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"We're tracking it. We're following it as closely as we can. It's just a little too soon right now to know where it's going to go or what if anything can be done about that," a U.S. Space Command spokesman told reporters.

What Goes Up Must Come Down — Including A Giant Chinese Rocket Plunging Toward Earth

11:06pm May 06, 2021

by Vanessa Romo

U.S. Space Command says the exact entry point into the Earth's atmosphere cannot be pinpointed until hours before its reentry, which is expected sometime around May 8.

Smithsonian's National Air And Space Museum Will Display X-Wing Starfighter

5:59am May 05, 2021

The Starfighter, with a wingspan of 37 feet, appeared in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, and is on loan from Lucasfilm. It will be displayed in the newly renovated building late next year.

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In this image taken by the Mars Perseverance rover and made available by NASA, the Mars Ingenuity helicopter, right, flies over the surface of the planet on Friday.

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NASA Makes New Plans For Ingenuity Helicopter On Mars

6:47pm May 01, 2021

by Elena Moore

NASA announced Friday that it would be increasing operational testing on its Ingenuity helicopter following four successful test flights off the surface of Mars.

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'Fresh Air' Remembers Apollo 11 Astronaut Michael Collins

1:43pm April 30, 2021

by Terry Gross

Collins, who died April 27, orbited in Apollo 11 while Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin made their historic moon walk. Speaking to Fresh Air in 1988, he described his solo orbit as "completely serene."

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Michael Collins, Apollo 11 Astronaut, Dies At 90

7:17am April 29, 2021

Collins flew on Apollo 11, the first lunar landing mission in 1969. As command module pilot, he didn't step on the moon but orbited 60 miles above as Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walked on the moon.

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Collins studies the flight plan during simulation training at the Kennedy Space Center before the scheduled Apollo 11 mission.

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Apollo 11 Astronaut Michael Collins Dies

3:04pm April 28, 2021

by Russell Lewis

Collins was the crew member who stayed in orbit on the Apollo 11 command module while Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walked on the moon. Later he oversaw building of the National Air and Space Museum.

What Do You Call A Group Of Black Holes In The Cosmos?

5:54am April 26, 2021

NASA crowdsourced that question on Twitter as part of a newly coined "black hole week." And the suggestions rolled in. Astronomers have found dozens of black holes looming around a cluster of stars.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the Crew Dragon space capsule lifts off from Pad 39A at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., on Friday.

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SpaceX Rocket Launches With Astronauts Aboard

9:35am April 23, 2021

by Geoff Brumfiel

The company's third crewed spacecraft took off from Florida early Friday.

The International Space Station is larger than a football field. But with 11 people soon to be aboard, there aren't enough places for them all to sleep.

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International Space Station Is About To Get Crowded, And It's Running Out Of Beds

7:15am April 22, 2021

by Brendan Byrne

Four astronauts are set to launch to the space station Friday. When they arrive, the new crew of 11 will be the largest since the shuttle program, and there aren't enough sleeping pods for them all.

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Step Inside This New Mexico House And Enter Deep Space

7:00am April 20, 2021

Marten Griego has put his special house up for sale. When you step inside, you'll see lots of custom art, including a wall he painted to look like the edge of a cave with a view of outer space.

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