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Juno orbiter races by Jupiter on fourth science pass
Read more →: Juno orbiter races by Jupiter on fourth science passThis enhanced-color image of a mysterious dark spot on Jupiter seems to reveal a Jovian “galaxy” of swirling…
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Hotfire test completed ahead of milestone Falcon 9 launch Thursday
Read more →: Hotfire test completed ahead of milestone Falcon 9 launch ThursdaySpaceX tweeted this image of the Falcon 9 rocket conducting its static fire test at pad 39A on…
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Watch space station spacewalk highlights
Read more →: Watch space station spacewalk highlightsWatch highlights of a spacewalk by Expedition 50 commander Shane Kimbrough of NASA and flight engineer Thomas Pesquet…
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Live coverage: Reused Falcon 9 rocket prepared for launch
Read more →: Live coverage: Reused Falcon 9 rocket prepared for launchLive coverage of SpaceX’s preparations for the third Falcon 9 rocket launch from pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy…
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Spacewalkers complete excursion outside International Space Station
Read more →: Spacewalkers complete excursion outside International Space StationAstronauts Shane Kimbrough and Thomas Pesquet put on their self-contained spacesuits and headed outside the International Space Station…
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Launches from Kourou temporarily suspended by social unrest
Read more →: Launches from Kourou temporarily suspended by social unrestA barricade outside the Guiana Space Center. Credit: France Guyane The launch an Ariane 5 rocket with Brazilian…
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NASA previews trio of ISS space walks
Read more →: NASA previews trio of ISS space walksWatch NASA’s news conference to preview three spacewalks outside the International Space Station planned for late March and…
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Trump signs NASA authorization act, Pence to chair National Space Council
Read more →: Trump signs NASA authorization act, Pence to chair National Space CouncilPresident Trump signed the NASA Transition Authorization Act of 2017 on Tuesday, surrounded by members of Congress and…
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New SLS engine controller tested in hold-down firing
Read more →: New SLS engine controller tested in hold-down firingA shuttle-era RS-25 rocket engine was fired at NASA’s Stennis Space Center in Mississippi on Thursday in the…
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Astronauts gear up for spacewalks, resupply launch delayed
Read more →: Astronauts gear up for spacewalks, resupply launch delayedSTORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION Astronaut Shane Kimbrough is seen outside the International Space Station during…
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Rosetta’s comet shows scars from swing through inner solar system
Read more →: Rosetta’s comet shows scars from swing through inner solar systemThis series of before-and-after views show the area of the Aswan cliff, which collapsed in July 2015 in…
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Europe’s ExoMars spacecraft begins lowering its orbit
Read more →: Europe’s ExoMars spacecraft begins lowering its orbitArtist’s concept of the ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter. Credit: ESA/ATG medialab The ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter, a Russian-launched,…