-made object in space had been feared lost forever after a computer problem in November effectively rendered the…
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Science
Boeing’s Starliner Overcomes Malfunctioning Thrusters to Dock at Space Station
Two NASA astronauts, Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, will soon open the hatch of the spacecraft and board the outpost…