“Fine phasing” has been completed and the telescope is operational. NASA announced last week that the James Webb Space Telescope completed its final stage of alignment. The agency…
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Launch of James Webb Space Telescope Delayed
High Winds set Christmas Day for takeoff. Due to dangerously high winds, NASA announced on Wednesday that it would be delaying the launch of the James Webb space…
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New NASA Telescope Will Keep Its Name
Launch is expected in December. NASA has no plans to rename its new $10 billion technological marvel, the James Webb Space Telescope, despite concerns about it being named after…
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Second Private “Space Flight” Has Success
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin’s New Shepard had a crew of four. Less than ten days after Richard Branson made history as the first billionaire in space…
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NASA’s Mars Helicopter Takes Flight
Robot successfully took off and landed on Red Planet. Being classified by some as a Wright Brothers 21st century fete, NASA’s miniature robot helicopter Ingenuity performed a successful…
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Perseverance Makes Successful Mars Landing
Trip from Earth took almost seven months. The American Perseverance rover landed on Mars Thursday with a mission to search out signs of life on the red planet.…
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DOE and DOD Sign Space Memorandum
Promotes cooperation on power and propulsion using emerging technologies. The Departments of Energy and Defense have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) affirming the partnership between these agencies…
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Energy Department Announces “Energy for Space” Strategy
This week, the Department of Energy (DOE) released its “Energy for Space” strategy outlining recommendations for future space exploration policy. The National Space Policy unveiled recently by the…
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Pentagon Redesignates Space Installations
Cape Canaveral and Patrick Air Force Base renamed to denote Space Force. Last week, Vice President Mike Pence participated in the ceremony held by the Department of Defense…
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China Launches Mission to Moon
The plan is to return with rock samples. On Tuesday morning, China launched the Chang’e-5 spacecraft to collect and bring back to Earth samples from the surface of…
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