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SpaceX Polaris Dawn mission is set to return home after history-making spacewalk

SpaceX Polaris Dawn mission is set to return home after history-making spacewalk

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Dr. Sarah Adams

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. SpaceX’s Polaris Dawn ...

NASA astronaut and inventor Don Pettit eager to return to ISS on Sept. 11

NASA astronaut and inventor Don Pettit eager to return to ISS on Sept. 11

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Dr. Sarah Adams

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Space missions are getting more complex − lessons from Amazon and FedEx can inform satellite and spacecraft management in orbit

Space missions are getting more complex − lessons from Amazon and FedEx can inform satellite and spacecraft management in orbit

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Dr. Sarah Adams

Most space mission systems historically have used one spacecraft designed to complete an entire mission independently. Whether it was a weather satellite ...

Impressive educational journey of Sunita Williams from India to NASA

Impressive educational journey of Sunita Williams from India to NASA

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Dr. Sarah Adams

Sunita Williams needs no introduction! The Indian origin woman is a distinguished astronaut born on September 19, 1965, in Ohio, USA. Sunita ...

Artemis 2 astronauts unfazed by moon mission delays (exclusive)

Artemis 2 astronauts unfazed by moon mission delays (exclusive)

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Dr. Sarah Adams

When you’re developing a new type of space mission, expect to wait. That was the message from three Artemis 2 astronauts who ...

I’m an astronaut. Here’s what I can tell you about what you’ll experience in the Mars simulator for a year

I’m an astronaut. Here’s what I can tell you about what you’ll experience in the Mars simulator for a year

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Dr. Sarah Adams

NASA has put out a call for applicants to apply to be test subjects for an upcoming human space exploration Mars study ...

How Earth’s new Rubin Observatory will usher in the next era of asteroid space missions

How Earth’s new Rubin Observatory will usher in the next era of asteroid space missions

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Dr. Sarah Adams

The forthcoming Vera C. Rubin Observatory will never leave Earth itself, but the highly detailed, “big picture” view of the cosmos it ...

China sends its youngest-ever crew to space as it seeks to put astronauts on moon before 2030

China sends its youngest-ever crew to space as it seeks to put astronauts on moon before 2030

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Dr. Sarah Adams

JIUQUAN SATELLITE LAUNCH CENTER, China (AP) — China launched its youngest-ever crew for its orbiting space station on Thursday as it seeks ...