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NASA's next-generation moon rocket, the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket with the Orion crew capsule, lifts off from launch complex 39-B on the unmanned Artemis 1 mission to the moon, seen from Sebastian, Florida, U.S. November 16, 2022.

NASA's uncrewed Orion capsule hurtled through space on Sunday on the final return leg of its voyage around the moon ...

The divers contacted NASA after spotting a large, clearly modern object mostly covered in sand at the bottom of the ocean and bearing the shuttle's distinctive tiles, the space agency said in a written statement.

Divers find Challenger space shuttle wreckage off Florida coast

by Richard Brooks

11 November 2022, 12:18 AM

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Divers from a documentary crew looking for the wreckage of a World War Two aircraft off the coast of Florida ...

Dr Phil Mjwara from the Department of Science and Innovation and Badri Younes, Deputy Associate Administrator for
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Space Communications and Navigation program sign a joint statement ntent for Cooperation in establishing a Lunar Exploration Ground Site in SA at Matjiesfontein

SA signs ground breaking exploration programme with NASA

by Aphiwe Ngwenya

8 November 2022, 9:56 PM

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A new deep-space ground station being built in South Africa's semi-desert Karoo region will come online by 2025 to help ...

An observation of a planetary nebula from the NIRCam instrument of NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, released July 12, 2022.

Webb Space Telescope renders Pillars of Creation with new depth, clarity

by Preggie Moodley

20 October 2022, 8:40 AM

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One of the most celebrated, awe-inspiring images of modern astronomy, revealing colossal spires of interstellar gas and dust called the ...

An undated handout picture made available by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) shows an illustration of NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) spacecraft prior to impact at the Didymos binary asteroid system issued 26 September 2022.

NASA’s DART spacecraft hits target asteroid in first planetary defence test

by Lebo Tshangela

27 September 2022, 9:04 AM

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NASA's DART spacecraft successfully slammed into a distant asteroid at hypersonic speed on Monday in the world's first test of ...

NASA's next-generation moon rocket, the Space Launch System (SLS) with the Orion crew capsule perched on top, stands on launch complex 39B as it is prepared for launch for the Artemis 1 mission at Cape Canaveral, Florida, US, September 3, 2022.

Moon launch delayed because of a storm expected in Florida

by Lebo Tshangela

26 September 2022, 9:43 AM

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NASA said that it was scrapping Tuesday’s plans to launch Artemis, the US return to the moon after five decades, ...

Fuel leak to delay first launch of NASA’s Artemis moon rocket for weeks

by Tshepiso Moche

5 September 2022, 12:31 AM

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For the second time in a week, NASA on Saturday aborted an attempt to launch its giant, next-generation rocketship, citing ...

NASA's next-generation moon rocket, the Space Launch System (SLS) with the Orion crew capsule perched on top, stands on launch complex 39B as rain clouds move into the area before its rescheduled debut test launch for the Artemis 1 mission at Cape Canaveral, Florida, US, September 2, 2022.

NASA ready for second attempt at Artemis lunar launch

by Sesona Mahlahla

3 September 2022, 1:34 PM

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Ground teams at Kennedy Space Center prepared on Saturday for a second try at launching NASA's towering, next-generation moon rocket ...

NASA’s next-generation moon rocket, the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket with its Orion crew capsule perched on top, as it stands on launch pad 39B in preparation for the unmanned Artemis 1 mission at Cape Canaveral, Florida, US

NASA’s next-generation megarocket tanking up for debut test launch to moon

by Preggie Moodley

29 August 2022, 2:28 PM

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Ground teams began fueling NASA's colossal next-generation rocketship for its planned debut launch Monday on an uncrewed, six-week test flight ...

Wheel tread marks are left in the soil of Jezero Crater on Mars, as NASA's Mars rover Perseverance drives on Martian surface for the first time, in this March 4, 2021 image supplied to Reuters. Image taken March 4, 2021.

Rock-hunting NASA rover reveals Martian crater’s surprising geology

by Tshepiso Moche

26 August 2022, 11:17 AM

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Core samples drilled by NASA's Perseverance rover on the Martian surface are revealing the geology of a gaping crater scientists ...

A cluster of young stars resembles an aerial burst, surrounded by clouds of interstellar gas and dust, in a nebula NGC 3603 located in the constellation Carina.

NASA to showcase Webb space telescope’s first full-color images

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11 July 2022, 1:17 AM

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Drawing back the curtain to a photo gallery unlike any other, NASA will soon present the first full-color images from ...

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson speaks prior to the launch of an Atlas V rocket carrying Boeing's CST-100 Starliner capsule to the International Space Station in a do-over test flight at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S. July 29, 2021.

China rejects NASA accusation it will take over the moon

by Tshepiso Moche

5 July 2022, 11:23 AM

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China on Monday rejected as an irresponsible smear a warning from the chief of NASA that China might "take over" ...

NASA to launch first rocket from a commercial spaceport in Australia

by Tshepiso Moche

28 June 2022, 2:50 AM

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NASA will launch a rocket from the remote wilderness of northern Australia on Sunday evening, the first commercial space launch ...

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Parents of Kimberley girl who has been selected to tour NASA request for donations

by Bomkazi Malobola

23 January 2022, 4:39 PM

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The parents of a 15-year-old Kimberley girl who has been selected to tour the facilities of the National Aeronautics and ...

The James Webb Space Telescope Mirror is seen during a media unveiling at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center at Greenbelt, Maryland November 2, 2016.

NASA’s next big space telescope set for blast off from French Guiana

by Lebo Tshangela

25 December 2021, 1:01 PM

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The James Webb Space Telescope, a NASA instrument designed to allow humankind's first glimpse of the infant universe as it ...

European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Matthias Maurer of Germany, NASA astronauts Raja Chari, Tom Marshburn, and Kayla Barron wave while departing the crew quarters for launch aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on a mission to the International Space Station at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral.

Latest astronaut crew of four welcomed aboard International Space Station

by Tshepiso Moche

12 November 2021, 10:00 AM

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Four astronauts, three from NASA and one from the European Space Agency, arrived at the International Space Station on Thursday ...

Chinese rocket debris lands in Indian Ocean, draws criticism from NASA

by Chuma Nobanda

9 May 2021, 9:21 AM

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Remnants of China's biggest rocket landed in the Indian Ocean on Sunday, with most of its components destroyed upon re-entry ...

ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet of France, NASA astronauts Shane Kimbrough and Megan McArthur, and JAXA astronaut Akihiko Hoshide of Japan of Crew 2 assemble with Crew 1 for a welcome ceremony after they arrived aboard the International Space Station, after docking SpaceX's Crew Dragon capsule obiting the earth on April 24, 2021, in a still image from video.

Astronauts arrive at space station aboard SpaceX Endeavour

by SABC Digital News

24 April 2021, 8:25 PM

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A four-astronaut team arrived at the International Space Station on Saturday aboard the SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule Endeavour, NASA said.

SpaceX is the private rocket company of billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk.

SpaceX launch of next International Space Station crew pushed to April 22

by Busisiwe Radebe

9 March 2021, 6:12 AM

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The next launch window for a NASA crew to the International Space Station aboard a SpaceX rocket has been pushed ...

NASA scientists have described Perseverance as the most ambitious of nearly 20 US missions to Mars dating back to the Mariner spacecraft's 1965 fly-by.

NASA’s astrobiology rover Perseverance makes historic Mars landing

by Richard Brooks

18 February 2021, 11:25 PM

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NASA's science rover Perseverance, the most advanced astrobiology laboratory ever sent to another world, streaked through the Martian atmosphere on ...

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NASA’s Orion capsule heads for splashdown after Artemis I flight around moon

Divers find Challenger space shuttle wreckage off Florida coast

SA signs ground breaking exploration programme with NASA

Webb Space Telescope renders Pillars of Creation with new depth, clarity

NASA’s DART spacecraft hits target asteroid in first planetary defence test

Moon launch delayed because of a storm expected in Florida

Fuel leak to delay first launch of NASA’s Artemis moon rocket for weeks

NASA ready for second attempt at Artemis lunar launch

NASA’s next-generation megarocket tanking up for debut test launch to moon

Rock-hunting NASA rover reveals Martian crater’s surprising geology

NASA to showcase Webb space telescope’s first full-color images

China rejects NASA accusation it will take over the moon

NASA to launch first rocket from a commercial spaceport in Australia

Parents of Kimberley girl who has been selected to tour NASA request for donations

NASA’s next big space telescope set for blast off from French Guiana

Latest astronaut crew of four welcomed aboard International Space Station

Chinese rocket debris lands in Indian Ocean, draws criticism from NASA

Astronauts arrive at space station aboard SpaceX Endeavour

SpaceX launch of next International Space Station crew pushed to April 22

NASA’s astrobiology rover Perseverance makes historic Mars landing

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