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NASA’s X-59 Aircraft Builds Momentum Through 25th Flight
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After 25 test flights, NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic experimental aircraft steadily continues to pass performance marks set by its team. This successful run of tests has the aircraft on a path toward a new phase later this year, where NASA…

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Spacesuits, Exercise, and Cargo Ops Wrap Week Aboard Station
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Spacesuit cleaning, exercise research, and cargo operations wrapped up the week aboard the International Space Station. The Expedition 75 crew members also practiced an emergency drill to ensure familiarity with medical operations in weightlessness.

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A Trio of Tropical Cyclones in the Pacific
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The Pacific was buzzing with storms while the Atlantic was notably quiet.

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Station Crew Works Earth, Human Research and Preps for Cargo Missions
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The Expedition 75 crew spent Thursday cleaning up after a spacewalk, servicing advanced Earth imagery, and studying how to protect the human body in microgravity. The International Space Station is also gearing up for a cargo mission swap next week…

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NASA to Cover Progress 96 Spacecraft Launch, Docking
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NASA will provide live coverage of the launch and docking of a Roscosmos cargo spacecraft carrying about three tons of food, fuel, and supplies for the crew aboard the International Space Station. The unpiloted Progress 96 resupply spacecraft is scheduled…

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NASA’s Hubble Spies Superbubble Scene
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This Hubble Space Telescope image features a sprawling cosmic vista called N44.

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Peatland Fires Darken Skies in Indonesia
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With Indonesia gripped by drought, fires are smoldering on the surface and underground.

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NASA’s HASP Scientific Balloon Launches from Fort Sumner
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The HASP mission was launched on a scientific balloon from NASA’s launch facility in Fort Sumner, New Mexico, at 8:05 a.m. MDT (10:05 a.m. EDT). The balloon and payload reached a float altitude of around 122,000 feet and flew for a total of 6 hours, 45…

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