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Animation of OSIRIS-REx mission from liftoff to return home
Read more →: Animation of OSIRIS-REx mission from liftoff to return homeThis NASA animation depicts the OSIRIS-REx mission beginning with liftoff aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket…
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India tests scramjet demonstrator over Bay of Bengal
Read more →: India tests scramjet demonstrator over Bay of BengalThe Advanced Technology Vehicle, a two-stage sounding rocket, blasted off Sunday with India’s scramjet engine demonstrator. Credit: ISRO…
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China Unveils Mars Probe, Rover for Ambitious 2020 Mission
Read more →: China Unveils Mars Probe, Rover for Ambitious 2020 MissionBEIJING, Aug. 23 (Xinhua) — China on Tuesday released images of a Mars probe and rover which the…
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China Launches First-ever Quantum Communication Satellite
Read more →: China Launches First-ever Quantum Communication SatelliteJIUQUAN, Aug. 16 (Xinhua) — China successfully launched the world’s first quantum satellite from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch…
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Probe hoisted aboard launcher to leave Earth next week on asteroid adventure
Read more →: Probe hoisted aboard launcher to leave Earth next week on asteroid adventureFile photo of Atlas payload lift and mate. Credit: United Launch Alliance CAPE CANAVERAL — NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft…
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Photos: Ariane 5 lights up the night in French Guiana
Read more →: Photos: Ariane 5 lights up the night in French GuianaAn Ariane 5 rocket ignited its hydrogen-fueled Vulcain 2 main engine and two solid rocket boosters to send…
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Juno gets its closest look at Jupiter
Read more →: Juno gets its closest look at JupiterUpdated with details from NASA press release. Jupiter’s north polar region is coming into view as NASA’s Juno…
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Live coverage: SpaceX supply ship returns to Earth
Read more →: Live coverage: SpaceX supply ship returns to EarthLive coverage of the departure of SpaceX’s Dragon supply ship from the International Space Station and its splashdown…
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Dragon spacecraft splashes down with station research specimens
Read more →: Dragon spacecraft splashes down with station research specimensSpaceX released this view of the Dragon spacecraft descending to the Pacific Ocean on Friday. Credit: SpaceX A…
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Atlas 5 rocket rehearses countdown for upcoming launch to Asteroid Bennu
Read more →: Atlas 5 rocket rehearses countdown for upcoming launch to Asteroid BennuThe venting Atlas 5 during today’s WDR. Credit: NASA-KSC/Kim Shiflett CAPE CANAVERAL — Running through a practice countdown…
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Photos: Atlas 5 rocket assembled for launch of asteroid sample return probe
Read more →: Photos: Atlas 5 rocket assembled for launch of asteroid sample return probeAt Cape Canaveral’s Vertical Integration Facility, adjacent to the Complex 41 launch pad, workers with United Launch Alliance…
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Launch timeline for the Ariane 5 rocket’s 87th flight
Read more →: Launch timeline for the Ariane 5 rocket’s 87th flightAn Ariane 5 rocket will fire into the sky from French Guiana just after sunset Wednesday and deliver…