Author: Heather Theisen
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SpaceTracker: Space is Hard.
Space Highlights for the week ending 5/8/24. This week was a reminder that space is hard. The launch I was most excited for this week, Boeing’s Starliner crewed test mission on Atlas V, was scrubbed (cancelled) and rescheduled to this weekend due to an issue with a valve. There are so many things that need…
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SpaceTracker: Solar Sailing!
In the past week, there were notable rocket launches from various countries, including the US, China, and New Zealand. These launches carried out significant missions, such as NASA’s solar sail demonstration project and the deployment of navigation satellites for the European Space Agency. Additionally, there are currently 10 humans in space, with upcoming exciting launches…
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Living Amongst The Stars
We have been a spacefaring species for the past 50 years. Join me as I cheer on the space industry and celebrate humans in space.