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Wednesday, September 2
SpaceX would not exist if this crucial early launch [4th Falcon 1] failed, Musk says
Teslarati — 6:11 am ET (1011 GMT)
Toyohiro Akiyama, first Japanese citizen and journalist in space, dies
collectSPACE — 6:06 am ET (1006 GMT)
Toyohiro Akiyama, 1st Japanese to Travel to Space, Dies at 84
Jiji Press — 6:05 am ET (1005 GMT)

Tuesday, September 1
Toyohiro Akiyama, the ‘First Antihero in Space,’ Dies at 84
Tokyo Weekender — 5:38 am ET (0938 GMT)

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)

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news in brief
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)

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Thursday, September 3
The BepiColombo mission begins its arrival at Mercury after nearly 8 years
CNN — 7:23 am ET (1123 GMT)
One Year In, U.S. Space Command Headquarters Relocation Moving Expeditiously to 'Rocket City, USA'
US Dept. of Defense — 7:21 am ET (1121 GMT)
Blue Origin breaks ground on new Canaveral facility ordered up by Space Force
Orlando Sentinel — 7:21 am ET (1121 GMT)
Construction of British deep space radar to begin in 2027
UK Defence Journal — 7:21 am ET (1121 GMT)
Blue Origin Beats Rocket Lab, Wins $700 Million Mars Communications Contract
Investor's Business Daily — 7:19 am ET (1119 GMT)
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