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British Earth-imaging satellites ride Indian rocket into orbit
Read more →: British Earth-imaging satellites ride Indian rocket into orbitAn Indian Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle lifted off at 1638 GMT (12:38 p.m. EDT) Sunday with the NovaSAR…
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Japan’s Yusaku Maezawa revealed as first customer for SpaceX trip around the moon
Read more →: Japan’s Yusaku Maezawa revealed as first customer for SpaceX trip around the moonJapanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk strike a pose at SpaceX’s headquarters in Hawthorne, Calif.…
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Officials explain why they closed Sunspot Solar Observatory (and it wasn’t aliens)
Read more →: Officials explain why they closed Sunspot Solar Observatory (and it wasn’t aliens)The Richard B. Dunn Solar Telescope is the centerpiece of the Sunspot Solar Observatory on Sacramento Peak in…
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Live coverage: Two British satellites launch from India
Read more →: Live coverage: Two British satellites launch from IndiaLive coverage of the countdown and launch India’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle with the British NovaSAR 1 and…
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Final Delta 2 rocket launch puts NASA’s ICESat-2 satellite in orbit to monitor ice
Read more →: Final Delta 2 rocket launch puts NASA’s ICESat-2 satellite in orbit to monitor iceA United Launch Alliance Delta 2 rocket rises from its launch pad at Vandenberg Air Force Base in…
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Leftover Delta 2 rocket to go on display at Kennedy Space Center
Read more →: Leftover Delta 2 rocket to go on display at Kennedy Space CenterThe Delta 2 rocket launched Saturday featured four strap-on solid rocket boosters. ULA chief executive Tory Bruno said…
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Early morning launch closes book on Delta 2 legacy spanning nearly 30 years
Read more →: Early morning launch closes book on Delta 2 legacy spanning nearly 30 yearsA United Launch Alliance Delta 2 rocket lifted off at 6:02 a.m. PDT (9:02 a.m. EDT; 1302 GMT)…
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SpaceX promises details of “private passenger” moon flight Monday
Read more →: SpaceX promises details of “private passenger” moon flight MondaySTORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION Artist’s concept of SpaceX’s planned interplanetary spaceship at the moon. Credit:…
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Live coverage: Final Delta 2 rocket launches from California
Read more →: Live coverage: Final Delta 2 rocket launches from CaliforniaLive coverage of the countdown and launch of a United Launch Alliance Delta 2 rocket with NASA’s ICESat…
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Live coverage: Japanese supply ship launches in pursuit of space station
Read more →: Live coverage: Japanese supply ship launches in pursuit of space stationLive coverage of the countdown and launch of an H-2B rocket with Japan’s seventh H-2 Transfer Vehicle on…
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Engineers say goodbye to society-changing Delta 2 rocket
Read more →: Engineers say goodbye to society-changing Delta 2 rocketEDITOR’S NOTE: The Delta 2 rocket launched for the final time at 6:02 a.m. PDT (9:02 a.m. EDT; 1302…
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Scientists eager to renew global ice measurements with ICESat 2 mission
Read more →: Scientists eager to renew global ice measurements with ICESat 2 missionArtist’s illustration of the ICESat 2 satellite and its six green laser beams designed to measure the height…