30 years ago, on the very early morning of Dec. 2, 1993, the Space Shuttle Endeavour and the STS-61 crew launched on a high-stakes mission to repair the Hubble Space Telescope. 30 years after the successful flight, which enabled Hubble to finally fulfill its promise to revolutionize our view of the Universe, the veteran observatory is still making new discoveries and may get a new lease on life deeper into the 21st century.
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After years of work, Sierra Space’s first Dream Chaser reusable spaceplane is almost ready to…
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ISS Roundup: Expedition 70 underway, Rubio’s record stay in space, technical issues, completed EVAs
The last few months aboard the International Space Station (ISS) have been eventful. Expedition 70…
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KSC Flyover: SLC-40 crew tower rising, Roberts Road expansion detailed
by Tyler GrayFlorida’s Space Coast has been awash with launch activity as of late, thanks in large…
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SpaceX closed out the third quarter of 2023 with its 70th launch of the year.…
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The OSIRIS-REx spacecraft, launched in September 2016, is now less than a month away from…
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United Launch Alliance (ULA) delivered the last-ever Space Launch System (SLS) Interim Cryogenic Propulsion Stage…
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NASA launched its next astronaut rotation, Crew-7, to the International Space Station (ISS) on Saturday,…
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In December 2022, NASA lost contact with its Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and…
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Lockheed Martin, NASA working around the clock to finish Artemis II Orion assembly and hold 2024 launch date
by Philip SlossThe Orion spacecraft for the Artemis II mission is nearing final assembly and testing at…
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The final flight of the Antares 230+ launch vehicle, marking the end of the career…
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Launch Roundup: SpaceX finishes Starlink v1 flights – China launches methane powered ZQ-2
This week, LandSpace reached orbit on its second test flight of the ZhuQue-2 rocket; SpaceX…
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One year into science operations, Webb continues to rewrite the textbooks of science
On July 12, 2022, five groups of scientists gathered in different agencies across the world…
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SpaceX launches ESA’s Euclid Telescope to explore the dark universe
SpaceX launched its 45th mission of the year, carrying the Euclid telescope from the European…
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SpaceX’s last launch of the first half of 2023 occurred Friday, June 23, carrying 56…
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Launch Roundup: ULA launches Delta IV Heavy; SpaceX launches three missions
In what will be a quiet week for orbital launches, Rocket Lab launched its first…
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The International Space Station’s iROSA (ISS Roll-Out Solar Array) solar panel upgrade, started in 2021,…
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Action finally returned to the United Launch Alliance’s (ULA) Space Launch Complex 41 (SLC-41) as…
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SpaceX finally launched the Arabsat 7B satellite to geostationary transfer orbit (GTO) for Arabsat atop…
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Roscosmos launched its Progress MS-23 spacecraft to the International Space Station on Wednesday. Liftoff, atop…