SpaceX aims for 100 launches in 2023

SpaceX had set a record launch pace in 2022 and plans to double it in 2023. Meanwhile, traffic is getting heavy on orbit.

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Climate change is coming for the Jersey Shore, retiring coastal expert warns – The Philadelphia Inquirer

On a dock overlooking a coil of Nacote Creek in Atlantic County last week, Stewart Farrell, director of Stockton University’s Coastal Research Center, gave an impromptu master class on barrier islands, ancient geology, crab traps, coastal law, the Delaware Bayshore,…

Leaky Soyuz at ISS in ‘good working order,’ NASA says

A leaky Soyuz at ISS sprang a coolant leak last week. It is now in “good working order,” NASA said, but flight controllers continue to evaluate.

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Cuyahoga County among Ohio counties where residents are most concerned about climate change – Yale study – cleveland.com

CLEVELAND, Ohio – While more than 50% of the people in most Ohio counties believe in climate change and its effects on the environment and the future, in some places, such as Cuyahoga County, people are far more concerned than…

SpaceX launching competitor’s satellites Thursday

SpaceX will launch a set of communications satellites for rival OneWeb on Thursday, December 8, 2022. Find out how to watch the livestream here.

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NASA sets busy crew schedule for ISS in 2023

We’ll have a busy crew schedule for ISS in the coming year. NASA has scheduled 3 commercial crew flights to the International Space Station in 2023.

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The Space Force orbital plane finally lands

The U.S. Space Force X-37B orbital plane – an uncrewed and reusable craft – returned to Earth on November 12, 2022, after 908 days in orbit.

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SpaceX resupply mission to ISS launching November 22

The next resupply mission to the ISS launches at 3:54 p.m. ET (10:54 UTC) on November 22, 2022. A CubeSat from a high school will fly with it.

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Teens Know Climate Change Is Real. They Want Schools to Teach More About It – Education Week

High school students are more likely than adults to agree with the scientific consensus that climate change is being driven by human activity—but many teenagers remain confused about the underlying causes of global warming. The findings, from a new nationwide…

SpaceX launching comsats Saturday

A SpaceX launch on Saturday (November 12, 2022) will orbit a pair of communications satellites that will improve the U.S. 5G network.

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