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Boeing spacecraft returned to Earth after the incident
Boeing's Starliner spacecraft landed gently in the desert in New Mexico state early in the morning on December 22.
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Asteroid is about to graze Earth
The flight path of celestial object 310442 (2000 CH59) will be closest to our planet after Christmas, NASA said in a statement.
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Astronauts over 70kg will not be allowed to fly to the Moon
Astronauts on Russia's Orel spacecraft will not be allowed to fly to explore the Moon if the weight exceeds 70kg.
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NASA discovered a giant tornado on Jupiter
NASA's Juno observed a tornado covering an area of nearly 700,000 km2 during a flight close to the surface of Jupiter in November.
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Blue Origin tests space cruises
The flight on December 11 may be one of the last tests before Blue Origin offers space travel services to its customers.
New technology
Canada tested the world's first all-electric all-electric aircraft
The world's first all-electric commercial airplane to have a test flight in the Canadian city of Vancouver.
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Crocodile suddenly jumped on the surface of the water, flying bats in flight
The video of 10,000 bats flying to the river to drink water, but dozens of crocodiles ambushed in the river, suddenly jumped out of the water to catch BBC's extremely li…
Animal world
Thousands of bird corpses cover a 200km2 wide lake
Rajasthan state authorities have yet to find the cause of 2,400 dead birds in India's largest inland lake.
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NASA launched the first electric aircraft
NASA announced the first version of the electric-powered aircraft, the X-57 Maxwell, before continuing to complete with its first test flight plan in 2020.
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The unfortunate incidents of space travel in history
Traveling into space is a dangerous journey when astronauts suffer the same fate with their spacecraft.
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Spaceship brings toaster on ISS station
The Antares 230+ rocket takes the Cygnus NG-12 spacecraft off the launch pad at the Wallops Flight Facility (NASA), Virginia, on the morning of November 2.
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Nearly 10 billion flying hat of F-35 US pilot
On social media, a video of a pilot, allegedly from Britain, landed a stealthy F-35 fighter on the aircraft carrier.
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Why don't commercial planes fly higher into space?
The higher the flight, the more fuel-efficient the aircraft is, the faster and quieter it flies. But they can't fly into space because of some design limitations.
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Why do astronauts rarely dream in space?
The crew members of the ISS International Space Station work so much and so tired that they almost never dream of sleeping.
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Why not go to the toilet when the plane takes off and lands?
Passengers can freely use the toilet on the plane, but must except when the plane is about to take off and land.