The space station is now back to its normal crew size – four Americans and three Russians – after months of overflow.
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Sideways moon landing cuts mission short; private U.S. lunar lander will stop working Tuesday
A private U.S. lunar lander is expected to stop working Tuesday, its mission cut short after landing sideways near the south pole of the moon.
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Biddeford manufacturer provided critical piece for NASA’s asteroid mission
Fiber Materials Inc., which was recently acquired by Spirit AeroSystems, produced the space capsule’s heat shield, the company’s latest contribution in a string of NASA missions.