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Air Force satellite duo mated to Delta 4 rocket for next week’s launch
Read more →: Air Force satellite duo mated to Delta 4 rocket for next week’s launchFile photo of first GSSAP payload delivery to pad in 2014. Credit: ULA CAPE CANAVERAL — Two space…
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Buildup of unusual launcher begins for NASA’s asteroid sample return mission
Read more →: Buildup of unusual launcher begins for NASA’s asteroid sample return missionFile photo of first Atlas 5-411 launch in 2006 with ASTRA 1KR satellite. Credit: Pat Corkery/Lockheed Martin CAPE…
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China’s first mobile telecom satellite successfully launched
Read more →: China’s first mobile telecom satellite successfully launchedA Long March 3B rocket took off at 1622 GMT (12:22 p.m. EDT) Friday with the Tiantong 1…
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Next missile warning sentinel set for October launch to geosynchronous orbit
Read more →: Next missile warning sentinel set for October launch to geosynchronous orbitSBIRS GEO Flight 3 in the factory before shipment. Credit: Lockheed Martin CAPE CANAVERAL — A highly sophisticated…
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Sichuan observatory may capture cosmic rays, challenge Einstein’s theory
Read more →: Sichuan observatory may capture cosmic rays, challenge Einstein’s theoryAn observatory being built in Sichuan Province aims to capture cosmic rays from outside the solar system and…
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China’s Chang’e-3 confirms lack of water in moon’s Mare Imbrium
Read more →: China’s Chang’e-3 confirms lack of water in moon’s Mare ImbriumChina’s Chang’e 3 lunar probe has proven that there is no water on the moon, according to the…
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China completes test ignition of largest solid-fuel rocket motor
Read more →: China completes test ignition of largest solid-fuel rocket motorChina’s largest solid-fuel rocket motor goes through test ignition on August 2, 2016, in the northwest city of…
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China’s Yutu rover dies on the moon
Read more →: China’s Yutu rover dies on the moonA camera aboard the Chang’e 3 lander captured this view of the Yutu rover in December 2013. Credit:…
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First two Iridium Next satellites shipped to Vandenberg
Read more →: First two Iridium Next satellites shipped to VandenbergTechnicians load the first two Iridium Next satellites into their shipping containers at Orbital ATK’s manufacturing facility in…
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Boeing nears fix for CST-100 Starliner design hitch
Read more →: Boeing nears fix for CST-100 Starliner design hitchThe pressure hull for Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner structural test article sits inside a repurposed space shuttle hangar at…
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Navy looks for Plan B to salvage its newest communications satellite
Read more →: Navy looks for Plan B to salvage its newest communications satelliteA rocketcam view of MUOS No. 5 separating from the Centaur upper stage. Credit: ULA CAPE CANAVERAL —…
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Russia’s Angara rocket wins first commercial launch contract
Read more →: Russia’s Angara rocket wins first commercial launch contractFile photo of the first test launch of the Angara 1.2 rocket in July 2014. Credit: Russian Ministry…