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'Apollo 13: Survival' documentary has 'go' for Sep. 5 launch on Netflix

Netflix has begun the countdown to a "re-launch" of one of NASA's most well-known missions in spaceflight history. The streaming service has set Sep. 5 for the premiere of "Apollo 13: Survival."

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Microsoft co-founder's space art, artifacts to be sold by Christie's

Visions of humanity's future in space and spaceflight artifacts are heading for auction from Paul G. Allen's estate. Christie's is hosting three sales devoted to Allen's art and scientific objects.

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Doritos new safe-for-outer-space chips set for blast off: Here's how to get your own

Doritos is launching a new limited-edition flavor with an out-of-this-world mission to make space history while supporting an important cause.

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Astronaut Jon McBride, early NASA space shuttle pilot, dies at 80

Former NASA astronaut Jon McBride, who was the pilot on the first mission to launch seven people into space, has died at the age of 80. McBride flew on STS-41G, Challenger's sixth flight, in 1984.

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Pennies to heaven: NASA launches 2 cents to space station

They say a penny doesn't go far these days, to which NASA has now added its two cents. Two pennies just lifted off for the International Space Station.

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New Apollo Lunar Roving Vehicle features 'most accurate details' in a Lego set

There is a moment when building Lego's new NASA-inspired set that the assembly goes from looking like plastic bricks to being a moon buggy. Then you realize you're not even a quarter of the way done.

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Lego sets up 'space station' at San Diego Comic-Con, offers mission crew patch

Lego is recruiting new members for its "mission crew," issuing rocket builders with an exclusive mission patch at this year's San Diego Comic-Con. The toy company has launched "Space Station 8R1CK5."

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Former astronaut Mark Kelly on shortlist for Harris' VP pick

Arizona Senator Mark Kelly, a former NASA astronaut, is on Vice President Kamala Harris' shortlist to be her running mate as she pursues becoming the next president of the United States.

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Where to? Space: Tripadvisor publishes 1st off-Earth travel review

After helping millions of people plan their trips around the world, Tripadvisor is ready to do the same for those looking to travel beyond Earth. "Destination Space" is focused on space tourism.

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Rocket Row ribbon cutting marks return of Alabama rocket center's 'spaceline'

Some cities have skylines. Huntsville, Alabama has a "spaceline." Or so it does again with the restoration of "Rocket Row" at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center.

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NASA looking at what artifacts to preserve from space station before 2030 demise

Two years after stating there were no plans to save artifacts from the end of the International Space Station, NASA is in the early stages of identifying what small parts of the complex to preserve.

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United Nations marks Apollo 11 55th with international moon missions stamps

Photos of the moon captured by American, Russian, European, Japanese, Indian, Korean and Chinese spacecraft are the subject of new United Nations stamps for the 55th anniversary of Apollo 11.

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NASA marks moon landing anniversary by dedicating building to 'women of Apollo'

NASA is honoring 'hidden figure' Dorothy Vaughan and all of the women who contributed to the Apollo program with the naming of a building at the Johnson Space Center in Houston.

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Omega, Tang and Fruit of the Loom: The real and fake ads in 'Fly Me to the Moon'

"Brands get a tie-in money can't buy and NASA works its way into the minds of everyday people." That is the pitch made by Kelly Jones (Scarlett Johansson) in the new movie "Fly Me to the Moon."

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'Meatball' milestone: NASA's original logo still soars after 65 years

One of the world's best known and certainly most-traveled logos is 65 years old. The NASA insignia has adorned t-shirts and spacesuits, been reproduced 10 stories tall and reached the moon and Mars.

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Joe Engle, X-15 rocket plane and space shuttle astronaut, dies at 91

Joe Engle, the first astronaut to fly in space on two different winged vehicles, has died at the age of 91. Engle's first flights into space on the X-15 preceded his launching on the space shuttle.

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'Space Cadet' applies humor to NASA astronaut selection, says film director (interview)

Right now, NASA astronauts are helping to review thousands of applications to join their ranks. Chances are none of the submissions are from the likes of Tiffany "Rex" Simpson in "Space Cadet."

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Astronaut ice cream turns 50: freeze-dried treat still popular (even if it never flew)

Perhaps the most popular example of space food that possibly never was, astronaut ice cream is now 50 years old. The crunchy, room-temperature treat was first sold to the public in 1974.

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Northrop Grumman names Cygnus cargo craft for fallen Challenger commander

Francis Richard "Dick" Scobee, the NASA commander of the ill-fated flight of space shuttle Challenger, is being remembered by Northrop Grumman with the naming of a space station cargo spacecraft.

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'Great Food Truck Race' blasts off on 17th season with stop at NASA

"The Great Food Truck Race" lifted off for its 17th season by touching down at NASA's Johnson Space Center. Chef Tyler Florence welcomed nine teams to the "Blast Off Challenge."

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SpaceX Dragon capsule on display ahead of joining space shuttle LA exhibit

What do you do when your star space shuttle is under wraps and out of view from the public for the next few years? If you are the California Science Center, you land another spacecraft.

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'ESA Space Bricks' landing at Lego Stores could help build real Artemis moon base

Scientists found the building bricks for moon bases in the toy store, and you can see them there, too. ESA researchers discovered more than inspiration from Lego while working on Artemis structures.

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Soviet-era cosmonaut Vyacheslav Zudov, who survived only Soyuz splashdown, dies

Soviet-era cosmonaut Vyacheslav Zudov, whose failed Soyuz 23 docking with Russia's Salyut 5 space station ended with the first and only emergency splashdown on board a Soyuz spacecraft, has died.

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New space stations exhibit invites public to find 'Home Beyond Earth'

An exhibit about space stations turns the focus from how astronauts live in space to how millions of people may do so in the future. The cultural implications are explored at The Museum of Flight.

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Apollo 8 astronaut Bill Anders, who captured 'Earthrise,' killed in plane crash

Bill Anders, who as an Apollo 8 astronaut was one of the first people to fly to the moon in 1968, was killed on June 7 when the vintage plane he was piloting crashed off the coast of Washington.

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