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    1. AndroidOne1 on

      News snippet:
      CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Blue Origin launched its huge New Glenn rocket Thursday with a pair of NASA spacecraft destined for Mars.

      It was only the second flight of the rocket that Jeff Bezos’ company and NASA are counting on to get people and supplies to the moon.

      The 321-foot (98-meter) New Glenn blasted into the afternoon sky from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, sending NASA’s twin Mars orbiters on a drawn-out journey to the red planet. Liftoff was stalled four days by lousy local weather as well as solar storms strong enough to paint the skies with auroras as far south as Florida.

      In a remarkable first, Blue Origin recovered the booster following its separation from the upper stage and the Mars orbiters, an essential step to recycle and slash costs similar to SpaceX. Company employees cheered wildly as the booster landed upright on a barge 375 miles (600 kilometers) offshore. An ecstatic Bezos watched the action from Launch Control.

    5. FallenKingdomComrade on

      Breaking News: Private company Blue Origin becomes the new NASA alongside SpaceX. More privatization at 6.

    6. NitNav2000 on

      NASA: the ISS justified the space shuttle justified the ISS justified the space shuttle justified…

    7. Decronym on

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      | |Law Enforcement Officer (most often mentioned during transport operations)|
      |[LSP](/r/Space/comments/1owdyiy/stub/noqrjkv “Last usage”)|Launch Service Provider|
      | |(US) [Launch Service Program](https://www.nasa.gov/content/lsp-overview)|
      |[SLS](/r/Space/comments/1owdyiy/stub/noqqglh “Last usage”)|Space Launch System heavy-lift|
      |[ULA](/r/Space/comments/1owdyiy/stub/noqqglh “Last usage”)|United Launch Alliance (Lockheed/Boeing joint venture)|

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