CEO Elon Musk wrote on social media that the engine on the mission with no astronauts failed ‘for reasons currently unknown.’
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NASA confirms mystery object that crashed through roof of Florida home came from space station
The chunk of space junk was part of equipment discarded at the International Space Station.
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Maine astronaut to gear up for more spacewalks in January
The Maine native and fellow astronaut Christina Koch are scheduled for spacewalks on Wednesday and again on Jan. 20.
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American, Russian alive after Soyuz rocket headed to space station fails on launch
MOSCOW — A Russian rocket carrying an American and a Russian to the International Space Station failed on launch Thursday, forcing the astronaut and cosmonaut to careen back to Earth in a dramatic emergency landing. U.S. astronaut Nick Hague and Russian cosmonaut Alexey Ovchinin parachuted to the ground safely in their capsule after a booster […]
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Bates science program heading to space
LEWISTON — The work of Bates College physicist Nathan Lundblad is taking off. In fact, if all goes as planned, Lundblad’s laboratory will blast off at 4:39 a.m. Monday from a NASA facility in Virginia. Its destination is the International Space Station. According to Bates, the rocket carrying Lundblad’s work might be visible on the […]
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Students take virtual mission International Space Station
STRONG — Strong Elementary School’s sixth-grade cadets went to outer space for 15 weeks, all without leaving their classroom. The students participated in an unusual middle school science course that sent them on a virtual mission to the International Space Station to investigate key concepts in Earth science, life science, physical science and engineering. Starting […]
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Unmanned rocket explodes in flight to International Space Station
An unmanned SpaceX rocket carrying supplies and the first-of-its-kind docking port to the International Space Station broke apart Sunday shortly after liftoff. It was a severe blow to NASA, still reeling from previous failed shipments. The accident occurred about 2½ minutes into the flight from Cape Canaveral, Florida. Pieces could be seen falling into the Atlantic. […]