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Today in Space! July 23, 1999: Chandra X-Ray Observatory Deployed in Space
July 23, 2017 | ArticleFind out what happened on July 23, 1999, when the space shuttle Columbia launched into orbit and deployed the Chandra X-ray Observatory.
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Southern Lights Dazzle in Spectacular Time-Lapse Video from Space (Video)
July 23, 2017 | ArticleIn a new video from NASA, those of us who have never been to space get a glimpse of what an aurora looks like from the International Space Station — and it is stunning.
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Buzz Aldrin and George Clooney Talk Apollo 11 Moonshot in Omega's 'Starmen'
July 22, 2017 | ArticleOn the heels of Moon Day watchmaker Omega has produced a short documentary called "Starmen,"featuring one of the first men on the moon, Buzz Aldrin, and actor George Clooney. It's worth a watch, with or without popcorn!
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SpaceX: First Private Flights to Space Station
July 21, 2017 | ReferenceSpaceX is a private spaceflight company that regularly delivers payloads to the International Space Station via its Dragon spacecraft.
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Target's Space-Based Cotton Challenge Aims for Sustainable Farming on Earth
July 21, 2017 | ArticleCan space-based experiments help make cotton a more sustainable plant on Earth? A new science challenge will offer researchers up to $1 million in funding to find out.
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Jeff Bezos' Vision: 'A Trillion Humans in the Solar System'
July 21, 2017 | ArticleAt a recent gala celebrating the anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing, Amazon.com founder and Blue Origin head Jeff Bezos laid out an ambitious vision of humanity spreading far and wide into the solar system.
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Notes from Mars 160: The Arctic Journey Begins
July 21, 2017 | ArticleMars 160 crewmember Paul Knightly is chronicling life and science on The Mars Society's Twin Desert-Arctic Analog simulation. Here's his first post from the Flashline Mars Arctic Research Station, in the Canadian arctic.
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Apollo 11 Moon Rock Bag Sells for $1.8M at Sotheby's Space Auction
July 20, 2017 | ArticleA cloth bag used to protect the first-ever rocks collected by an astronaut on the moon 48 years ago Thursday (July 20) has made history again — this time by selling at auction for $1.8 million, more than any other U.S. space program artifact to date.
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Apollo 11's 48th Anniversary: Space Gala Salutes the Future
July 20, 2017 | ArticleApollo 11 moonwalker Buzz Aldrin hosted a gala last weekend to celebrate the historic mission's 48th anniversary.
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Watch NASA's Apollo 11 Moonwalk Moments in This Archive Video
July 20, 2017 | ArticleWatch historic footage from July 20, 1969, as humanity made its first steps on the lunar surface.
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