Lockheed Martin and NASA are nearing completion of the assembly and testing of the Orion spacecraft for the Artemis II mission. The spacecraft is expected to be mated to the service module in mid-September, and if there are no issues during testing, the work is projected to be finished by April next year. The Artemis […]
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On August 10, 2023, the world mourned the loss of Russian cosmonaut Alexander Viktorenko, who passed away at the age of 76. Viktorenko was a pioneer in the field of astronautics, making significant contributions to the history of space exploration. Over his 19-year career, he commanded four missions to the Mir space station and played […]
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In a surprising turn of events, it has been revealed that the recently displayed Barbie dolls at the Smithsonian are not the first to have traveled to space. The “Space Discovery” dolls, which made their debut at the National Air and Space Museum’s Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Virginia, were indeed launched into orbit in […]
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