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NASA will fly you to the sun or at least your name

NowuntilApril27,NASAisacceptingonlinesubmissionsforthishottestticketintown.ThenameswillbesentontheParkerSolarProbeallthewaytothesun.OncelaunchedthissummerfromCa

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Mars orbiter on precautionary standby mode: NASA

Inresponsetosensinganunexpectedlylowbatteryvoltage,MarsReconnaissanceOrbiter(MRO),atMarssince2006,putitselfintoaprecautionarystandbymodethisweek,accordingtotheU

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Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Preparing for Years Ahead

TheU.S.NationalAeronauticsandSpaceAdministration(NASA)planstokeepusingtheMarsReconnaissanceOrbiter(MRO)pastthemid-2020s,thespaceagencysaidonFriday."Wearecountin

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UK satellite to make movies from space

ABritishsatellitehasgoneintoorbitonanIndianrockettoacquirefull-colour,high-definitionvideoofthesurfaceoftheEarth.Thedemonstratorisexpectedtopavethewayforaseries

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NASA picks finalists to explore comet, Saturn's moon

NASAonWednesdayannouncedtwofinalistsforbillion-dollarroboticmissions--onetoexploreacometandanotherSaturn'smoonTitan--withalaunchbythewinnerplannedinthe2020s."Th

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NASA successfully fires Voyager 1 thrusters after 37 years

The thrusters of NASA's far-flung Voyager 1 have been fired up for the first time in 37 years, a move that officials say could extend the spacecraft's life by up to three years.

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NASA successfully fires Voyager 1 thrusters after 37 years

ThethrustersofNASA'sfar-flungVoyager1havebeenfiredupforthefirsttimein37years,amovethatofficialssaycouldextendthespacecraft'slifebyuptothreeyears.Theunmannedspac

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RemoveDebris: Space junk mission prepares for launch

Amissionthatwilltestdifferentmethodstocleanupspacejunkisgettingreadyforlaunch.TheRemoveDebrisspacecraftwillattempttosnareasmallsatellitewithanetandtestwhetherah

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NASA’s asteroid chaser swings by Earth on way to space rock

NASA’sasteroid-chasingspacecraftswungbyEarthonFridayonitswaytoaspacerock.Launchedayearago,Osiris-Rexpassedwithin10,711miles(17,237kilometers)ofthehomeplanetearl

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China's cargo spacecraft separates from Tiangong-2 space lab

China'sfirstcargospacecraftTianzhou-1separatedfromTiangong-2spacelabat4:15p.m.BJTonSunday.Thecargoshipbegandisengagingfromthespacelabat3:29p.m.underordersfromth

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20 years in space, Why NASA's Cassini spacecraft matters

After20yearsinspace,theU.S.NationalAeronauticsandSpaceAdministration(NASA)'sCassinispacecraftwasrunningoutoffuel.ToprotectmoonsofSaturnthatcouldhaveconditionssu

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China's cargo spacecraft completes third in-orbit refueling

China'sTianzhou-1cargospacecraftandTiangong-2spacelabcompletedtheirthirdandlastin-orbitrefuelingat8:17p.m.Saturday.Thethirdrefueling,lastingaboutthreedays,confi

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US spacecraft readies for fiery plunge into Saturn after 13-year mission

TheUSspaceagency'sCassinispacecraftwillendits13-yearmissiontoSaturninmid-Septemberbytransmittingdatauntilthefinalmoment,justbeforeitplungesintotheringedplanet's

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NASA's next Mars mission to probe interior of Red Planet

NASA'snextMarsmission-InSight-willfocusonexaminingtheinterioroftheplanet,thespaceagencyhassaid.ThemissionisexpectedtolaunchsometimeinthefiveweeksfollowingMay8,2

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Forty years on, Voyager still hurtles through space

Arewealone?Fortyyearsago,NASArocketscientistssoughttoanswerthisquestionbylaunchingtheVoyagerspacecraft,twinunmannedspaceshipsthatwouldtravelfurtherthananyhuman-

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Chinese cargo spacecraft begins independent orbit

China’sfirstcargospacecraftTianzhou1isnoworbitingindependentlyinspaceaftersuccessfullyseparatingfromtheTiangong2spacelab.Thesuccessfulsplitwascompletedat9:47a.m

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NASA announces 12 new astronauts for Earth, deep space missions

U.S. space agency NASA announced on Wednesday it has chose 12 new astronauts for future missions to the Earth orbit and destinations in deep space.