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Live coverage: European launcher heads to orbit from French Guiana
Read more →: Live coverage: European launcher heads to orbit from French GuianaLive coverage of the countdown and launch of an Ariane 5 rocket with the Sky Brasil 1 and…
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Founder of Chinese space industry Ren Xinmin Dies at 102
Read more →: Founder of Chinese space industry Ren Xinmin Dies at 102BEIJING, Feb. 13 (Xinhua) — Ren Xinmin, a well-known expert on missile and rocket technologies, chief designer of…
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Ariane 5 launcher set for sunset blastoff Tuesday
Read more →: Ariane 5 launcher set for sunset blastoff TuesdayThe Ariane 5 rocket reaches the launch pad in French Guiana on Monday. Credit: ESA/CNES/Arianespace – Photo Optique…
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Scientists narrow list of landing sites for NASA’s next Mars rover
Read more →: Scientists narrow list of landing sites for NASA’s next Mars roverThe delta inside Jezero Crater offers one of the best locations on Mars to look for the remains…
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Fire returns to flame trench at Apollo-era launch pad in Florida
Read more →: Fire returns to flame trench at Apollo-era launch pad in FloridaCredit: William Harwood/CBS News Nine Merlin engines ignited and throttled up to nearly 2 million pounds of thrust…
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Teams practice for Cape Canaveral’s first launch of Minotaur 4 rocket
Read more →: Teams practice for Cape Canaveral’s first launch of Minotaur 4 rocketThe pathfinder vehicle stands atop Complex 46, enclosed by the mobile gantry. Credit: Ben Cooper/Spaceflight Now CAPE CANAVERAL…
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Live coverage: SpaceX begins final launch preparations at historic launch pad
Read more →: Live coverage: SpaceX begins final launch preparations at historic launch padLive coverage of SpaceX’s preparations for the first Falcon 9 rocket launch from pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy…
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SpaceX readies rocket for tests at historic pad 39A
Read more →: SpaceX readies rocket for tests at historic pad 39AAn aerial view of launch pad 39A from late 2015. Credit: NASA SpaceX engineers are preparing to mount…
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China’s Hi-res SAR Imaging Satellite Put into Use
Read more →: China’s Hi-res SAR Imaging Satellite Put into UseBEIJING, Jan. 23 (Xinhua) — China’s first high-resolution Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellite has passed all its in-orbit…
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China to test near-space flight of solar drone
Read more →: China to test near-space flight of solar droneBEIJING, Feb. 7 (Xinhua) — China will test how its largest solar drone performs near-space flight this year,…
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Tornado strikes NASA’s Michoud plant in New Orleans
Read more →: Tornado strikes NASA’s Michoud plant in New OrleansEmployees and flight hardware for NASA’s Space Launch System and Orion spaceship were mostly spared after a strong…
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Japanese cargo ship ends mission after space debris experiment flounders
Read more →: Japanese cargo ship ends mission after space debris experiment floundersArtist’s concept of how the tether for Japan’s KITE experiment would have appeared when deployed from the HTV…