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Three wristwatches on the lunar surface

Swatch Launches Space Collection

Swatch has launched a five-watch space collection inspired by NASA and the exploration of space. On sale today in Swatch stores and from 8 June on-line, the watches feature the famous “worm” NASA logo. These are going to be hot.…

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Andrew
Podcast, space

13 Minutes to the Moon – Apollo 13

For the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11 landing on the moon, the BBC World Service produced an excellent podcast called 13 Minutes to the Moon, based on interviews and recordings from the people who were there including Michael Collins, Jim Lovell…

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Andrew
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Satellite that will Harpoon Space Junk Begins Test Flight

Satellite that will Harpoon Space Junk Begins Test Flight

The RemoveDEBRIS satellite was deployed from the International Space Station on June 20, 2018. This was the third major micro satellite deployment for NanoRacks (a Houston-based company coordinating RemoveDEBRIS’ deployment) and the largest satellite that has been deployed from the…

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JenThorpe
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SpaceX Explosion at Kennedy Space Centre

SpaceX Explosion at Kennedy Space Centre

Reports are coming in of an explosion at Kennedy during a test firing of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket ahead of a weekend launch. Limited news on BBC and ABC13. Hope everyone is ok.

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Andrew
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Morgan Freeman Brings You the Universe

http://youtu.be/VuwU3e_ojuo Mankind has long been at the mercy of the cosmos – subject to the often violent happenings of the boundless universe that exists beyond the confines of Earth’s atmosphere. But today humans are taking huge steps to claim space…

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Mat Luschek