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How NASA brought the monstrous F-1 “moon rocket” engine back to life

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What if Saturn disappeared? Sometimes, it does. It doesn't really go away, though, it just disappears from view when our Moon moves in front. Such a Saturnian eclipse, more formally called an occultation, was visible along a long swath of Earth -- from Peru, across the Atlantic Ocean, to Italy -- only a few days ago.

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Saturn’s majestic rings will vanish in just six months from now

As you can tell from that beautiful pic above, Saturns' rings are approacing where we see them edge on from Earth.

If you see clickbait titles saying Saturn is losing it's rings, you know it's bullshit. We simply see them edge on for a few months. Nothing new.

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Two private astronauts took a spacewalk Thursday morning—yes, it was historic

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Eminent officials say NASA facilities some of the “worst” they’ve ever seen

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"NASA’s problem is it always seems to have $3 billion more program than it has of funds," said Norm Augustine, chair of the National Academies panel chartered to examine the critical facilities, workforce, and technology needed to achieve NASA's long-term strategic goals and objectives. Augustine said a similar statement could sum up two previous high-level reviews of NASA's space programs that he chaired in 1990 and 2009. But the report released Tuesday put NASA's predicament in stark terms.

Grumbling about crumbling infrastructure

Around 83 percent of NASA's facilities are beyond their design lifetimes, and the agency has a $3.3 billion backlog in maintenance. When you consider NASA's $250 million estimate for normal year-to-year maintenance, it would take a $600 million uptick in NASA's annual budget for infrastructure repairs to catch up on the backlog within the next 10 years.

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Bacteria on the space station are evolving for life in space

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Cards Against Humanity sues Elon Musk’s SpaceX over alleged trespassing in Texas

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In a lawsuit filed this week at a Texas court, Cards Against Humanity alleges SpaceX has essentially treated the game company’s property — located in Cameron County — as its own for at least the past six months.
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The lawsuit said SpaceX, which had previously acquired other plots of land near the property, has placed construction materials, such as gravel, and other debris on the land without asking for permission to do so.

SpaceX did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Cards Against Humanity, which is headquartered in Chicago, had purchased the plot of land in 2017 as part of what it said was a stunt to oppose former president Donald Trump’s efforts to build a border wall.

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SpaceX launches mission to bring Starliner astronauts back to Earth

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NASA’s Management of Risks to Sustaining ISS Operations through 2030

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Voyager 1 spacecraft phones home with transmitter that hasn't been used since 1981