Life on Mars: simulating Red Planet base in Israeli desert
by Alexandra VARDI MITZPE RAMON, Israel (AFP) -- Inside a huge crater in Israel's sun-baked Negev desert, a team wearing…
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NASA selects Moon site for ice-hunting rover
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- NASA on Monday announced it would land an ice-seeking rover on a region of the…
5 years ago
SpaceX all-civilian orbital crew completes historic mission
https://youtu.be/itXiTeHXT5Q Four SpaceX tourists returned to Earth safely on Saturday after spending three days in space, successfully concluding the first…
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Chinese astronauts return to Earth after 90-day mission
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Three Chinese astronauts returned to Earth Friday after completing the country's longest-ever crewed mission, the latest…
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SpaceX’s tourist crew ‘healthy, happy and resting’
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- SpaceX's all-civilian Inspiration4 crew are "healthy, happy and resting comfortably," the company said Thursday in…
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In first, SpaceX to send all-civilian crew into Earth orbit
by Lucie AUBOURG Can four people who've never been to space before spend three days spinning around Earth after only…
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Astronauts smell smoke, burning on Russia’s ISS module
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- A smoke alarm sounded Thursday in Russia's segment of the International Space Station (ISS) and…
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After six months on Mars, NASA’s tiny copter is still flying high
by Lucie AUBOURG Agence France Presse It was only supposed to fly five times. And yet NASA's helicopter on…
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Russian rocket launches 34 new UK satellites
A Russian Soyuz rocket has blasted into space carrying 34 new satellites from British operator Oneweb, which aims to provide…
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China’s astronauts make spacewalk to upgrade robotic arm
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Chinese astronauts edged into space on Friday to add the finishing touches to a robotic arm…
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Only slight chance of asteroid Bennu hitting Earth: NASA
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- An asteroid known as Bennu will pass within half the distance of the Earth to…
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Amazon magnate Bezos blasts into space on own rocket
by Issam AHMED WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The wealthiest man on the planet Jeff Bezos lifted off on his…
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