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Yale astrophysicist Marla Geha was visiting U.S. Space Command in Colorado Springs, Colorado, appropriately enough, when she realized she needed to take her rocket science class global. Geha, a ...

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ADMINISTRATION CONTINUES TO INVESTIGATE THE RARE FAILURE OF A FALCON NINE LAUNCH, MANY ARE TURNING THEIR ATTENTION TO THE NEXT TEST FLIGHT FOR SPACEX’S STARSHIP. ONE PROFESSOR SAYS THAT TEST FLIGHT ...

The winners of the 2 nd Space Race will be innovators, like those before us who’ve led every technology-driven industry since the dawn of civilization. The winners of this space race, motivated either ...