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Mars rover’s drill out of action
Read more →: Mars rover’s drill out of actionThe mast camera on the Curiosity rover captured this view of a butte standing about 16 feet (5…
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Photos: EchoStar 19 launch as seen from press site
Read more →: Photos: EchoStar 19 launch as seen from press siteAs viewed from the ITL Causeway at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, the United Launch Alliance Atlas…
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Photos: Atlas 5 rolled out with EchoStar 19 and nighttime pics
Read more →: Photos: Atlas 5 rolled out with EchoStar 19 and nighttime picsThe United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket, equipped with three strap-on solid-propellant boosters for added performance, was transfered…
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John Glenn remembered
Read more →: John Glenn rememberedSTORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION Members of the public pay their respects to former astronaut and…
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Photos: EchoStar 19 satellite mounted atop Atlas 5 rocket
Read more →: Photos: EchoStar 19 satellite mounted atop Atlas 5 rocketA satellite to provide residential Internet services across the U.S. was hoisted aboard its United Launch Alliance Atlas…
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Timeline: Atlas 5/EchoStar 19 ascent
Read more →: Timeline: Atlas 5/EchoStar 19 ascentThis is the launch timeline to be followed by the Atlas 5 rocket’s ascent into orbit from Cape…
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Preview: Satellite will beam high-speed Internet across America
Read more →: Preview: Satellite will beam high-speed Internet across AmericaAn artist’s concept of EchoStar 19 deployed in space. Credit: Hughes CAPE CANAVERAL — A sophisticated communications satellite…
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Flock of ‘microsats’ launched to measure winds inside hurricanes
Read more →: Flock of ‘microsats’ launched to measure winds inside hurricanesUpdated at 4:15 p.m. EST (2115 GMT) with acquisition of all eight satellites. A Pegasus XL rocket fires…
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Video: CYGNSS launched by Pegasus rocket
Read more →: Video: CYGNSS launched by Pegasus rocketThe Orbital ATK Pegasus XL rocket is released from L-1011 carrier jet off the central Florida coastline at…
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Favorable weather expected for Sunday afternoon’s Atlas 5 rocket launch
Read more →: Favorable weather expected for Sunday afternoon’s Atlas 5 rocket launchThe view of Playalinda Beach when an Atlas 5 launched in June. Credit: United Launch Alliance WEATHER: CAPE…
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SpaceX’s first crew launch moved back to 2018
Read more →: SpaceX’s first crew launch moved back to 2018Artist’s concept of SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft. Credit: SpaceX Astronauts will not fly to the International Space Station…
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Japanese HTV makes battery delivery to International Space Station
Read more →: Japanese HTV makes battery delivery to International Space StationThe sixth Japanese HTV supply ship was grappled by the space station’s robotic arm at 1037 GMT (5:37…