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  This Tiny Satellite Used an Off-the-Shelf GoPro to Take an Epic Selfie

  Gizmodo - George Dvorsky

  Proprietary space-grade cameras are expensive, limited, and a pain to develop. Smallsat manufacturer NanoAvionics recently sidestepped any …

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  NASA Completes Its First Commercial Space Launch From Australia

  Gizmodo - Kevin Hurler

  NASA launched a rocket from Australia’s Northern Territory yesterday, marking the agency’s first launch from down under in over 25 years, as well as …

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  Software Glitch Pushes Back NASA’s Psyche Mission Launch by at Least a Year

  Gizmodo - Isaac Schultz

  NASA announced late last week that the long-awaited mission to Psyche, a nearby metal-rich asteroid, will not launch this year. The next possible …

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  Docked Cygnus Spacecraft Successfully Maneuvers ISS in Important Test

  Gizmodo - George Dvorsky

  NASA is breathing a sigh of relief following a successful demonstration in which a docked Cygnus freighter was temporarily converted into a booster …

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  NASA Launches CAPSTONE Mission to Begin Its Return to the Moon

  Gizmodo - Passant Rabie

  A small microwave oven-sized spacecraft is on its way to the Moon, setting the stage for a sustained human presence on the lunar surface. NASA …

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  Maternal Deaths Spiked In US During First Year of the Pandemic, Study Finds

  Gizmodo - Ed Cara

  The first year of the pandemic in America saw a startling and disproportionate rise in maternal mortality, according to new research released …