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After splashdown, what’s next for SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft?

SpaceX's Crew Dragon is back on Earth after the successful completion of its first crewed mission. So, what will happen now with the spacecraft?
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Microsoft will ‘move quickly’ on talks to buy TikTok

Microsoft says it has spoken to President Trump and both agreed that the computer company will continue with talks to purchase the U.S. operations of the app.
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First picture of NASA astronauts after historic Crew Dragon splashdown

NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley returned safely to Earth after splashing down in the SpaceX’s Crew Dragon capsule off the Florida coast on Sunday.
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NASA reveals how Perseverance is doing as it hurtles toward Mars

Less than a day after NASA's Perseverance rover began its seven-month voyage to Mars, the space agency has given its first full update on the mission.
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Twitter offers more details on how hackers cracked its internal systems

The hack targeted the accounts of political figures such as Barack Obama and Joe Biden, as well as Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, and celebrity Kanye West.
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SpaceX’s Starship prototype makes it through static fire test

SpaceX completed a successful test firing of the Starship rocket's powerful Raptor engine at its facility in Boca Chica, Texas on Thursday, July 30.
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Interplanetary cargo ship built by Airbus will bring Mars rocks to Earth

Airbus is building an orbiter designed for a trip to Mars and back. The plan is for it to return with rock samples gathered by NASA's Perseverance rover.
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SpaceX Crew Dragon splashdown faces possible weather delay

The return of two American astronauts from the space station will mark NASA's first crewed splashdown since 1975, but it may miss the August 2 target date.
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How NASA’s new rover will help pave the way for a human trip to Mars

NASA's Perseverance rover mission is ready for launch on Thursday. During its time on Mars, the rover will do its bit to help pave the way for a crewed mission.
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NASA’s Mars launch depends on the weather. Here’s how it’s looking

NASA is keeping a close eye on the weather conditions at Cape Canaveral, Florida, from where its Perseverance rover mission is scheduled to launch on Thursday.
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GoPro unveils lifestyle gear to go with your action camera

GoPro is expanding its product range to outdoor gear with the launch this week of a range of branded items that includes bags, apparel, and accessories.
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Watch NASA’s handy overview of its ambitious Mars 2020 rover mission

NASA's Perseverance rover and Ingenuity helicopter are all ready for launch from Cape Canaveral in Florida on Thursday, July 30.
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NASA is sending a piece of Martian rock back to Mars. Here’s why

NASA's Mars 2020 mission, which is set to launch in July, will carry with it a small piece of Martian rock that was discovered on Earth in 1999.
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Ford gives Boston Dynamics’ high-tech robot dog Spot a job

Ford will use two robot dogs to scan the layout of one of its plants in Michigan. Robot specialist Boston Dynamics began offering Spot to industry in June 2020.
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NASA to send a huge balloon into the stratosphere for deep-space research

NASA is planning to attach a telescope to a massive balloon before sending it into the stratosphere for a science mission with a range of goals.
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Tech CEOs’ antitrust showdown with Congress will reportedly be postponed

Monday's House Judiciary Committee antitrust hearing featuring Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos, Tim Cook, and Sundar Pichai will likely be postponed.
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China’s Tianwen-1 rover mission blasts off for Mars

China embarked on its first solo attempt at sending a rover to the red planet with the launch of the Tianwen-1 mission on Thursday, July 23, 2020.
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Watch Mars 2020 rover’s final preparations for July 30 liftoff

A week ahead of the launch, NASA has posted a video Perseverance’s cross-country trip to the launchpad, as well as the procedure for getting it onto the rocket.
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Twitter confirms DMs were accessed in last week’s major hack

Twitter has revealed more information about the Bitcoin scam that targeted dozens of high-profile accounts on its service on Wednesday, July 15.
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Watch SpaceX’s Crew Dragon capsule sail through its habitability test

NASA has completed a habitability assessment of SpaceX’s Crew Dragon to confirm that the spacecraft is fit to carry more than two astronauts at a time.
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Twitter cracks down on QAnon accounts and related content

Twitter says it's taking strong action against content linked to the QAnon conspiracy theory, with around 150,000 accounts likely to be affected.
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Watch SpaceX catch both rocket fairing halves in huge nets for first time

SpaceX’s rocket launch on Monday, July 20, saw the company achieve a first when two ships caught both sections of the Falcon 9 rocket’s fairing.
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How to watch NASA’s milestone 300th spacewalk

In what was NASA's 300th spacewalk, two astronauts have completed work to upgrade the International Space Station’s power system. Here's how to watch it again.
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Amzon CEO Jeff Bezos’ fortune balloons by $13 billion in just one day

A jump in Amazon's share value saw Jeff Bezos' net worth increase by $13 billion in a single day, a new record. The Amazon boss is now worth $189 billion.
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Robot car startup Aurora navigates its way to Texas for testing

Autonomous-vehicle specialist Aurora is taking its autonomous minivans and huge Class 8 trucks to Fort Worth, Texas for testing on public roads.
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SpaceX’s latest rocket launch scored two big wins for the company

The company achieved the fastest turnaround time for the reuse of a rocket, and also managed to catch both parts of the rocket fairing for the first time.
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30 stunning spacewalk images to celebrate NASA’s 300th outing

On July 21, 2020, NASA will conduct its 300th spacewalk since 1965. To mark the occasion, we've gathered together 30 amazing images from some of those outings.
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First-ever interplanetary mission by Arab states blasts off

The UAE has made history with the successful launch of the Arab states’ first interplanetary mission. Its spacecraft, called Hope, is heading to Mars.
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Twitter says 130 accounts were targeted in massive Bitcoin hack

Around 130 accounts were targeted in Wednesday's epic Twitter breach, though the company said hackers could only tweet from "a small subset" of the accounts.
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James Webb Space Telescope hit by another launch delay

The launch of the James Webb Space Telescope has been delayed by seven months due to the pandemic and other issues, with a new launch date set for October 2021.
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FBI moves in to investigate Twitter’s massive Bitcoin hack

The FBI is now examining the major hack that hit Twitter on Wednesday, July 17, in a bid to find out who was behind the incident.
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How to watch American astronauts’ spacewalk today

NASA astronauts Chris Cassidy and Bob Behnken are gearing up for a spacewalk on Thursday to upgrade batteries that power the orbiting outpost.
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Watch NASA’s video showing off its first-ever Mars aircraft

The small helicopter, called Ingenuity, will join the Perseverance rover on a journey to Mars lifting off from Cape Canaveral in Florida on July 30.
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Twitter reveals details about massive Bitcoin hack

Twitter said it believes hackers gained access to internal systems and tools in a ‘coordinated social engineering attack' on its platform on Wednesday.