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Ariane 5 launch pushed back to Wednesday by labor strikes in Kourou
Read more →: Ariane 5 launch pushed back to Wednesday by labor strikes in KourouThe Ariane 5’s payload fairing is lowered over the Koreasat 7 satellite March 11. The main thruster of…
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Photos: Additional shots of successful Delta 4 rocket launch
Read more →: Photos: Additional shots of successful Delta 4 rocket launchThe 377th Delta rocket begins its journey to space carrying a military communications satellite funded by Canada, Denmark,…
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Photos: Delta 4 powers from pad with international satellite
Read more →: Photos: Delta 4 powers from pad with international satelliteLaunching the Wideband Global SATCOM 9 satellite purchased by allied nations in collaboration with the U.S. military’s worldwide…
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Live coverage: Dragon cargo craft returns to Earth
Read more →: Live coverage: Dragon cargo craft returns to EarthLive coverage of the departure of SpaceX’s Dragon supply ship from the International Space Station and its splashdown…
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Video: Liftoff of Delta 4 rocket and WGS 9 satellite
Read more →: Video: Liftoff of Delta 4 rocket and WGS 9 satelliteThe United Launch Alliance Delta 4 rocket, standing 217 feet tall and weighing 900,000 pounds, unleashes 1.8 million…
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Photos: Launch boosts satellite for U.S. allies
Read more →: Photos: Launch boosts satellite for U.S. alliesThe United Launch Alliance Delta 4 Medium+ (5,4) rocket lifted off at 8:18 p.m. EDT (0018 GMT) from…
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SpaceX’s Dragon supply carrier wraps up 10th mission to space station
Read more →: SpaceX’s Dragon supply carrier wraps up 10th mission to space stationUpdated at 1:40 p.m. EDT (1740 GMT) with image and splashdown time. SpaceX’s Dragon capsule descends under parachutes…
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Internationally-backed military satellite successfully launched atop Delta 4 rocket
Read more →: Internationally-backed military satellite successfully launched atop Delta 4 rocketCAPE CANAVERAL — With an international flair for collaboration, a military communications satellite jointly purchased by five allies…
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SES 10 telecom satellite fueled and readied for launch on reused rocket
Read more →: SES 10 telecom satellite fueled and readied for launch on reused rocketSES 10 at its manufacturing site at Airbus Defense and Space in Toulouse, France. Credit: Airbus Defense and…
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Photos: EchoStar 23 takes flight on Falcon 9 rocket
Read more →: Photos: EchoStar 23 takes flight on Falcon 9 rocketThe EchoStar 23 communications satellite, on the way to a 15-year service life broadcasting television signals, launched aboard…
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Photos: Launch pad gantry retracted from Delta 4 rocket
Read more →: Photos: Launch pad gantry retracted from Delta 4 rocketThe 330-foot-tall mobile service tower is rolled away from the United Launch Alliance Delta 4 rocket at Cape…
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SpaceX nabs GPS launch contract as Air Force opens more missions for bidding
Read more →: SpaceX nabs GPS launch contract as Air Force opens more missions for biddingFile photo of a Falcon 9 rocket launching from Cape Canaveral. Credit: SpaceX The U.S. Air Force this…