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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)

Friday, July 24
The Hidden Figure Behind NASA’s Spacesuits
Houstonia — 6:26 am ET (1026 GMT)

Thursday, July 23
Wally Funk’s greatest achievement wasn’t the time she went to space
Austin (TX) American-Statesman — 6:46 am ET (1046 GMT)

Tuesday, July 21
Did Viking 1 find life on Mars 50 years ago? Here's why the debate continues
SPACE.com — 6:38 am ET (1038 GMT)
Our First View of the Surface of Mars
NASA — 6:27 am ET (1027 GMT)
From Hampton to Mars: How NASA Langley Helped Land on the Red Planet
NASA/LARC — 6:27 am ET (1027 GMT)

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news in brief
SpaceX performs two Falcon 9 launches less than an hour apart
Posted: Sun, Aug 16 10:57 AM ET (1457 GMT)

Virgin Galactic delays resumption of commercial flights to 2027
Posted: Sun, Aug 16 10:54 AM ET (1454 GMT)

Veteran astronaut Fincke retires
Posted: Sun, Aug 16 10:53 AM ET (1453 GMT)

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Sunday, August 16
Southern Launch expands national presence with Canberra office opening
Southern Launch — 12:40 pm ET (1640 GMT)
Satellite Industry Association Congratulates Adam Cassady on his U.S. Senate Confirmation as Ambassador at Large for the Bureau of Cyberspace and Digital Policy
SIA — 12:37 pm ET (1637 GMT)
Mats Thideman to leave AAC Clyde Space
AAC Clyde Space — 12:36 pm ET (1636 GMT)
Voyager Awarded Space Force Contract for Resilient Satellite Communications
Voyager Space — 12:36 pm ET (1636 GMT)
Scientists Release Biggest 2D Map of the Universe
National Optical-Infrared Astronomy Research Laboratory — 12:34 pm ET (1634 GMT)
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