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In the middle-grade graphic novel Grace Needs Space! by Benjamin A. Wilgus and Rii Abrego, Grace is going on a summer trip across space! But will the voyage be all she hopes? Grace Needs Space! is already available at a local bookstore or public library near you. However, you can get a look inside the book right now, here at The Beat! Grace Needs Space! Here’s the description of the graphic novel from the publisher, Random House Children’s Books: “Grace is SO EXCITED to fly a freighter from her home space station (and…

NASA's Artemis 1 mission, scheduled to take off on Wednesday, is a 25-and-a-half day voyage beyond the far side of the Moon and back. NASA's Artemis 1 mission, scheduled to take off on Wednesday, is a 25-and-a-half day voyage beyond the far side of the Moon and back.The meticulously choreographed uncrewed flight should yield spectacular images as well as valuable scientific data. - Blastoff -The giant Space Launch System rocket will make its maiden flight from Launch Complex 39B at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Its…

NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket shortly after arriving at the Kennedy launch pad earlier today. Photo: NASA/Joel KowskyThe towering Space Launch System is back at Launch Pad 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, following a nine-hour trek from the nearby Vehicle Assembly Building. The agency is targeting November 14 for the rocket’s first launch, an event that will kick off the Artemis 1 mission and NASA’s return to the Moon.Could this be it? Might this finally be the last time NASA has to cart the…