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SpaceX Falcon Heavy Rocket Lofts 24 Satellites in 1st Night Launch June 25, 2019
SpaceX marked a milestone today (June 25) as the company's Falcon Heavy megarocket successfully lofted two dozen satellites into orbit. […]
Soyuz Capsule Returns Station Crew to Earth After 204 Days in Space June 25, 2019
A Russian cosmonaut and astronauts from the United States and Canada returned to Earth after spending more than 200 days on board the International Space Station. […]
SpaceX Adjusts Launch Time for First Falcon Heavy Night Flight June 25, 2019
SpaceX is waiting until late in its 4-hour window to fire the engines on the massive Falcon Heavy rocket currently sitting on a launch pad here at Kennedy Space Center. […]
Space Launch Calendar 2019: Sky Events, Missions & More June 25, 2019
Here's a guide to SpaceX's launch schedule, other rocket missions, astronomical events of the next year, as well as milestones for spacecraft already in travel. […]
SpaceX Looks Ahead to Certification Milestone with Falcon Heavy Launch June 24, 2019
A panoply of satellites is awaiting liftoff aboard a Falcon Heavy rocket on a mission that will mark a milestone in SpaceX's quest to become an Air Force-certified launch provider. […]
Mars May Have Escaped Life-Threatening Impacts Early On June 24, 2019
A storm of cosmic impacts may have ended relatively early on Mars, suggesting that the Red Planet was habitable longer than scientists previously thought, a new study finds. […]
SpaceX's 'Starship' Prototype Coming Together in Florida (Photos) June 24, 2019
Deep in the heart of the Florida Space Coast's industrial area, a Mars-colonizing spaceship is being built. […]
NASA Contractors Support Artemis Cost Estimate June 24, 2019
Companies involved in NASA’s exploration program agree with a recent estimate that landing humans on the moon by 2024 will require an additional $20 billion to $30 billion for the agency. […]
Fresh-Baked Cookies Will Add an Aroma of Home to the International Space Station June 24, 2019
A sweet, sweet orbital milestone will soon be on its way to the International Space Station. […]
More Mars Methane: Curiosity Rover Spots Biggest Surge Yet June 24, 2019
NASA's Curiosity rover has sniffed out another spike of the potentially life-indicating gas methane, and this one is the biggest yet. […]
Watch Live Today! Space Station Crew Landing and a SpaceX Falcon Heavy Launch June 24, 2019
See a space station crew landing followed by a Falcon Heavy rocket launch on Monday (June 24). […]
Space Station Astronauts Return to Earth Tonight: Watch It Live! June 24, 2019
Three Expedition 59 crewmembers are returning to Earth today (June 24) after spending more than six months at the International Space Station. […]
NASA's New Salmon-Colored 'Green' Fuel Is a Much Safer Propellant June 24, 2019
SpaceX's next Falcon Heavy launch will carry a satellite designed to test a new type of rocket fuel, the first ever "green" propellant in space. Only it's not so green. […]
On This Day in Space! June 24, 1999: Cassini Spacecraft Flies by Venus June 24, 2019
On June 24, 1999, NASA's Cassini spacecraft flew by Venus while making its way to Saturn. See how it happened in our "On This Day in Space" video series! […]
Voracious Black Holes Could Feed Alien Life on Rogue Worlds June 24, 2019
Black holes are engines of destruction on a cosmic scale, but they may also be the bringers of life. […]
Blue Origin Performs First Test of BE-7 Lunar Lander Engine June 24, 2019
Blue Origin has performed the first hotfire test of the engine it plans to use on its Blue Moon lunar lander. […]
China's Moon, Mars and Space Station Missions May be Facing Delays June 24, 2019
China's major space missions including a lunar sample return, Mars orbiter and rover and a modular space station could be facing delays due to an apparent issue affecting rockets required for launches. […]
SpaceX Eyes New Feats With Falcon Heavy Launch Tonight June 24, 2019
SpaceX's megarocket, the Falcon Heavy, is poised for flight. Perched atop NASA's historic Pad 39A, the behemoth will lift off sometime during a 4-hour window that opens late tonight (June 24). […]
Contest Aims to Fly Openly LGBTQ+ Scientist-Astronaut in Space June 24, 2019
No one has flown in space while publicly identifying as LGBTQ+, but a new contest called Out Astronaut hopes to change that. […]
The Spacewalks of Expedition 59 in Photos June 23, 2019
During the Expedition 59 mission to the International Space Station, astronauts are doing a series of three spacewalks. See photos of them working in space! […]

13-Mile Practice Skydive for Record-Breaking Space Jump

Austrian adventurer Felix Baumgartner is hoping to make the world’s highest skydive this summer, in an event backed by energy drink company Red Bull. As a practice run, he leaped from a custom built capsule at an altitude of 71,581 feet (21,818 meters), marking his personal highest-jump ever.

Baumgartner’s ultimate goal is to jump from 120,000 feet (36,576 m) later this year in what he hopes will also be the first supersonic skydive.

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