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Two pilots, rocket scientist, oceanographer flying SpaceX
In this Jan. 11, 2012 photo made available by NASA, Akihiko Hoshide of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency prepares for spacewalk training at the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory near the Johnson Space Center in Houston. Hoshide is a member of the crew for SpaceX's third astronaut launch to the International Space Station on Friday, April 23, 2021. (Robert Markowitz/NASA via AP)

SpaceX's third crew has an attack helicopter pilot, a former Air France pilot, a Japanese rocket scientist and an oceanographer.

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SpaceX launches 3rd crew with recycled rocket and capsule
The Crew Dragon space capsule astronauts, from front left, European Space Agency astronaut Thomas Pesquet, NASA astronaut Megan McArthur, NASA astronaut Shane Kimbrough and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Akihiko Hoshide leave the Operation and Checkout Building on their way to board the capsule for a mission to the International Space Station at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla.

Week in images: 19 - 23 April 2021

Friday, 23 April 2021 12:27
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Week in images: 19 - 23 April 2021

Discover our week through the lens

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An enduring streak of large private investments not seen the space industry’s six decades of existence has taken hold in the past several years.

By Northern Sky Research’s count, the space sector has garnered close to $32 billion in investments since the current wave of financing started in 2014 when Google paid $500 million for Skybox.

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Sparks NV (SPX) Apr 23, 2021
Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC), the global aerospace and national security leader, announced the creation of Sierra Space, a new commercial space company. The new company's "space-as-a-service" business model will leverage cutting-edge technologies, such as Dream Chaser spaceplanes and expandable LIFE habitats, within the fast-growing new space economy, which is projected to grow to $1.4T by 20

M-42 will measure radiation on the Moon

Friday, 23 April 2021 11:09
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Berlin, Germany (SPX) Apr 23, 2021
A long-term stay on the Moon would subject the human body to a high level of radiation, as radiation in space is generally many times stronger than it is on Earth. Before humans return to the Moon, the German Aerospace Center will send a small measuring device, the M-42 radiation detector, to Lacus Mortis to record radiation levels on the surface. It will travel there on board the commercial Per
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Beijing (XNA) Apr 23, 2021
The Long March 5B carrier rocket which will launch the core capsule of China's space station was moved on Friday morning to the launch tower at the Wenchang Space Launch Center in the southernmost island province of Hainan, according to the China Manned Space Agency. The agency said in a brief statement that the rocket with the core capsule inside will begin pre-launch examinations.
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Washington DC (UPI) Apr 22, 2021
Astronaut Kate Rubins, who returned from a mission almost a week ago, has urged more research into growing produce while in orbit. "We don't get a lot of fresh food in space and so, you know, it's pretty funny to get very excited about a spinach salad, but I think that's the best thing in the world," Rubins said during a phone press conference with reporters Wednesday from Johnson Space
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Berlin, Germany (SPX) Apr 23, 2021
Earth observation and global communications - these two terms immediately bring satellites to mind. Constructing these satellites and placing them in orbit is costly and, at the end of their missions, their remains are sometimes left behind to become space debris. Aircraft or helicopters, however, are also not ideal for these tasks. Their deployment is limited by factors of time and locat
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Perth, Australia (SPX) Apr 23, 2021
New research led by Curtin University has revealed how radar satellites can improve the ability to detect, monitor, prepare for and withstand natural disasters in Australia including bushfires, floods and earthquakes. The research used Synthetic Aperture Radar data obtained by the European Space Agency Sentinel-1 satellite, amongst others, to evaluate Australia-specific case studies.

SpaceX in orbit on route to ISS

Friday, 23 April 2021 11:09
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Kennedy Space Center FL (AFP) Apr 23, 2021
SpaceX launched its third crew to the International Space Station an hour before sunrise Friday, recycling a rocket and spacecraft for the first time. The Crew-2 mission, the first involving a European, blasted off from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 5:49 am Eastern Time (0949 GMT). "Endeavour launches once again - four astronauts from three countries on Crew-2, now making their way to the one and only International Space Station
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Wright-Patterson AFB OH (SPX) Apr 23, 2021
On February 18, 2021, NASA's rover Perseverance touched down on the surface of Mars to begin searching for evidence of past life. The success of this touchdown would not have been possible without the work of a team of researchers who operate unique erosion testing equipment in a windowless bunker at Wright-Patterson's Air Force Research Lab. And this is not the only Dayton connection to this pa
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Providence RI (SPX) Apr 23, 2021
As NASA's Perseverance rover begins its search for ancient life on the surface of Mars, a new study suggests that the Martian subsurface might be a good place to look for possible present-day life on the Red Planet. The study, published in the journal Astrobiology, looked at the chemical composition of Martian meteorites - rocks blasted off of the surface of Mars that eventually landed on
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Beijing, China (SPX) Apr 23, 2021
Rain is a common phenomenon on Earth. There is a similar phenomenon on the Sun, called coronal rain. It is related to the coronal heating and magnetic field, and plays a fundamental role in the mass cycle between the hot, tenuous corona and the cool, dense chromosphere. Coronal rain usually takes place in post-flare loops and the non-flaring active region coronal loops. It is generally cla
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Columbus OH (SPX) Apr 23, 2021
In the continuing search for dark matter in our universe, scientists believe they have found a unique and powerful detector: exoplanets. In a new paper, two astrophysicists suggest dark matter could be detected by measuring the effect it has on the temperature of exoplanets, which are planets outside our solar system. This could provide new insights into dark matter, the mysterious s
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