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It gave us the best map of the Milky Way. Now the Gaia spacecraft is orbiting into retirement

The Gaia spacecraft, after more than a decade of groundbreaking discoveries, officially completed its mission and was shut down on…

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Blue Ghost becomes 1st private spacecraft to land successfully on moon

A private lunar lander carrying a drill, vacuum, and other experiments for NASA successfully touched down on the moon on…

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A NASA spacecraft scooped rubble from an asteroid. Here’s what was inside

Scientists have recently made groundbreaking discoveries about the rubble collected by a NASA spacecraft from the near-Earth asteroid Bennu. This…

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NASA spacecraft successfully completes closest-ever approach to the sun

NASA announced on Friday that the Parker Solar Probe has successfully completed its closest-ever approach to the sun, making it…

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NASA spacecraft launched toward Jupiter’s Europa to see if ice-covered moon could host life

NASA launched a spacecraft from Florida on Monday on a mission to examine whether Jupiter’s moon Europa has conditions suitable to support…

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NASA, Boeing prepare for return of Starliner spacecraft — without its astronauts

It’s been a long time coming, but Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft is finally returning to Earth — but without its two…

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Boeing is facing harsh criticism over its new Starliner spacecraft, but is it warranted?

On June 5, a rocket blasted off from Cape Canaveral, Fla., into a blue sky dotted with puffy, white clouds.…

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Boeing, NASA hoping third time’s the charm to launch new Starliner spacecraft with astronauts

Today, Boeing, NASA and United Launch Alliance (ULA) hope to finally have a successful crewed launch of Boeing’s new CST-100…

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Boeing, NASA prepare for second flight test of new Starliner despite leak on spacecraft

After a failed launch attempt of Boeing’s new Starliner crew capsule on May 6, NASA and the aerospace company are prepared…

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Astronauts are ready to test out Boeing’s new spacecraft — and a Canadian will be talking them through it

It’s been a decade in the making, but Boeing’s commercial spacecraft is finally launching with its first passengers. The final…

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