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Sophisticated new U.S. weather observatory being readied for launch
Read more →: Sophisticated new U.S. weather observatory being readied for launchThe GOES R weather satellite folded up for launch. Credit: Lockheed Martin CAPE CANAVERAL — On the cusp…
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Space station crew could be cut to five
Read more →: Space station crew could be cut to fiveRussian cosmonaut Alexey Ovchinin is seen floating through the hatch way of the Russian segment aboard the International…
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Video: Preview of the OSIRIS-REx mission to sample an asteroid
Read more →: Video: Preview of the OSIRIS-REx mission to sample an asteroidWatch the pre-flight news conference that introduces NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft scheduled to launch from Cape Canaveral atop a…
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SpaceX puts historic flown rocket on permanent display
Read more →: SpaceX puts historic flown rocket on permanent displayCredit: Gene Blevins/LA Daily News Crews outside the SpaceX’s headquarters in Southern California on Saturday positioned the booster…
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Another Falcon 9 rocket returns to perch in Port Canaveral
Read more →: Another Falcon 9 rocket returns to perch in Port CanaveralA 156-foot-tall (47-meter) first stage from a Falcon 9 rocket sits at Port Canaveral on Saturday evening. Credit:…
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Video: Liftoff of Delta 4 with second GSSAP satellite duo
Read more →: Video: Liftoff of Delta 4 with second GSSAP satellite duoThe United Launch Alliance Delta 4 rocket, standing 206 feet tall and and weighing 720,000 pounds, unleashes 1.1…
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Photos: Delta 4 lights up the sky for night owl launch
Read more →: Photos: Delta 4 lights up the sky for night owl launchLaunching the second pair of Geosynchronous Space Situational Awareness Program satellites for the U.S. military, a United Launch…
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Spacewalkers attach docking adapter to space station for commercial vehicles
Read more →: Spacewalkers attach docking adapter to space station for commercial vehiclesSTORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION The International Docking Adapter, delivered by a SpaceX Dragon cargo ship…
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Photos: Gantry retracted from Delta 4 rocket
Read more →: Photos: Gantry retracted from Delta 4 rocketThe 330-foot tall mobile service tower is rolled away from the United Launch Alliance Delta 4 rocket at…
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Delta 4 successfully soars to the high ground to deploy two patrol satellites
Read more →: Delta 4 successfully soars to the high ground to deploy two patrol satellitesCAPE CANAVERAL — The 375th Delta rocket doubled the size of the Air Force’s “neighborhood watch” program today…
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Photos: More Launch shots of Delta 375 rocket
Read more →: Photos: More Launch shots of Delta 375 rocketThe United Launch Alliance Delta 4 Medium+ (4,2) rocket lifted off at 12:52 a.m. EDT (0452 GMT) from…
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Ariane 5 receives payloads for launch next week
Read more →: Ariane 5 receives payloads for launch next weekThe Ariane 5 rocket’s 17.7-foot-diamter (5.4 meter) nose cone encloses the Intelsat 33e and Intelsat 36 satellites in…