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SpaceX Had Something Go Wrong With A Crew Dragon Test / Explosion beim Test der SpaceX Dragon-Raumschiff
SpaceX: Dragon-Raumschiff bei Test explodiert
Bei einem Triebwerkstest ist ein SpaceX-Raumschiff auf dem Teststand explodiert. Das Raumschiff wurde dabei vollständig zerstört.
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Explosion bei Test der SpaceX-Raumfähre Crew Dragon
Bei Tests des Rettungssystems der Raumfähre Crew Dragon hat sich am Samstag ein Unfall ereignet. Das verzögert bemannte SpaceX-Flüge.
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Zwischenfall bei Test von Crew Dragon-Triebwerken
Bei einem Test der Triebwerke des Crew Dragon von SpaceX ist es am Samstag auf dem Weltraumbahnhof Cape Canaveral (Florida) zu einem Zwischenfall gekommen. Wie ein Mitarbeiter des Unternehmens mitteilte, sind die ersten Tests erfolgreich verlaufen. Beim letzten sei jedoch eine „anomale Situation“ aufgetreten.
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SpaceX Had Something Go Wrong With A Crew Dragon Test
Earlier today, SpaceX conducted a series of engine tests on a Crew Dragon test vehicle on our test stand at Landing Zone 1 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. The initial tests completed successfully but the final test resulted in an anomaly on the test stand.
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Crew Dragon Test Vehicle Suffers Mishap during Engine Testing
The extent of the accident is unclear, but a plume of orange smoke was visible from miles away.
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SpaceX Crew Dragon Accident Another Bump in the Road for Commercial Crew
The United States‘ circuitous road to human spaceflight self-sufficiency just took another turn.
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SpaceX Crew Dragon Accident May Impact NASA Plans to Launch Astronauts from US Soil
An explosion that may have destroyed a SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft during an engine test on April 20 could push back NASA’s plans to begin launching astronauts from U.S. soil this summer.
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Software Command to Fix Faulty Sensor Doomed Beresheet
Six days after SpaceIL’s Beresheet spacecraft crash-landed on the Moon, we now have an explanation for what went wrong.
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Did NASA InSight detect first Marsquakes / Hat NASA InSight erstes Marbeben registriert?
InSight detects some very small Marsquakes
InSight has finally detected its first Marsquakes, but so far, none have been large enough to produce good science. Still, it’s great news that the seismometer is producing sensible data.
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Marsquake! NASA’s InSight Lander Feels Its 1st Red Planet Tremor
Scientists just felt the Red Planet move under their feet — robotically from millions of miles away, on the stark surface of Mars.
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InSight: Erstes Marsbeben registriert?
Das Seismometer an Bord des NASA-Marslanders InSight könnte Anfang April das erste Marsbeben registriert haben. Bestätigt sich der Verdacht, wäre damit erstmals eine Erschütterung auf dem Mars registriert worden, die im Inneren des Planeten ihren Ursprung hat.
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Raumsonde InSight: Das erste Marsbeben nachgewiesen?
Rund vier Monate nach ihrer Landung hat die NASA-Raumsonde InSight wohl ihr erstes schwaches Marsbeben aufgezeichnet. Die Ursache der Erschütterung ist noch unbekannt.
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International Space Station / Internationale Raumstation
Cygnus-Frachter mit Nachschub auf dem Weg zur ISS
Ein kommerzielles US-Frachtraumschiff mit rund 3,2 Tonnen Nachschub an Bord ist auf dem Weg zur Internationalen Raumstation ISS. Cygnus stieg am Mittwoch um 22.46 Uhr deutscher Zeit an der Spitze einer Antares-Trägerrakete vom regionalen NASA-Weltraumbahnhof Wallops Island (Virginia) auf, teilte der Betreiber Northrop Grumman mit. […]
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Second NASA Astronaut to Spend Nearly a Year in Space — For Science
NASA’s next long-duration spaceflight mission has already begun, and doctors are excited about what it could teach them.
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Antares Rocket Launches Cygnus Cargo Ship on Marathon Mission for NASA
Northrop Grumman launched an Antares rocket carrying a Cygnus cargo ship filled with NASA goodies for space station astronauts today
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Cygnus erreicht ISS – US-Astronautin McClain fängt Frachter ein
Das kommerzielle US-Frachtraumschiff Cygnus mit rund 3,8 Tonnen Nachschub an Bord hat am Freitag nach rund 37-stündigem Flug die Internationale Raumstation ISS erreicht. Es wurde um 11.28 Uhr deutscher Zeit von der Astronautin Anne McClain mit dem kanadischen Roboterarm „eingefangen“ und wird jetzt an das US-Segment umgesetzt,
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Cygnus Cargo Craft Attached to Station Until July
After its capture this morning at 5:28 a.m. EDT, the Northrop Grumman Cygnus spacecraft was bolted into place on the International Space Station’s Earth-facing port of the Unity module at 7:31 a.m. At the time of installation, Cygnus was flying 255 miles above the Indian Ocean just south of Singapore.
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New Life Science Begins; Next Dragon Cargo Mission Due Next Week
The Expedition 59 crew has been unpacking Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus cargo craft over the weekend and began science operations on the newly delivered space research. The 17th SpaceX Dragon mission is now due to launch next week to replenish the International Space Station.
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SpaceX Cargo Launch Still On Track Despite Crew Dragon Anomaly, NASA Says
SpaceX’s upcoming cargo launch is still on track after a recent anomaly during a test of their Crew Dragon capsule.
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More Head and Eye Pressure Research and Dragon Robotics Training
The Expedition 59 crew is unloading one U.S. cargo ship today and preparing for the arrival of another after it launches from Florida next week. The orbital residents also continued exploring how microgravity impacts the human body and a variety of terrestrial materials.
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Earth / Erde
Notre Dame Fire Damage Spotted from Space (Photo)
A photo taken yesterday (April 17) by DigitalGlobe’s sharp-eyed WorldView-2 satellite shows the damage done to the famous 850-year-old Paris church.
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Earth Day 2019: How NASA Data Helps US Deal with Disasters and Climate Change
A new NASA website shows just how the agency’s Earth observation data helps communities across the United States deal with climate change, disasters and environmental challenges.
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Earth Day 2019: These Amazing NASA Images Show Earth from Above
NASA is celebrating Earth Day today (April 22) by sharing some really incredible photos of Earth from satellites, aircraft and deep-space missions.
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Solar System / Sonnensystem
Tests for the InSight ‚Mole‘
A blue box, a cubic metre of Mars-like sand, a rock, a fully-functional model of the Mars ‚Mole‘ and a seismometer – these are the main components with which the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) is simulating the current situation on Mars.
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Tests für den InSight-Maulwurf
Eine blaue Box, ein Kubikmeter marsähnlicher Sand, ein Stein, ein Modell des Marsmaulwurfs und ein Seismometer – das sind die Hauptbestandteile, mit denen das Deutsche Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR) derzeit die Lage auf dem Mars simuliert.
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Things Are Stacking up for NASA’s Mars 2020 Spacecraft
As the July 2020 launch date inches closer, the next spacecraft headed to the Red Planet is assembled for more testing.
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This Is the Last Photo Israel’s Beresheet Moon Lander Ever Took
Beresheet’s farewell photo shows the battered patch of lunar ground that would become the little probe’s final resting place.
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New comet viewer
Space Science Image of the Week: One of 70 000 images to explore in a new tool launched by Rosetta’s comet imaging team
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HiRISE Team Overcomes Imaging Glitches as Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Eyes another Decade in Orbit
Blurred images and battery issues are no longer an immediate problem.
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Chang’e-4 Updates: Yutu-2 Roves into Overtime, Returns More Images
China’s Chang’e-4 lander and Yutu-2 rover are continuing to function well and have completed their fourth lunar day.
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Now You Can Watch Japan’s Hayabusa2 Shoot a Bomb at an Asteroid
On April 4, the Hayabusa2 spacecraft tossed a bomb at a space rock and watched the impactor soar toward the asteroid, called Ryugu.
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On Titan, the Polar Vortex Can Last a Shiver-Inducing 22 (Earth) Years
And you thought unpredictable spring temperatures were annoying: On Saturn’s moon Titan, chilly polar vortex periods can last to the summer solstice.
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Beyond Solar System / Milchstraße & Kosmos
Hubble celebrates its 29th birthday with unrivaled view of the Southern Crab Nebula
This incredible image of the hourglass-shaped Southern Crab Nebula was taken to mark the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope’s 29th anniversary in space. The nebula, created by a binary star system, is one of the many objects that Hubble has demystified throughout its productive life.
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Politics / Politik
Technology / Technologie
Air-Breathing Rocket Engine Gets Green Light for Major Tests
The SABRE air-breathing rocket engine is ready for a major round of testing in the next 18 months after passing a preliminary design review by the European Space Agency.
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What It Was Like to Fly the ‚Roc‘ — Stratolaunch’s Massive Rocket-Carrier Airplane
The pilot behind Stratolaunch’s first flight of the world’s largest plane on April 13 said the complex all-composite aircraft ran like clockwork during the 2.5-hour flight, a first for this kind of aircraft.
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College Students Hatch Nuclear-Powered Magnetic Plan to Protect Marsonauts from Cosmic Rays
A team of undergraduate students at Drake University in Iowa is developing a magnetic shield to defend interplanetary astronauts from the intense cosmic radiation between Earth and Mars.
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Mars 2020 Rover Assembled and Tested Ahead of Launch Next Year
Technicians have assembled the capsule that will keep NASA’s Mars 2020 rover secure for its wild ride to the Red Planet’s surface.
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Meet OSCaR: Tiny Cubesat Would Clean Up Space Junk
A little spacecraft could soon make a big contribution in the fight against space junk.
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World / Welt
Brisante Diskussion über Status von Baikonur
Zwischen Kasachstan und Russland scheint sich eine brisante Diskussion über den Status des Kosmodroms Baikonur anzubahnen. Nach dem Zerfall der UdSSR liegt der Weltraumbahnhof auf dem Territorium der Republik Kasachstan und wurde bis 2050 von Russland geachtet.
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Russland und China erwägen gemeinsames Mondprojekt
China und Russland erwägen ein gemeinsames Mondprojekt für das Jahr 2023. Daran sollen die Sonden Luna-26 und Chang´e-7 beteiligt werden, meldet die Nachrichtenagentur RIA-Nowosti. Derzeit würden die Details des Vorhabens besprochen.
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Erster VAE-Astronaut startet im kornblumenblauen Raumanzug
Normalerweise starten die Astronauten und Kosmonauten in weißen Raumanzügen ins All. Die einzige Ausnahme bildeten bisher die Piloten der sowjetischen Wostok-Raumschiffe. Ihre Skaphander waren signalrot – damit man sie vielleicht besser in der Landschaft ausmachen konnte, denn sie kehrten ja noch am Fallschirm auf die Erde zurück.
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Virgin Galactic Expects Rapid Conclusion of SpaceShipTwo Test Flights After Downtime
Virgin Galactic’s chief pilot believes the company will be able to go through the remainder of its SpaceShipTwo test program fairly quickly once test flights of the suborbital spaceplane resume.
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Russia May Soon Mothball Its Most Historic Launchpad: Report
Russia may soon decommission its most historic launch site, from which the world’s first satellite, Sputnik, was lofted into space.
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Entertainment / Unterhaltung
Graffiti without Gravity – Weltraumforschung trifft auf Streetart
Mit dem Wettbewerbs „Graffiti without Gravity” wurden Straßenkünstler dazu aufgerufen, innerhalb von 24 Stunden ein Kunstwerk auf eine leere Leinwand zu bringen, das eine Verbindung zu den Weltraumaktivitäten der ESA aufweist und die Raumfahrt sichtbar für alle macht.
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Science / Wissenschaft
There Are Toxic Fungi in Space and No One Knows If They’re Dangerous
The fungus among astronauts.
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History / Geschichte
50 Years Later, Apollo 11 Astronaut Michael Collins is Still ‚Carrying the Fire‘
Four years after he orbited the moon alone during humanity’s first lunar landing mission, Michael Collins brought everyone back on Earth along for the ride.
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Volker Nawrath 