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Stardust: The NASA Mission That Brought Back Particles From "The Very Origins Of The Solar System"

I n 2016, NASA launched the Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, and Security-Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx) probe, which famously touched down on asteroid Bennu in 2020, before ...
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Blue Origin launches huge rocket carrying NASA spacecraft to Mars

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Blue Origin launched its huge New Glenn rocket Thursday with a pair of NASA spacecraft destined for Mars. It was only the second flight of the rocket that Jeff Bezos’ ...
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NASA chief: SpaceX vs Blue Origin moon lander race is on

The new head of the US space agency has turned a long‑running procurement saga into a straight contest between two of the world’s richest men, declaring that the race is now on to see which company ...
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NASA is sending 100-year-old artifacts into deep space: Here’s why

NASA’s upcoming Artemis II mission, as detailed in the official statement published by NASA, will carry not only astronauts ...
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Anniversary of Apollo 1 disaster: Jan. 27 a dark day in NASA history

Jan. 27 is a dark day in the world of space exploration. It’s the anniversary of the Apollo 1 fire that killed three NASA ...