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Singapore Airshow kicks off with aerial displays; Boeing and China’s COMAC announce new orders
The Singapore Airshow – Asia’s largest – kicks off Tuesday with an array of aerial displays including some by China’s COMAC C919 narrow-body airliner.
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Japan’s new flagship H3 rocket reaches orbit in a key test after failed debut last year
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NASA’s final tally shows spacecraft returned double the amount of asteroid rubble
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Before Russia’s satellite threat, there were Starfish Prime, nesting dolls and robotic arms
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Airbus targets 800 aircraft deliveries for 2024 even as supply chain issues linger
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Another lunar lander rockets toward the moon for a touchdown attempt
Another private U.S. company is taking a shot at the moon, launching a month after a rival’s lunar lander missed its mark.
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Are we about to find out the moon’s origin? Japan’s space agency says it may now have clues
A Japan space agency official says an unmanned spacecraft that landed on the moon last month has captured and transmitted data analyzing 10 lunar rocks, a greater-than-expected achievement that could help provide clues about the origin of the moon.
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Japan space agency says test flight for new flagship rocket is rescheduled for Saturday
Japan’s space agency says its new flagship H3 rocket will have a second test flight on Saturday, two days after an originally planned liftoff was postponed due to a bad weather forecast at the launch site in southwestern Japan.
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Bad weather forces Japan’s space agency to delay launch of second test-flight of flagship rocket
Japan’s space agency has postponed the second test flight of its new flagship rocket H3 series planned for this week because of bad weather forecast at the launch site.
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Turkey hails its first astronaut who returned from a 3-week mission to International Space Station
Turkey’s first astronaut has returned home to a hero’s welcome as a symbol of the country’s advances in technology and aerospace.
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Ed Dwight was to be the first Black astronaut. At 90, he’s finally getting his due
It wasn’t until 1983 that the first African American, Guion Bluford, reached space. But two decades earlier, Ed Dwight found himself at a fulcrum of 20th Century American history, where the space race and the struggle for social justice converged.
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Astronauts from Turkey, Italy and Sweden return to Earth, ending private space station trip
Astronauts from Turkey, Italy and Sweden are back on Earth, ending a private three-week trip to the International Space Station.
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NASA climate satellite blasts off to survey oceans and atmosphere of a warming Earth
NASA’s newest climate satellite has blasted off to survey the world’s oceans and atmosphere in unprecedented detail.
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Countdown begins for April’s total solar eclipse. What to know about watch parties and safe viewing
A total solar eclipse is coming to North America. On April 8, the sun will pull another disappearing act across parts of Mexico, the United States and Canada, turning day into night for as much as 4 minutes, 28 seconds.
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Lunar New Year in the Philippines draws crowds to one of the world’s oldest Chinatowns
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Crowds are flocking to Chinatown in the Philippine capital to usher in the Year of the Wood Dragon and experience lively traditional dances on lantern-lit streets with food, lucky charms and prayers for good fortune.
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Saturn’s Death Star-looking moon may have vast underground ocean
Astronomers are reporting the best evidence yet of a vast, young ocean beneath the icy exterior of Saturn’s Death Star-looking mini moon.
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NTSB says bolts on Boeing jetliner were missing before a panel blew out in midflight last month
Investigators say bolts that helped secure a panel on the Boeing jetliner were missing before the panel blew off the plane in midflight last month.
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The top US aviation regulator says oversight of Boeing ‘is not delivering safe aircraft’
The new chief of the Federal Aviation Administration said Tuesday that his agency is midway through a review of manufacturing at Boeing, but he already knows that changes must be made in how the government oversees the aircraft manufacturer.
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A Russian cosmonaut sets a new record for the most time in space
The Russian space agency says one of its cosmonauts has broken the world record for the most time spent in space.
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A skyscraper-size asteroid will buzz by Earth today, but no need to worry
Astronomers say an asteroid as big as a skyscraper will pass within 1.7 million miles of Earth on Friday.
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A grainy sonar image reignites excitement and skepticism over Earhart’s final flight
There’s new interest in one of the past century’s most alluring mysteries and a grainy sonar image is at the heart of both excitement and skepticism.
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Space shuttle Endeavour hoisted for display in launch configuration at Los Angeles science museum
The retired NASA space shuttle Endeavour has been carefully hoisted into place at a Los Angeles science museum where it will be displayed as if it is about to blast off.
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Iran launches 3 satellites into space that are part of a Western-criticized program as tensions rise
Iran says it has successfully launched three satellites into space, the latest for a program that the West says improves Tehran’s ballistic missiles.
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What you should know if you’re about to fly on a Boeing Max 9
Those grounded Boeing jets are coming back starting Friday. Air travelers will want to know if they are safe.
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NASA’s little helicopter on Mars has logged its last flight
NASA says its little Mars helicopter has flown its last flight. The space agency announced Thursday that the 4-pound chopper named Ingenuity can no longer fly because of rotor blade damage, and its mission is officially over.
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Japan’s precision moon lander has hit its target, but it appears to be upside-down
Japan’s space agency said Thursday that its first lunar mission hit the tiny patch of the moon’s surface it was aiming for in a successful demonstration of its pinpoint landing system — although it appears to be sitting upside-down.
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FAA approves inspection process that could clear the way for grounded Boeing planes to fly again
Federal officials are clearing the ways for grounded Boeing planes to resume flying. The Federal Aviation Administration said Wednesday that it approved an inspection and maintenance process that the planes must go through.
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At United and Alaska airlines, frustration with Boeing’s manufacturing problems is boiling over
The CEOs of Alaska Airlines and United Airlines say they are frustrated and angry about ongoing manufacturing problems at Boeing.
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Federal officials recommend that airlines inspect door plugs on some older Boeing jets as well
Federal officials are recommending that airlines inspect the door plugs on more Boeing 737s after one of the panel blew off a Boeing jet in midflight.
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Iran launches satellite that is part of a Western-criticized program as regional tensions spike
Iran says it has launched a satellite into its highest orbit yet, the latest for a program the West fears improves Tehran’s ballistic missiles.
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Private US lander destroyed during reentry after failed mission to moon, company says
A U.S. company’s failed moonshot has ended with a fiery plunge over the South Pacific. Astrobotic Technology said Friday that it had confirmation that its lunar lander broke apart as it reentered Earth’s atmosphere on Thursday.
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Japan becomes the fifth country to land a spacecraft on the moon
Japan has become the fifth country in history to reach the moon. Its spacecraft, which wasn’t carrying astronauts, landed on the lunar surface early Saturday.
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Japan joins an elite club by landing on the moon. What are others doing?
Japan has landed a spacecraft on the moon, an attempt at the world’s first “pinpoint lunar landing.”
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Astronauts from Turkey, Sweden and Italy launch to space station on latest chartered flight
SpaceX has launched Turkey’s first astronaut along with a Swede and Italian to the International Space Station.
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40 Boeing jets have been inspected as investigations continue into midair blowout, US officials say
Federal officials have briefed a congressional committee on their investigations into a jetliner that lost a panel of its fuselage in midflight this month and revealed that airlines have inspected 40 identical Boeing planes.
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