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  • Photos: PSLV climbs away from Indian spaceport

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    Firing into orbit from a barrier island on India’s east coast, a 145-foot-tall (44-meter) Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle lifted off early Wednesday to deploy 20 satellites in a perch more than 300 miles (500 kilometers) above Earth. Propelled by a solid-fueled core stage and six strap-on solid rocket motors, the PSLV XL launched at 0356…

  • India’s PSLV blasts off with 20 satellites

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    Updated after launch. The Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle lifted off at 0356 GMT Wednesday (11:56 p.m. EDT Tuesday), or 9:26 a.m. local time in India. Credit: ISRO A Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle lifted off early Wednesday with an assortment of payloads for the Indian government, domestic universities, and institutions and companies from Indonesia, Canada, Germany…

  • First German commander among astronauts named for station flights

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    German Chancellor Angela Merkel congratulates astronaut Alexander Gerst on his selection as commander of the International Space Station’s Expedition 58 crew. Credit: ESA/Grothues International Space Station managers have named crew members to future expeditions to the research lab in 2017 and 2018, including the first German commander of a space mission and Canada’s third astronaut…

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    German Chancellor Angela Merkel congratulates astronaut Alexander Gerst on his selection as commander of the International Space Station’s Expedition 58 crew. Credit: ESA/Grothues International Space Station managers have named crew members to future expeditions to the research lab in 2017 and 2018, including the first German commander of a space mission and Canada’s third astronaut…

  • Destructive Canadian wildfire sighted from space

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    These wide view before and after images from DigitalGlobe’s commercial WorldView 2 Earth observation satellite show the area around Fort McMurray, Alberta, before and after the wildfire. The left image was taken May 29, 2015, and the right image is from May 6, 2016. In these false-color near-infrared images, the bright red areas represent healthy…

  • Canada backs ISS extension to 2024, gains two crew slots

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    The International Space Station’s Canadian-built robotic arm and Dextre robot. Credit: NASA The Canadian government announced Tuesday its intention to support the International Space Station through 2024, joining the United States and Russia as the major partners officially backing an extension of the global research project. The commitment will ensure Canadian astronauts have two flight…