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Explainer-What is helium and why is it used in rockets?
By Nivedita Bhattacharjee BENGALURU (Reuters) - Two NASA astronauts aboard Boeing's Starliner will stay on the International Space Station for months because of a faulty propulsion system whose proble...
Sep 07, 2024
Without astronauts, Boeing's Starliner undocks from space station
By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Boeing's Starliner spacecraft undocked from the International Space Station on Friday, leaving behind its first crew of U.S. astronauts to return to Earth empty...
Sep 06, 2024
Europe launches last Vega rocket with observation satellite
PARIS (Reuters) - Europe's Arianespace has launched the last Vega rocket, placing the Sentinel-2C satellite into orbit under the European Union's Copernicus programme to monitor Earth's environment. T...
Sep 05, 2024
South African scientists unveil fragment of motorcycle-sized meteorite
By shafiek tassiem and Esa Alexander GQEBERHA, South Africa (Reuters) - South African scientists on Tuesday unveiled a fragment of what they described as a motorcycle-sized meteorite that was discover...
Sep 03, 2024
Blood tests allow 30-year estimates of women's cardio risks, new study says
By Nancy Lapid (Reuters) - Women's heart disease risks and their need to start taking preventive medications should be evaluated when they are in their 30s rather than well after menopause as is now t...
Aug 31, 2024
FAA says SpaceX Falcon 9 vehicle may return to flight operations while probe underway
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The SpaceX Falcon 9 vehicle may return to flight operations while the overall investigation of the anomaly during the Starlink Group 8-6 mission remains open, the U.S. Federal A...
Aug 30, 2024
Rocket scientists build robot probes to gauge melting beneath Antarctica ice shelf
By Steve Gorman LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Engineers who specialize in building NASA spacecraft to explore distant worlds are designing a fleet of underwater robot probes to measure how rapidly climate c...
Aug 29, 2024
Boeing's uncrewed Starliner could return by late next week, NASA says
(Reuters) - NASA will proceed with the undocking of the uncrewed Boeing Starliner capsule not before Sept. 6, the space agency said on Thursday after concluding a review. Last week, the space agency s...
Aug 29, 2024
Intuitive Machines gets $116.9 million NASA contract for delivery to Moon's south pole
(Reuters) - NASA has awarded Intuitive Machines a $116.9 million contract to deliver six science and technology payloads to the Moon's south pole, the space exploration company said, sending its share...
Aug 29, 2024
SpaceX's Falcon 9 grounded after failing landing attempt
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration on Wednesday said SpaceX's workhorse Falcon 9 rocket has been grounded after failing an attempt to land back on Earth during a routine S...
Aug 28, 2024
