Author: Alex Edwards
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Mars Sample Return mission in jeopardy, Lockheed Martin thinks it can still be done
When it landed on Mars in 2021, the Perseverance rover set out to collect roughly 30 samples of soil from the red planet. The grand space strategy at the time would see the samples retrieved by another spacecraft and brought back to earth later. Originally meant to be an autonomous retrieval, led by local aerospace…
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Ohio-based aerospace company SelectTech taps El Paso County for expansion
By Breeanna Jent and Alexander Edwards The Gazette Ohio-based aerospace company SelectTech Services Corporation is expanding to Colorado Springs. Company leadership, Gov. Jared Polis and local business and economic development officials announced the expansion on Wednesday afternoon during the 41st Space Symposium held at The Broadmoor. SelectTech is a mission-driven company that supports the U.S.…
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NASA to build permanent base on moon, test space-based nuclear power
In the 1960s, the United States won the space race decisively by planting the American flag firmly on the moon. Over the next five years, 12 NASA astronauts walked on the moon before the Apollo program, one of the most expensive and scientifically intensive programs undertaken by the U.S., was ultimately canceled. NASA’s priorities shifted…
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NASA to build permanent base on moon, test space-based nuclear power
In the 1960s, the United States won the space race decisively by planting the American flag firmly on the moon. Over the next five years, 12 NASA astronauts walked on the moon before the Apollo program, one of the most expensive and scientifically intensive programs undertaken by the U.S., was ultimately canceled. NASA’s priorities shifted…
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NASA to build permanent base on moon, test space-based nuclear power in bid to meet Trump’s space policy
In the 1960s, the United States won the space race decisively by planting the American flag firmly on the moon. Over the next five years, 12 NASA astronauts walked on the moon before the Apollo program, one of the most expensive and scientifically intensive programs undertaken by the U.S., was ultimately canceled. NASA’s priorities shifted…
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Space Symposium returns for 41st edition with focus on Artemis program, successful moon mission
This week, leaders from around the globe are gathering in Colorado Springs for the annual Space Symposium with a renewed focus on moon missions following the return of the Artemis II astronauts. The splashdown came as NASA and private industry focus on deep space exploration, thanks in no small part to NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman.…
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New Louisiana-style restaurant coming to Colorado Springs’ Memorial Park area
Colorado Springs residents may soon indulge in the varied and complex flavors of Louisiana cooking as Perriteaux’s nears its grand opening. The mind behind the new restaurant may be a familiar one for Colorado Springs’ foodies: Jason Miller. He was the head chef at Springs Orleans, a “rustic, warehouse style” restaurant that provided a taste…
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Community members fired up by proposed AI data center in Colorado Springs
Residents from the Chelsea Glenn area were fired up Tuesday night as they met face-to-face with a developer who wants to bring a data center into their backyards. So many wanted to speak that the line stretched from the lobby to the parking lot of the Hyatt Place hotel at 503 W. Garden of the…
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Public meeting focused on proposed data center scheduled tonight in Colorado Springs
The city of Colorado Springs is hosting a neighborhood meeting at the Hyatt Place hotel, 503 Garden of the Gods Road, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Tuesday to discuss a California company’s plan to build a data center along Garden of the Gods Road. Oakland, Calif., based Raeden, a real estate and tech firm, has been…
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Colorado Springs Container Store to close, company acquired by Bed Bath & Beyond
The Colorado Springs location of The Container Store, a specialty retailer that focuses on storage and organization products, is closing after roughly three and a half years. The company made the announcement on its website in March but offered no explanation for the closing. It did not respond to multiple requests for comment from The…