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Canada’s MDA buys DigitalGlobe, reveals next-generation WorldView satellite fleet
Read more →: Canada’s MDA buys DigitalGlobe, reveals next-generation WorldView satellite fleetArtist’s concept of the WorldView 4 satellite launched by DigitalGlobe in November. Credit: DigitalGlobe The acquisition of DigitalGlobe,…
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SpaceX to send two private citizens around the moon and back
Read more →: SpaceX to send two private citizens around the moon and backUpdated at 6:15 p.m. EST (2315 GMT) with details. An Apollo astronaut took this image of the Earth…
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China schedules Chang’e-5 lunar probe launch
Read more →: China schedules Chang’e-5 lunar probe launchBEIJING, Jan. 22 (Xinhua) — China plans to launch the Chang’e-5 lunar probe at the end of November…
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China to launch first high-throughput communications satellite in April
Read more →: China to launch first high-throughput communications satellite in AprilBEIJING, Feb. 17 (Xinhua) — China plans to launch Shijian-13, its first high-throughput communications satellite, in April, the…
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Preview: Atlas 5 to provide spacelift for U.S. National Reconnaissance Office
Read more →: Preview: Atlas 5 to provide spacelift for U.S. National Reconnaissance OfficeThe NROL-79 commemorative poster. Credit: United Launch Alliance Taking a U.S. national security satellite payload into space is…
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Watch two new arrivals at the International Space Station
Read more →: Watch two new arrivals at the International Space StationThe International Space Station received two cargo shipments this week from the U.S. and Russia. A SpaceX Dragon…
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Auto-destruct system seen as a key to ramping up launch tempos
Read more →: Auto-destruct system seen as a key to ramping up launch temposCredit: Walter Scriptunas II / Scriptunas Images The U.S. Air Force says the demonstration of an automated safety…
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Russian freighter links up with International Space Station
Read more →: Russian freighter links up with International Space StationThe Progress MS-05 supply ship is seen on final approach to the space station Friday. Credit: NASA…
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NASA studying whether to add astronauts to first launch of new super booster
Read more →: NASA studying whether to add astronauts to first launch of new super boosterSTORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION Artist’s concept of the Orion spacecraft near the moon. Credit: NASA…
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Delta 4 receives communications satellite payload for launch into space
Read more →: Delta 4 receives communications satellite payload for launch into spaceThe nine WGS mission patches. Credit: Air Force logos; Spaceflight Now graphic CAPE CANAVERAL — A military communications…
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China to Launch first High-throughput Communications Datellite in April
Read more →: China to Launch first High-throughput Communications Datellite in AprilBEIJING, Feb. 17 (Xinhua) — China plans to launch Shijian-13, its first high-throughput communications satellite, in April, the…
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China Plans to Launch 1st Cargo Spacecraft as Early as Mid-April
Read more →: China Plans to Launch 1st Cargo Spacecraft as Early as Mid-AprilBEIJING, Feb. 13 (Xinhua) — China plans to launch its first cargo spacecraft via a Long March-7 carrier…