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Weather forecast favorable for Atlas 5 to launch NASA asteroid probe Thursday
Read more →: Weather forecast favorable for Atlas 5 to launch NASA asteroid probe ThursdayFile photo of Atlas 5. Credit: United Launch Alliance CAPE CANAVERAL — Prognosticators are predicting favorable weather conditions…
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Chinese officials silent after Long March rocket failure
Read more →: Chinese officials silent after Long March rocket failureA Long March 4C rocket lifted off at 1855 GMT (2:55 p.m. EDT) Wednesday with the Gaofen 10…
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Asteroid probe apparently unharmed in nearby SpaceX explosion, passes its FRR
Read more →: Asteroid probe apparently unharmed in nearby SpaceX explosion, passes its FRRThe encapsulated OSIRIS-REx was lifted into the VIF on Monday. Credit: NASA-KSC/Dimitri Gerondidakis CAPE CANAVERAL — NASA says…
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Juno beams back dramatic new pictures of Jupiter
Read more →: Juno beams back dramatic new pictures of JupiterSTORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION The JunoCam instrument obtained this view on Aug. 27, about two…
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Live coverage: Explosion at Falcon 9 launch pad
Read more →: Live coverage: Explosion at Falcon 9 launch padLive coverage of the explosion at launch complex 40. Updates will appear automatically. Please do not reload.
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Astronauts complete problem-free spacewalk
Read more →: Astronauts complete problem-free spacewalkSpacewalkers Jeff Williams and Kate Rubins are dwarfed by the International Space Station’s truss backbone during Thursday’s EVA.…
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SpaceX rocket and Israeli satellite destroyed in launch pad explosion
Read more →: SpaceX rocket and Israeli satellite destroyed in launch pad explosionUpdated with quotes and 45th Space Wing release. Credit: US Launch Report A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket exploded…
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Video: Falcon 9 rocket explodes on the launch pad
Read more →: Video: Falcon 9 rocket explodes on the launch padWatch as a 23-story Falcon 9 rocket explodes Thursday morning during a countdown before a pre-launch engine hotfire…
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Astronauts set for second spacewalk in two weeks
Read more →: Astronauts set for second spacewalk in two weeksSpace station commander Jeff Williams and astronaut Kate Rubins plan to carry out their second spacewalk in two…
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Images from European satellite reveal possible impact with space junk
Read more →: Images from European satellite reveal possible impact with space junkThe picture shows Sentinel 1A’s solar array before and after the impact of a millimeter-size particle on the…
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Tropical storm could be a factor in SpaceX launch Saturday
Read more →: Tropical storm could be a factor in SpaceX launch SaturdayFile photo of a Falcon 9 rocket before a launch in May. Credit: SpaceX Weather forecasters at Cape…
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SES agrees to launch satellite on ‘flight-proven’ Falcon 9 rocket
Read more →: SES agrees to launch satellite on ‘flight-proven’ Falcon 9 rocketFile photo of a Falcon 9 rocket launch. Credit: SpaceX SpaceX and SES, an international communications satellite operator…