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Turkish military satellite joined with Vega launcher
Read more →: Turkish military satellite joined with Vega launcherGround crew members lower the Gokturk 1 satellite inside its payload fairing on top of the Vega rocket’s…
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Atlas 5 rocket to finish year with commercial broadband satellite launch
Read more →: Atlas 5 rocket to finish year with commercial broadband satellite launchThe EchoStar 19 spacecraft in the factory. Credit: SSL CAPE CANAVERAL — Preparing for its eighth launch of…
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Cargo ship-turned-research lab ends mission with re-entry
Read more →: Cargo ship-turned-research lab ends mission with re-entryThe Cygnus spacecraft flies away from the International Space Station on Nov. 21. Credit: NASA/ESA/Thomas Pesquet In the…
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ESA says doomed Mars lander succumbed to bad altitude reading
Read more →: ESA says doomed Mars lander succumbed to bad altitude readingArtist’s concept of the Schiaparelli lander inside its scorched heat shield. Credit: ESA/ATG medialab One second of faulty…
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Chinese Astronauts to Return Home After Longest-ever Space Mission
Read more →: Chinese Astronauts to Return Home After Longest-ever Space MissionBEIJING, Nov. 17 (Xinhua) — The spacecraft Shenzhou-11, which is carrying taikonauts Jing Haipeng and Chen Dong, separated…
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Shenzhou-11 Astronauts Land Safely
Read more →: Shenzhou-11 Astronauts Land SafelyBEIJING, Nov. 18 (Xinhua) — Chinese astronauts of the Shenzhou-11 space mission opened the return capsule’s hatch and…
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China Successfully Completes Longest-ever Manned Space Mission
Read more →: China Successfully Completes Longest-ever Manned Space MissionBEIJING, Nov. 18 (Xinhua) — Two astronauts who completed China’s longest-ever manned space mission returned to Earth safely…
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Shenzhou-11 Return Capsule Separates from Orbiting Capsule
Read more →: Shenzhou-11 Return Capsule Separates from Orbiting CapsuleBEIJING, Nov. 18 (Xinhua) — The return capsule of Shenzhou-11, which is carrying two Chinese astronauts Jing Haipeng…
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Study shows Pluto should be counted among solar system’s ocean worlds
Read more →: Study shows Pluto should be counted among solar system’s ocean worldsThe expanse of Sputnik Planitia, the bright region visible in this image of Pluto, might cover an ocean…
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China launches data relay satellite for future space station crews
Read more →: China launches data relay satellite for future space station crewsA Long March 3C/G2 rocket lifted off with the fourth Tianlian 1 data relay satellite Tuesday. Credit: Xinhua…
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Photos: America’s 100th EELV blasts off
Read more →: Photos: America’s 100th EELV blasts offThe 100th flight of America’s Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle program — a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket…
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China Launches Pulsar Test Satellite
Read more →: China Launches Pulsar Test SatelliteJIUQUAN, Nov. 10 (Xinhua) — China launched a pulsar test satellite at 7:42 a.m. Thursday from the Jiuquan…