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Deer Park pipeline, Houston

Chron on MSN · 2d

NASA astronaut can see Houston pipeline fire from space

A fire that ignited on Monday at a pipeline east of downtown Houston is big enough for astronauts to view from space. As the fire near Deer Park and La Porte continued to burn Tuesday morning, NASA astronaut Don Pettit was able to capture a photo of the flames from a vantage point 250 miles above Earth from aboard the International Space Station (ISS).

Houston Chronicle on MSN · 5h

NASA's SpaceX Crew-9 aiming to launch to International Space Station next Thursday

NASA announced its SpaceX Crew-9 mission to the International Space Station is aiming to launch Sept. 26 out of Florida.

Houston Public Media · 6d

Stranded NASA astronauts say being stuck in space is just part of the job

Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams revealed what life has been like aboard the International Space Station after problems arose with their Starliner spacecraft, which returned home empty last week.

Intuitive Machines, NASA

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NASA picks Intuitive Machines to help with communication and navigation services for space missions

NASA selected Houston-based Intuitive Machines for a communication and navigation services contract geared toward future space missions. The contract is a five-year deal with an option for a five-year extension.

Inc on MSN · 2d

Startup Intuitive Machines Wins $4.8 Billion NASA Contract

To establish a permanent base on the Moon and explore its surface, NASA needs a 21st century communications infrastructure. It chose a small Houston, Texas-based commercial space company to do the job.

Intuitive Machines lands $4.8B NASA contract to build Earth-moon communications infrastructure

NASA wants to establish a permanent human presence on the moon, but right now, astronauts have to be in direct line of sight with Earth to phone home. The space agency is looking to change that with its developing Near Space Network,

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Eminent officials say NASA facilities some of the “worst” they’ve ever seen

A panel of independent experts reported this week that NASA lacks funding to maintain most of its decades-old facilities, ...

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How to see NASA's massive orbiting solar sail from Houston

NASA's app allows skygazers to track sightings of the solar sail from their location, providing the direction of the sky it ...

NASA Astronaut Sunita Williams Celebrates 59th Birthday In Space For Second Time

NASA astronaut Sunita Williams celebrated her 59th birthday in an extraordinary setting—the International Space Station (ISS) ...

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NASA SpaceX Crew-9 mission gears up for takeoff, set to ‘rescue’ Sunita Williams from ISS - All you need to know

Nick Hague and Aleksandr Gorbunov will head to the ISS next week on Crew-9, staying for six months to conduct research. They ...

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How Boris Yeltsin's trip to a Houston-area Randall's changed the world

The Soviet politician came to Space City in September 1989, and a Randall's supermarket cemented his worldview.

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