SpaceX’s Gwynne Shotwell says the company plans to start polar launches of Starlink satellites this summer. Hopes to have full global connectivity after 28 launches; after that additional satellites will add capacity.
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Not super detailed, but it’s my first picture of the moon
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My depiction of Space in Van Gogh style in photoshop.
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3...2...1... release! 🌊 An exact duplicate of the @NASA_Orion spacecraft makes a splash as it is dropped from 7 feet above the Hydro Impact Basin at @NASA_Langley. The data will be evaluated to prepare for splashdown of a crewed Orion for #Artemis II: https://t.co/srt8D8rmug
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The Soyuz rocket from @Roscosmos rolled out to its launch pad today in Kazakhstan. It will lift off Friday taking three Exp 65 crew members to the space station. More pix... https://t.co/ivyIuyvnkf https://t.co/MEgU5c8xWj
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These two NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope images reveal two pairs of #quasars that existed 10 billion years ago and reside at the hearts of merging galaxies. 🔗 https://t.co/N2V6RajsXv Credit: @NASA / @ESA , H. Hwang & N. Zakamska @johnshopkins, & Y. Shen @Illinois_Alma https://t.co/P4YR2d2xGI
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Meet your Crew-2 astronauts! ✌️ The next crew to launch from NASAKennedy to the International Space Station is, from left: Mission Specialist Thomas Pesquet (Thom_Astro) of the EuropeanSpaceAgency; Pilot Megan McArthur of NASA; Commander Shane Kimbrough (Astro_Kimbrough) of NASA; and Mission Specialist Akihiko Hoshide of JAXAjp. NASA's SpaceX Crew-2 mission is targeted for liftoff on Thursday, April 22, at 6:11 a.m. EDT. It's the first Commercial Crew mission flying two international partners. During their stay of approximately 6 months on the space station, the astronauts will conduct scientific research in areas such as medical technology, human health, and materials to benefit life on Earth. Credit: SpaceX #LaunchAmerica #Crew2 #Astronauts #SpaceExploration
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On Sunday, April 4, #MarsHelicopter Ingenuity was successfully deployed by NASA’s Perseverance rover and has since made it through its first night on Mars. Soon, it will be the first aircraft to attempt powered, controlled flight on another planet! https://t.co/Ky4Urkgkyh
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Texas, Scotland, Ecuador Students [to] Hear from Space Station Crew
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Who's hungry?? Test your NASA Knowledge on Mars food! Do you know how long the shelf life must be for food packaged on human missions to Mars? https://t.co/QI8OKEB8Wb
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How’s the weather up there? 🌡️ 🔴 As engineers receive the first data points on Earth from @NASAPersevere on the red planet, the team has pieced together its first weather report from Jezero Crater on Mars. Check it out: https://t.co/I1eO951hJa https://t.co/ZqpyDcpaMo
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On this day in 1938, the first test flight of the P-39 Airacobra prototype was completed. The Airacobra eventually became a successful ground attack aircraft, and the U.S. sent over 700 to Great Britain and the Soviet Union under the Lend-Lease agreement. https://t.co/M9zvQYyj3J
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Will the next cycle for Pathway Internships be in the fall?
Hi, is the best way to look for the Pathway Internship just by searching "Student Trainee" on USAjobs? If so I don't see any positions available. The website said vacancies open on Feb 1st? did I miss the deadline?? Will the next cycle be early Fall 2021?
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