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Just in May of this year, the Soviets struck a ground target from orbit. Never mind that they didn't intend to; in fact, never mind that there are no 'Soviets' anymore. A piece of Cosmos 482, a rocket ...

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U.S. Space Force Gen. Chance Saltzman, chief of space operations, addresses graduates at the first Officer Training Course graduation at Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado, Aug. 28, 2025. Credit: U.S ...

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Just off the Jimmy Buffett Memorial Highway, the hotel’s rooftop bar is open late. The bartender passes out shots and turns Ozzy up. It’s 11:37 pm on a hot July night in Cape Canaveral, Florida, when ...

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"My hope is that space will be an opportunity for us to come together as a people," Dr. Bernard Harris Jr. says Michael Kovac/Getty Dr. Bernard Harris Jr. is being inducted into NASA’s Astronaut Hall ...