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NASA and Russian officials knock down a conspiracy theory on space station leak
Read more →: NASA and Russian officials knock down a conspiracy theory on space station leakSpace station crew members work to patch up a small hole in the inner hull of a Soyuz…
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SpaceX gets set to reveal its first customer for BFR flight around the moon and back
Read more →: SpaceX gets set to reveal its first customer for BFR flight around the moon and backNews Brief: A year and a half after saying it had two passengers signed up for a privately…
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Financial analyst sees Jeff Bezos’ investment as an ’emerging force’ in space, to Amazon’s benefit
Read more →: Financial analyst sees Jeff Bezos’ investment as an ’emerging force’ in space, to Amazon’s benefitJeff Bezos, the billionaire founder of Amazon and Blue Origin, shows off a mockup of the New Shepard…
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Another recovered Falcon 9 booster arrives back in port
Read more →: Another recovered Falcon 9 booster arrives back in portWATCH: SpaceX booster rocket arrives at Port Canaveral after launching Early Monday morning. This was a live recording…
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Astronauts send home views of ‘nightmare’ Hurricane Florence
Read more →: Astronauts send home views of ‘nightmare’ Hurricane FlorenceA crew member on the International Space Station took this image of Hurricane Florence in the Atlantic Ocean…
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Photos: Falcon 9 rocket blasts off with Telstar 18 VANTAGE comsat
Read more →: Photos: Falcon 9 rocket blasts off with Telstar 18 VANTAGE comsatSpaceX launched its 16th mission of the year early Monday, lighting up a nighttime sky with a Falcon…
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Arianespace signs Eutelsat as first commercial customer for new Ariane 6 rocket
Read more →: Arianespace signs Eutelsat as first commercial customer for new Ariane 6 rocketArtist’s concept of an Ariane 6 rocket, in a configuration with four strap-on solid rocket boosters. Credit: ESA…
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Station commander flatly denies any crew involvement in Soyuz leak
Read more →: Station commander flatly denies any crew involvement in Soyuz leakSTORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION Drew Feustel, commander of the space station’s Expedition 56 crew, works…
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Blue Origin’s schedule for putting people on space trips reportedly slips to 2019
Read more →: Blue Origin’s schedule for putting people on space trips reportedly slips to 2019News Brief: Blue Origin CEO Bob Smith today signaled that the Kent, Wash.-based space company founded by Amazon…
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Viasat selects Atlas 5 rocket for broadband satellite launch
Read more →: Viasat selects Atlas 5 rocket for broadband satellite launchFile photo of an Atlas 5 rocket launch in 2012, using five strap-on solid rocket boosters. Credit: United…
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Israeli moon lander to ride SpaceX rocket in Spaceflight’s first move beyond low Earth orbit
Read more →: Israeli moon lander to ride SpaceX rocket in Spaceflight’s first move beyond low Earth orbitAn artist’s conception shows SpaceIL’s Sparrow lunar lander on the moon’s surface. (SpaceIL Illustration) SpaceIL’s lunar lander is…
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Boeing leads $10 million funding round for BridgeSat laser communications venture
Read more →: Boeing leads $10 million funding round for BridgeSat laser communications ventureBridgeSat uses optical systems to send data to orbiting satellites. (BridgeSat / Boeing Illustration) Boeing HorizonX Ventures is…