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Middle East Nations Advance on the Space Frontier

When the Axiom-2 mission docks at the International Space Station this Summer, there will be 3 Arabic astronauts onboard — Crew-6's Sultan Al Neyadi from UAE and Rayyana Barnawi and Ali al-Qarni from Saudi Arabia — marking a historic first for the Arab world.


March 21, 2023
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Artificial Intelligence Searches for Extraterrestrial Intelligence

A new machine-learning algorithm, written by an undergraduate student at the University of Toronto, has cut through the terrestrial noise to uncover eight currently unexplained radio signals.


March 14, 2023
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Norton Space Props Was El Dorado for a Burgeoning Launch Industry

Welcome to Norton Space Props. This unassuming business has been a low-key destination in the space world for more than seven decades. What looks at first glance like just another cut-rate junkyard was actually a vital bridge connecting the first space age to the current new space era.


March 7, 2023
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In Photos: SpaceX Launches International Crew to the ISS

On Thursday, March 2nd, SpaceX launched its workhorse Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station from Kennedy Space Center in Florida carrying Crew-6. Our team members Jenny Hautmann and Erik Kuna were on site to capture liftoff.


March 7, 2023
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The Man Who Wrangles the Workhorse Falcon 9

In 2004, the words “flight-proven rocket” would have seemed absurd, as there was no such thing. That previously-flown rockets are now considered the more reliable option is a testament to how far spaceflight has come in such a short time, and a large measure of credit to that goes to Jon Edwards himself.


February 28, 2023
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DARPA is Reigniting the Nuclear Engine

NASA and DARPA plan to demonstrate a nuclear-powered rocket engine for long-duration deep space missions.


February 21, 2023
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