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South China city gears up for satellite tourism
Read more →: South China city gears up for satellite tourismSouth China’s Wenchang City in Hainan Province is preparing to welcome rocket-watching tourists to the country’s fourth space…
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China’s Earth Observation Satellite Assists Ecuador Quake Relief
Read more →: China’s Earth Observation Satellite Assists Ecuador Quake ReliefBEIJING, Apr. 25 (China Space News) — China has offered a set of hi-resolution imageries of the Ecuador…
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First countdown at new Russian cosmodrome aborted in final minutes
Read more →: First countdown at new Russian cosmodrome aborted in final minutesThe Soyuz-2.1a rocket stands on its launch pad at the Vostochny Cosmodrome. Credit: Roscosmos A Soyuz rocket counted…
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Falcon 9 rocket wins landmark U.S. Air Force launch contract
Read more →: Falcon 9 rocket wins landmark U.S. Air Force launch contractFile photo of a Falcon 9 launch from Cape Canaveral. Credit: SpaceX SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket will launch…
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Photos: Space shuttle fuel tank in Panama for passage through canal
Read more →: Photos: Space shuttle fuel tank in Panama for passage through canalThe last space shuttle external tank in existence, headed from the New Orleans manufacturing plant to the California…
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SpaceX announces plan to send mission to Mars in 2018
Read more →: SpaceX announces plan to send mission to Mars in 2018Artist’s concept of SpaceX’s Red Dragon spacecraft landing on Mars. Credit: SpaceX Elon Musk’s space transport company —…
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12th China Chongqing Hi-tech Fair Kicks off
Read more →: 12th China Chongqing Hi-tech Fair Kicks offBEIJING, Apr. 25 (China Space News) — The 12th China Chongqing Hi-Tech Fair and the 8th China International…
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Soyuz blasts off with environmental satellite, general relativity probe
Read more →: Soyuz blasts off with environmental satellite, general relativity probeThe Soyuz ST-A rocket blasts off from French Guiana Monday with Sentinel 1B, Microscope and three CubeSats. Credit:…
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New Russian space base ready for first launch
Read more →: New Russian space base ready for first launchA new $3 billion cosmodrome nestled in the remote taiga wilderness of Russia’s Far East, a sprawling, sparkling…
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Museum-bound shuttle external tank completes transit of Panama Canal
Read more →: Museum-bound shuttle external tank completes transit of Panama CanalThe tank passed the Pedro Miguel Locks on Tuesday. Photo by Panama Canal @thepanamacanal Navigating the 48-mile Panama…
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China’s top astronaut goes to “space camp”
Read more →: China’s top astronaut goes to “space camp”Liu Wang, one of China’s leading astronauts, visited a high school in Beijing on April 22 and shared…
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Photos: Russia’s iconic Soyuz booster fires away from jungle launch pad
Read more →: Photos: Russia’s iconic Soyuz booster fires away from jungle launch padFive satellites rode a Soyuz booster into orbit Monday from French Guiana, and these spectacular photos from Europe’s…