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Space debris is a danger to satellites and astronauts. Colorado’s members of Congress want to do something about it

NASA Astronauts to Space Symposium attendees: ‘Please apply!’

Meet the 24-year-old Coloradan building a ‘MapQuest’ for space missions

By Michelle P. Fulcher

The OSIRIS-REx spacecraft is about to drop off a cosmic capsule that may hold clues to the origins of our Solar System

By Michelle P. Fulcher

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Mining in space: How Colorado students and engineers are helping NASA plan for lunar colonization

By Paolo Zialcita

As NASA’s Orion capsule blazes home, Denver’s Lockheed Martin employees celebrate

By Paolo Zialcita and The Associated Press

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Artemis I, NASA’s mightiest moon rocket, lifts off 50 years after Apollo

By The Associated Press

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NASA’s Artemis moon mission on track for Wednesday launch despite hurricane damage

By The Associated Press

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Humans are again aiming at the moon with NASA’s Artemis missions — and Colorado is at the center of it

By Sarah Mulholland

NASA hopes New Zealand launch will pave way for moon landing

By The Associated Press

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Coloradans react to the ‘Pale Blue Dot’ for Earth Day 2022

By Colorado Public Radio Staff

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Lucy, a NASA spacecraft with Colorado roots, is headed for drive-by explorations of Jupiter’s Trojan asteroids

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Lockheed Martin Is Developing Moon Cars With General Motors In Hopes NASA Will Want Them

By Paolo Zialcita

Southern Colorado Youth Blast Off With NASA Grant To Study Indoor Farming

By Mike Procell

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2020 Was Earth’s 2nd-Hottest On Record And Colorado Felt It

You Can Add Lafayette And Wheat Ridge To Colorado’s List Of Astronaut Producing Cities

CU Team Working To Send 500 Tiny Spacecraft To Moon

By Natalia V. Navarro

NASA’s Next Moonshot Has 2 Littleton Aerospace Companies On The Short List

By The Associated Press

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