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How do we churn out a new Electron every 20 days? Rosie the rocket building robot is always on the job. https://t.co/jOK8niI0mi
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✨ CALL FOR QUESTIONS! ✨ Tomorrow at 4:30 pm ET, NASA and @airandspace will be hosting a panel discussion on the politics of orbital debris within a historical context. Do you have ❓ for our panelists? Comment below & watch tomorrow to see questions answered live! https://t.co/jFB1FIM1ux
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A multi-day test of procedures that would be used to turn on backup hardware on the Hubble Space Telescope began today. Meanwhile, NASA continues to investigate the cause of the payload computer issue that began on June 13. For previous updates: https://t.co/rQ8PGjBhm0
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Mighty Servant 1 and Of Course I Still Love You basking in the California sun. @NASASpaceflight https://t.co/ewckGABLzD
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'Extremely eccentric' mini planet approaches Earth for first time in 600,000 years
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For decades, a mathematical equation has guided scientists’ understanding of plasma. Now, ultraprecise measurements from a quartet of NASA spacecraft have allowed scientists to see the plasma behavior described by this theory in nature for the first time. https://t.co/8cyWv5oBBH https://t.co/zw7hguGGsd
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#OTD in 2010, NASA released Moonbase Alpha, a video game set on the Moon in the year 2032, where players get to experience a day in the life of an astronaut stationed on a lunar outpost. Learn more about the game: https://t.co/nhQsigeNhl https://t.co/rN5W0rj8gq
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Today in 1989, Gen. Jimmy Doolittle was presented the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Doolittle received a number of honors during his career, including the Medal of Honor for planning and leading the famous “Doolittle Raid” in April 1942: https://t.co/zIKOzOWmJn #WorldWarII https://t.co/wo0iAsdFQ0
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#OTD in 2012, @NASAHubble's Wide Field Camera 3 captured this photo of Planetary Nebula NGC 5189. The unique structure of NGC 5189 was formed by a dying star shedding its outer layers. https://t.co/nyKVYa24CU
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Tropical Storm Elsa delays SpaceX Dragon cargo ship's return to Earth https://t.co/P7qKlK7Llf https://t.co/tbu4PWRPmZ
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You likely know the story of Bessie Coleman becoming the first African American woman to earn a pilot's license, but what do you know about her life before and after that momentous accomplishment? Read more about her in a recent blog: https://t.co/8DiCsdfI78 https://t.co/Wp8iiYuit8
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Over 35mph Wind, Rain & Evacuation of Pads A & B SpaceX Starbase, TX
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