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CRS-21 Launch!

The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and cargo Dragon spacecraft launched into space for their 21st resupply mission! It is called CRS-21 because “CRS” stands for “Commercial Resupply Services” and it is their 21st mission! They are going to resupply the ISS, which stands for the International Space Station, including engineered, three-dimensional heart tissues to test […]

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Launching NASA ICESat-2

NASA’s ICESat-2 launched this Saturday!  It’s mission is to measure ice on the North and South poles with more accuracy than ever!  Just how will they do that?  Lasers! The satellite will orbit at 290 miles up in the atmosphere, traveling at 17,069 mph.  Now, that’s fast!  Scientists are hoping to gather information that will […]

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The End of NASA’s Dawn Mission

After 11 years of discovery, NASA’s Dawn mission is coming to an end.  Dawn’s mission was to set out to explore the two largest bodies in the asteroid belt, Ceres and Vesta.  The mission was named Dawn because scientists were hoping to learn more about the beginnings of our solar system.  Using ion propulsion, Dawn […]

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