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Dec 17, 2018

Israeli spacecraft gets final element before 2019 moon launch

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At 60,000 km (37,000 miles) above Earth, the spacecraft will split off from the Falcon launch vehicle. It will at first orbit Earth in expanding ellipses and, about two months later, cross into the moon’s orbit. It will then slow and carry out a soft landing which should cause no damage to the craft.

“Our landing site is located somewhere between the landing sites of Apollo 15 and Apollo 17,” Anteby said. “It’s a flat area. But still it has small craters and a lot of boulders.”

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Dec 17, 2018

NASA solar spacecraft snaps first image from inside sun’s atmosphere

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Just look at it…it’s a photo basically from the inside of the sun!

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Dec 15, 2018

What happens when the Orion spacecraft returns back to Earth after traveling thousands of miles into deep space?

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Splashdown. Our engineers are testing the airbags to ensure they deploy and keep the spacecraft upright when it splashes into the ocean — even through rough waves or high winds. Dive in: https://go.nasa.gov/2Ek4ttf

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Dec 13, 2018

Buzz Aldrin To Steph Curry: ‘Go Ask The Russians’ If We Landed On The Moon

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Buzz to Steph Curry on the Moon landings: “Go ask the Russians…” Priceless. #buzzaldrin #Moon #NASA #MadhuThangavelu https://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2018/12/12/buzz-aldrin-steph…sBqDDiE-k4


LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — The second man to walk on the moon doesn’t want to talk about NBA superstar Steph Curry’s theory that it never happened.

Former astronaut Buzz Aldrin, one of three men who took part in the Apollo 11 moon landing mission, was at USC Tuesday night to hear presentations by students on why the U.S. should attempt to return to the moon.

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Dec 13, 2018

Historic Virgin Galactic Flight Reminds Us That ‘Space’ Is Just a Concept, Man

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Earlier today, Virgin Galactic sent its SpaceShipTwo commercial aircraft into space, a historic first for the private company. But at a maximum altitude of 51.4 miles (82.68 kilometers), the spaceplane fell 10.6 miles (17.32 kilometers) short of the Karman line—the internationally recognized boundary separating the atmosphere from space. Prompting the inevitable question: What the hell is space, anyway?

Before we nitpick Virgin Galactic’s achievement, let’s give credit where it’s due.

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Dec 13, 2018

Steph Curry says moon landing comments were a joke, but he will take NASA up on its offer of a tour

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NBA superstar Steph Curry said he was kidding when he said he doesn’t believe humans landed on the moon.

“Obviously I was joking when I was talking on the podcast,” the Golden State Warriors guard told ESPN on Wednesday. “I was silently protesting how stupid it was that people actually took that quote and made it law.”

While appearing on an episode of the podcast “Winging It,” which posted Monday, Curry asked fellow NBA players Vince Carter, Kent Bazemore and Andre Iguodala “We ever been to the moon?”

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Dec 12, 2018

Fly-Around of Jupiter by NASA’s Juno Spacecraft

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NASA’s Juno Mission to Jupiter will zoom past Jupiter at nearly 130,000 mph next week, making its 16th science pass above the planet’s cloud tops. More science and — of course — more stunning images from JunoCam on the way: https://go.nasa.gov/2GdYPeC

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Dec 12, 2018

Virgin Galactic to attempt flight to space this week

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Virgin Galactic is headed for the Big Black! https://spacenews.com/virgin-galactic-to-attempt-flight-to-space-this-week/


WASHINGTON — Virgin Galactic plans to perform the next test flight of its SpaceShipTwo suborbital spaceplane as soon as Dec. 13, a flight that could be the first by the vehicle to reach at least one definition of space.

In a Dec. 11 statement, the company said the next powered test flight of VSS Unity, the second SpaceShipTwo, is planned for a window that opens Dec. 13 from the Mojave Air and Space Port in California. The flight would be the fourth powered flight for this vehicle and the first since July. The statement came shortly after the publication of airspace restrictions in the vicinity of the airport “for rocket launch and recovery” for Dec. 13 through 15.

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Dec 11, 2018

Curry signals willingness to meet with NASA over Moon landing doubts

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NASA offered to give Stephen Curry a tour of its lunar labs in Houston after the NBA superstar expressed doubts on the moon landings.


Three-time NBA champion Stephen Curry on Tuesday signaled that he is willing to take NASA up on its offer to tour its lunar lab in Houston after his pronouncement this week that he does not believe humans ever walked on the Moon.

During the “Winging It” podcast released on Monday, the Golden State Warriors guard asked fellow players Vince Carter and Kent Bazemore whether they believed humans had ever been to the Moon.

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Dec 11, 2018

NASA to NBA star Steph Curry: Yes, we went to the moon, and we can prove it

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NASA has offered to give NBA superstar Steph Curry a tour of one of its lunar labs after the Golden State Warriors guard said on a podcast that he doubts humans landed on the moon.

No, really.

Curry made the head-scratching comment on an episode of the “Winging It” podcast, which posted Monday. According to Bleacher Report, Curry brought up the subject himself during the more than hour-long podcast with fellow NBA players Vince Carter, Kent Bazemore and Andre Iguodala:

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