OTD In Space – February 19: Mir Space Station Launched
On February 19, 1986, the Soviet Union launched the Mir space station. While this wasn't the first space station launched ...
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'It could illuminate an area the size of a football stadium': How Russia launched a giant space mirror in 1993
and the crewless spacecraft Progress M-15 launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, with Znamya 2 on board. After the cargo supply craft docked with the Russian space station, Mir's ...
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On this day in space! Feb. 28, 1959: Discoverer 1 spy satellite goes missing after launch
This was the first satellite that NASA launched toward the South Pole in ... 1972 Spy Satellite Capsule's Deep-Sea Rescue (Photos) — Military Space - Spacecraft, Weapons and Tech The Air Force ...
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Astronauts on the ISS experience vision changes — should Mars travelers be worried?
One of the earliest studies concerning this topic, conducted on Russian cosmonauts who had participated in long-duration missions aboard the Mir space station, reported similar ocular changes ...
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Starliner astronauts mark 239th day in orbit with successful space station spacewalk
Starliner astronauts Sunita Williams and Barry "Butch" Wilmore took a stroll outside the International Space Station on Thursday ... That Crew Dragon was launched with two empty seats specifically ...
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Astronauts vs. Musk: Public spat ensues over claims that politics delayed a flight to Earth
Wilmore and Williams launched to the International Space Station aboard Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft in June, intending to spend about a week there as part of the test flight. However ...
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Mass. man’s ashes to be launched into space
He built and launched his own rockets and constructed a large version of the International Space Station, which he donated to a local school for educational purposes. Lavender was also a fan of ...
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SpaceX launches Maxar 3 mission from Kennedy Space Center
After stage separation, the first stage landed on Landing Zone 1 (LZ-1) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. SpaceX also successfully launched a Falcon 9 rocket from the Space Coast early ...
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Astronauts at the center of Starliner drama step out for spacewalk after more than 7 months in orbit
which began in June when the astronauts launched to the space station aboard Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft during its first crewed journey. The duo was initially expected to return to Earth ...
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Chat, are you ready to go to space with NASA?
The US space agency said Wednesday it will host a live Twitch stream from the International Space Station on February ... The space agency launched its television service, NASA TV, in 1980 ...
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OTD In Space – February 19: Mir Space Station Launched
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