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Category: 2. Space
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Musk vs Navarro Tariff Food Fight
Keith’s note: The whole internal Administration tariff spat touches NASA rather directly. First there is “Musk lashes out at architect of Trump’s tariffs in first public comments about shock policy – then there’s “Musk “doesn’t understand”…
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Aetherflux raises $50 million for space-based solar power
WASHINGTON — A startup taking an alternative approach to space-based solar power has raised $50 million as it works towards a first demonstration mission next year.
Aetherflux announced April 2 it raised a $50 million Series A round led…
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Missile Defense Agency opens door to commercial firms for “Golden Dome” project
COLORADO SPRINGS — The Pentagon is looking beyond traditional defense contractors to tackle one of the most ambitious components of its proposed “Golden Dome” missile defense system: space-based interceptors that would destroy…
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Don’t Miss: Lyrid Meteor Shower & Stunning “City of Stars” Light Up the Sky
This April, the skies put on a dazzling show – watch planets like Jupiter, Venus, and Mars glide across morning and evening skies, catch the Lyrid meteor shower lighting up the night, and explore a stunning “city of stars” with the ancient…
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A Century-Old Cosmic Mystery Solved – Four Hidden Planets Found Near Earth
Astronomers have confirmed the existence of four rocky planets orbiting Barnard’s Star, our nearest solitary stellar neighbor just six light-years away. Using ultra-sensitive instruments, scientists detected subtle wobbles in the star’s light…
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212 Feet of Power: NASA’s Artemis II Rocket Fully Stacked for Moon Mission
NASA has taken a major step toward deep space exploration with the integration of the SLS rocket and solid rocket boosters for the Artemis II mission. This upcoming launch will be the first to carry astronauts as part of the Artemis program,…
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Moon’s Farside Reveals Its Hidden Secrets Through Chang’e-6 Samples
For the first time in history, scientists have analyzed actual samples from the lunar farside—thanks to China’s Chang’e-6 mission—and discovered that the surface there weathers differently than the Moon’s near side. Using cutting-edge…
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Offworld Nucleic Acid Sequencing – Astrobiology
Explorers Club Fellow, ex-NASA Space Station Payload manager/space biologist, Away Teams,…
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