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NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope Marks 35 Years from Launch
Thirty-five years ago today a revolutionary new era of astronomy began when the Hubble Space Telescope, tucked onboard the ...
NASA’s Hubble conundrum: risky repair or costly replacement
NASA estimates that the Hubble Space Telescope has about 10 years of useful life before it burns up in an uncontrolled ...
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OTD In Space - April 25: STS-31 Deploys Hubble Space Telescope
On April 25, 1990, the Hubble Space Telescope was deployed! Hubble is famous for taking some of the most amazing deep-space ...
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Most accurate space clock to launch – and count down to destruction
A network of Earth's best clocks will be synchronised with the most accurate one ever sent into space. But the device has a ...
Celebrating Canada's amazing contributions to space exploration
Did you know that Canadian feet were actually the first to touch down on the Moon during the Apollo 11 mission?
The U.S. is building a fuel depot in space
It will be the first time a Space Force craft is refueled in orbit. Such a fuel shuttle could keep missions in space longer ...
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From the cockpit to the camera: Lehigh’s astronaut-in-residence takes off in new digital series
Launching on ;National Space Day, May 2 ... the first satellite repair in orbit and operated the shuttle's robotic arm to retrieve and service the Solar Max satellite. He also served as CAPCOM ...
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Arkansas Cinema Society to screen documentary about Sally Ride, the first American woman to visit space
The Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival and the Arkansas Cinema Society will team up on Thursday, May 15 to present “Sally,” a documentary from director Cristina Costantini about Sally Ride, the ...