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Space Puns: The Good, The Bad & The Funny 😂

Space Puns: The Good, The Bad & The Funny 😂2019-07-20T14:31:17+01:00
Corny Space Puns Guaranteed to Entertain If you're up for a laugh and find puns funny then you'll love the following list of Space Puns! Read and enjoy them for your…
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30 ‘Out Of This World’ Space Jokes! 😂

30 ‘Out Of This World’ Space Jokes! 😂2019-07-20T13:45:38+01:00
The Funniest Space Jokes Read and memorize these funny space-related jokes that children will enjoy! The jokes cover topics such as astronauts, space travel, astronomy, the Moon, planets and space…
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SpaceX’s Wicked Falcon Heavy Rocket

SpaceX’s Wicked Falcon Heavy Rocket2019-05-09T02:53:28+01:00
The World’s Most Powerful The Falcon Heavy is a SpaceX super-heavy lift rocket that is capable of putting tonnes in low Earth orbit (LEO) utilizing two Falcon 9 boosters strapped…
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Spacecraft 101 | Power Sources And Propulsion ☢

Spacecraft 101 | Power Sources And Propulsion ☢2019-04-28T04:19:28+01:00
No Gas Stations In Space! Ever wondered how the space probes that explore the solar system power themselves when there are no gas stations to refuel in space? Well, they…
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Skylab | Learning To Live And Work In Space

Skylab | Learning To Live And Work In Space2019-04-28T02:16:20+01:00
The First US Space Station Skylab was the United States’ first space station and followed the successful Apollo program. Launched by a left-over Saturn V rocket, Skylab was manned by…
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Hubble Space Telescope | Revealing The Universe’s Hidden Treasures

Hubble Space Telescope | Revealing The Universe’s Hidden Treasures2019-04-28T02:13:47+01:00
Our Eye In Space The Hubble Space Telescope (HST) is one of NASA ‘Great Observatories’ located in low Earth orbit. During its years of service, Hubble has made priceless discoveries…
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The Space-based Chandra X-ray Observatory

The Space-based Chandra X-ray Observatory2019-04-28T02:16:50+01:00
High Energy Sources The Chandra X-ray Observatory is one of the NASA ‘Great Observatories’ along with the Hubble Space Telescope, the Spitzer Space Telescope and the Compton Gamma Ray Observatory.…
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Earth Observation Satellites

Earth Observation Satellites2019-04-28T02:11:58+01:00
Monitoring From Above Earth observation satellites are those launched primarily by government agencies and specifically designed for Earth monitoring from orbit!  They are similar in design to spy satellites but…
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The ‘Flashy’ Iridium Satellite Constellation

The ‘Flashy’ Iridium Satellite Constellation2019-04-28T02:16:39+01:00
Catch A Satellite Flash! The Iridium satellite constellation is a telecommunication network providing voice and data coverage to satellite phones all over the globe. First launched in May 1997, a…
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The US Air Force’s Mysterious X-37B Spaceplane

The US Air Force’s Mysterious X-37B Spaceplane2019-04-28T02:17:36+01:00
Secret Squirrel in Orbit The Air Force’s X-37B spaceplane resembles NASA's iconic Space Shuttle, but they are quite different in many regards. The X-37B started out as a NASA program…
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Cool Future Space Missions And Launches

Early 2022 -  2nd Test Flight of Boeing's CST-100 Starliner!
Mid 2022  -  Launch of The Dream Chaser Spaceplane!
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Mid 2022  -  Launch The Space Launch System Rocket!
August 2022  -  Launch Psyche Spacecraft - Journey to 16 Psyche!
Aug-Sept 2022  -  Launch of ESA's Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer
Late 2022 -  First Crewed Flight of Boeing's CST-100 Starliner!
Early 2023  -  Launch of the New Glenn Rocket!
Mid 2023  -  SpaceX's Starship 'Dear Moon' Mission!
10th October 2024  -  Launch Europa Clipper - To Jupiter's Moon
December 19th 2024  -  Parker Solar Probe's closest approach to The Sun
December 2025  -  BepiColombo Enters Mercury Orbit
Mid 2026  -  SpaceX launches the Starship with crew bound for Mars (hopefully)
11th April 2030  -  Europa Clipper Enters Jupiter's Orbit
Early 2030  -  The Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer Enters Jupiter's Orbit
In the 2030's  -  NASA plans to send Orion and Astronauts to Mars

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Psyche Metal World Probe Launches - August 2022!

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Launch of Europa Clipper to Jupiter!

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May 15-16th 2022 - Total Lunar Eclipse Across America's
December 8th 2022 - Mars at opposition (Closest to Earth)
April 20th 2023 - 1 min 16 sec Total Solar Eclipse!
October 14th 2023 - Annular (Ring of Fire!) Solar Eclipse!
April 8th 2024 - Total Solar Eclipse in Mexico & the USA!
May 6th 2025 - Saturn at equinox (the Rings disappear!)
August 2nd 2027 - 6 min 23 sec Total Solar Eclipse!
November 13th 2032 - Transit of Mercury
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