Articles filed under Science
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SpaceX launches 3rd crew with recycled rocket and capsuleApr 23, 2021 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - SpaceX launched four astronauts into orbit Friday using a recycled rocket and capsule, the third crew flight in less than a year for Elon Mus...
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SpaceX aims for 3rd crew launch hour before Friday's sunriseApr 22, 2021 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - SpaceX aimed to launch its third crew a little before sunrise Friday, this time using a recycled capsule and rocket. The four astronauts, re...
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NASA's Mars helicopter soars higher, longer on 2nd flightApr 22, 2021 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - NASA's little Mars helicopter aced its second test flight Thursday, soaring even higher and longer than before. The 4-pound (1.8-kilogram) c...
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Bad offshore weather delays SpaceX crew launch until FridayApr 21, 2021 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - SpaceX on Wednesday bumped its next astronaut launch by a day because of dangerously high waves and wind offshore. Liftoff is now scheduled ...
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Astronauts flying reused SpaceX rocket, capsule for 1st timeApr 20, 2021 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - For the first time, NASA is putting its trust in a recycled SpaceX rocket and capsule for a crew. Astronaut Megan McArthur takes special ple...
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NASA's Mars helicopter takes flight, 1st for another planetApr 19, 2021 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - NASA's experimental helicopter Ingenuity rose into the thin air above the dusty red surface of Mars on Monday, achieving the first powered fl...
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NASA's Mars helicopter takes flight, 1st for another planetApr 19, 2021 1:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - NASA's experimental helicopter Ingenuity rose into the thin air above the dusty red surface of Mars on Monday, achieving the first powered fl...
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Constable: From atomic bomb to solar power, Downers Grove scientist always innovatesApr 17, 2021 1:00 am - Dieter Gruen escaped Nazi Germany, worked on the Manhattan Project during World War II, helped design nuclear submarines, earned patents throughout a celebrated and inno...
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SpaceX picked for moonwalkers, on verge of 3rd crew launchApr 16, 2021 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - NASA chose SpaceX on Friday to build the lunar lander that will eventually put the first woman and person of color on the moon. The announcem...
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NASA spacecraft leaves mess after grabbing asteroid samplesApr 15, 2021 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - A NASA spacecraft left a mess at an asteroid when it grabbed a load of rubble last year for return to Earth, new pictures revealed Thursday. ...