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Jim Lovell, Apollo 13 moon mission leader, dies at 97
Aug 089 months ago

Jim Lovell, Apollo 13 moon mission leader, dies at 97

James Lovell, the commander of Apollo 13 who helped turn a failed moon mission into a triumph of on-the-fly can-do engineering, has died. He was 97....

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Duffy confirms fast-track plan to build nuclear reactor on the moon
Aug 059 months ago

Duffy confirms fast-track plan to build nuclear reactor on the moon

Transportation Secretary and interim NASA Administrator Sean Duffy outlined the space agency's fast-track plan to build a nuclear reactor on the moon on Tuesday. “We're in a race to the moon, in a rac...

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Australia’s first orbital-class rocket stalled seconds after liftoff
Jul 309 months ago

Australia’s first orbital-class rocket stalled seconds after liftoff

"I thought best case was maybe 40 seconds of flight time, but I'll take 14 as a win." ...

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