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Friday, August 28

NASA’s new telescope will transform our view of the universe. This is the story of its namesake
The Conversation — 4:40 am ET (0840 GMT)

Sunday, August 23

60 years ago NASA took the first ever photo of Earth from the moon—and began a legacy
Scientific American — 8:21 am ET (1221 GMT)

Friday, August 21

The View from Above: The Gemini Visual Acuity Experiments
NASA — 5:47 am ET (0947 GMT)

Wednesday, August 19

Chinese space programme pioneer Liu Jiyuan dies at 93
Reuters — 5:54 am ET (0954 GMT)

Monday, August 17

Monument near Johnson Space Center honors Black trailblazers of NASA
KTRK-TV Houston — 4:38 am ET (0838 GMT)

Sunday, August 16

Pituffik Space Base Celebrates 75th Anniversary
DVIDS — 11:16 am ET (1516 GMT)

On this day in space! Aug. 15, 1977: Mysterious 'Wow!' Signal boosts search for E.T.
SPACE.com — 7:40 am ET (1140 GMT)

Saturday, August 15

Wally Funk, Aspiring Female Astronaut Who Finally Went Into Space, Dies at 87
Wall Street Journal — 8:05 am ET (1205 GMT)

Monday, August 10

A forgotten mission: NASA once planned to send astronauts to Venus
The Hill — 5:58 am ET (0958 GMT)

Sunday, August 9

The ultimate eclipse chase: A Concorde raced against the Moon’s shadow
Ars Technica — 8:01 am ET (1201 GMT)

Saturday, August 8

Ancient Greek rings may have been forged with iron from meteorites
Science News — 8:23 am ET (1223 GMT)

Friday, August 7

Lessons for the future of NASA Mars exploration from a 1970s mission
Space News — 5:43 am ET (0943 GMT)

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 wasn't the first rocket to crash into the moon. Here's a rundown
SPACE.com — 5:40 am ET (0940 GMT)

Wednesday, July 29

NASA at 68: America must lead on the Moon, Mars and beyond—or China will
Fox News — 6:03 am ET (1003 GMT)

Tuesday, July 28

Has NASA already found life on Mars?
Scientific American — 6:11 am ET (1011 GMT)

Sunday, July 26

Wally Funk was told women couldn’t be astronauts
The Economist — 7:41 am ET (1141 GMT)

The last Space Shuttle returned to Earth 15 years ago
The Register — 6:50 am ET (1050 GMT)

We talk with astronaut Michael Foale about the 1997 Space Station Mir crisis: 'He took all the blame of the collision on his shoulders'
SPACE.com — 6:36 am ET (1036 GMT)

Saturday, July 25

NASA center marks 60 years of tours with collectible popcorn bucket
collectSPACE — 10:11 am ET (1411 GMT)

NASA astronaut visited SLO to inspire kids with their own hands-on rocket launches
San Luis Obispo (CA) Tribune — 10:07 am ET (1407 GMT)

Next set of articles

Falcon Heavy launches Roman Space Telescope
Posted: Sun, Aug 30 8:25 PM ET (0025 GMT)

President Trump proposes new space academy
Posted: Sun, Aug 30 8:20 PM ET (0020 GMT)

Ariane 6 launches European weather satellite
Posted: Sun, Aug 30 8:16 PM ET (0016 GMT)

Monday, August 31

Houston, we have a problem. Who’s controlling space traffic?
Straight Arrow News — 4:12 am ET (0812 GMT)

Winston Scott to Newsmax: Space Academy 'Well Needed'
NewsMax.com — 4:11 am ET (0811 GMT)

What Is Trump’s U.S. Space Academy?
Time — 4:11 am ET (0811 GMT)

NZ halves time to launch rockets in space goldrush
Radio New Zealand — 4:09 am ET (0809 GMT)

'A glorious dawn launch': NASA's newest space telescope has left the Earth
NPR — 4:06 am ET (0806 GMT)

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