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Artemis II Will Send Astronauts Around the Moon

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is recovering technical capabilities it lost two or three generations ago and is on track to returning astronauts to the moon,” says Bleddyn Bowen , associate professor at the University of Leicester, in England. “It and the electric propulsion thrusters are being tested in Cleveland. “It’s a demonstration that the U.S.

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When They Electrified Christmas

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President Grover Cleveland was an early adopter of the electrified Christmas tree, as shown in this 1896 photo. Austria, Germany, and Japan became famous for exporting figural bulbs. in archaeology from Columbia University in 1952 with a dissertation focusing on Marajó Island, Brazil. Just four years later, Excelsior Supply Co.

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NASA’s New Shortcut to Fusion Power

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Devastating accidents, like the ones at Chernobyl in Ukraine and Fukushima in Japan, can leave areas uninhabitable. Consequently, governments, universities, and companies have long looked to fusion to remedy these ills. The enriched uranium fuel they use must be kept secure. Among those interested parties is NASA.

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