The Maine Space Corporation, which lawmakers recently voted to make a nonprofit, is looking into sea-based launch platforms.
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NASA spacecraft rockets toward Jupiter’s moon Europa in search of the right conditions for life
It will take Europa Clipper more than 5 years to reach Jupiter and sneak close to the moon suspected to have an ocean beneath its crust.
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SpaceX launches rescue mission for 2 NASA astronauts who are stuck in space
A downsized crew will bring them home but not until next year.
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Brunswick aerospace company’s rocket engine test delayed
The eventual test of the biofuel-powered MAREVL engine will be the latest in a series of horizontal tests to optimize flight grade performance.
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NASA decides to keep 2 astronauts in space until February, nixes return on troubled Boeing capsule
Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams have been stuck at the International Space Station since the beginning of June.
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NASA still deciding whether to keep 2 astronauts at space station until next year
The test pilots anticipated being away just a week or so but thruster failures and helium leaks marred the capsule’s trip to the space station, raising doubts about its ability to return safely and leaving the astronauts in limbo.
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Mars study suggests an ocean’s worth of water may be hiding below the surface
The water is believed to be 7 to 12 miles down in the Martian crust.
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Could 2 NASA astronauts be stuck at the space station until next year? Here’s what to know
NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams have been up there since early June. Their planned 8-day mission is at the 2-month mark and could possibly surpass 8 months.
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One church, two astronauts. How a Texas congregation is supporting its members on the space station
There’s no return date yet, which means the congregation’s worries have subsided for now since they are safe aboard the space station, said Tommy Dahn. He is a pastor for the Pasadena, Texas, church where Tracy Dyson worships as a newer member and Barry Wilmore is a longtime elder.
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Brunswick aerospace company one step closer to testing bio-fueled rocket engine
Brunswick-based aerospace company bluShift announced this week that it installed a reusable oxidizer tank, bringing the company one step closer to rocket engine testing.