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How NASA Mars Lander's 'Steampunk' Claw Will Work (Video)
October 18, 2018 | ArticleNASA's InSight Mars lander carries a five-fingered metallic claw at the end of its robotic arm that's crucial to the robot's mission. Here's how that claw will work.
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Moon Science! NASA Needs Experiment Ideas for Commercial Lunar Landers
October 18, 2018 | ArticleNASA has opened a submission period for commercial moon-lander proposals, noting that selected technology might fly as soon as next year.
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How Close Are We to Kubrick's AI-Controlled Vision of the Future?
October 18, 2018 | ArticleAI like the malevolent HAL in the movie "2001" are already among us.
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William Shatner Helps Rocket Lab Unveil New Manufacturing Facility
October 16, 2018 | ArticleRocket Lab just unveiled a huge new facility in New Zealand designed to enable fast mass production of the company's Electron booster. And William Shatner was on hand to lend some more excitement to the proceedings.
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Space Agencies Welcome New Entrants Developing Satellites for Tracking Greenhouse Gases
October 15, 2018 | ArticleAs a growing number of organizations propose satellites to monitor greenhouse gases, national space agencies who already operate such spacecraft welcome those new entrants — as long as they’re willing to share their results.
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Suiting Up for 'First Man': Ryan Gosling Digs His Authentic NASA Spacesuits
October 14, 2018 | ArticleFrom his career as a test pilot to his famous first steps on the moon, Neil Armstrong donned all kinds of interesting outfits at work. While filming the new Armstrong biopic "First Man," lead actor Ryan Gosling got to look and feel like the real Neil whil
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Draper Bids on NASA Commercial Lunar Lander Competition
October 13, 2018 | ArticleThe organization that helped NASA’s Apollo spacecraft land on the moon a half-century ago is now working with an industry team that includes a Japanese lunar lander company to propose a commercial return to the lunar surface.
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Here's What Today's Soyuz Launch Failure Means for Space Station Astronauts
October 11, 2018 | ArticleThe three astronauts currently aboard the International Space Station were supposed to welcome two new roommates today; here's what will happen instead.
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Air Force Awards Launch Vehicle Development Contracts to Blue Origin, Northrop Grumman, ULA
October 10, 2018 | ArticleThe U.S. Air Force announced on Wednesday it is awarding three contracts collectively worth about $2 billion to Blue Origin, Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems and United Launch Alliance to develop launch system prototypes.
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Boeing Invests in Satellite Propulsion Startup Accion Systems for Tiny Thrusters
October 10, 2018 | ArticleBoeing is investing in Accion Systems Inc., a Boston startup focused on scalable electric propulsion technology for satellites.
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