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Last space shuttle tank reaches Panama Canal for crossing to Pacific
Read more →: Last space shuttle tank reaches Panama Canal for crossing to PacificThe tank left Louisiana factory on April 12. Credit: California Science Center CAPE CANAVERAL — The tugboat and…
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Environmental testing underway for JPSS 1 launching in January
Read more →: Environmental testing underway for JPSS 1 launching in JanuaryThe next American polar-orbiting weather satellite that will feed long-range forecasts and track environmental trends has slipped into…
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Live coverage: Soyuz soars into space on its fourth launch attempt
Read more →: Live coverage: Soyuz soars into space on its fourth launch attemptLive coverage of the countdown and launch of a Soyuz rocket from French Guiana with Europe’s Sentinel 1B…
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Five European satellites ready for Soyuz flight to custom orbits
Read more →: Five European satellites ready for Soyuz flight to custom orbitsArtist’s concept of the Sentinel 1B satellite aboard its Soyuz booster moments after fairing separation. Credit: ESA/ATG medialab…
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Re-entry Capsule of SJ-10 Lands in N. China
Read more →: Re-entry Capsule of SJ-10 Lands in N. ChinaBEIJING, Apr. 19 (China Space News) — The re-entry capsule of China’s first retrievable microgravity satellite, SJ-10, returned…
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SJ-10 Satellite Payloads Handed Over to CAS
Read more →: SJ-10 Satellite Payloads Handed Over to CASBEIJING, Apr. 19 (China Space News) — China’s SJ-10 retrievable scientific research satellite landed in the designed area…
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Aerojet Rocketdyne tapped to build high-power ion drive
Read more →: Aerojet Rocketdyne tapped to build high-power ion driveAbove is a prototype 13-kilowatt Hall thruster during testing at NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland. This prototype…
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Faulty bracket leaves Norwegian satellite grounded
Read more →: Faulty bracket leaves Norwegian satellite groundedArtist’s concept of the Norsat 1 microsatellite in orbit. Credit: ESA/T. Abrahamsen Officials from the Norwegian Space Center…
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Chinese Satellite Conducts Groundbreaking Space Science Experiments
Read more →: Chinese Satellite Conducts Groundbreaking Space Science ExperimentsBEIJING, Apr. 12 (China Space News) — A Chinese scientific research satellite has been conducting a series of…
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Orbital ATK eyes Kennedy Space Center as home of potential new launcher
Read more →: Orbital ATK eyes Kennedy Space Center as home of potential new launcherFile photo of the Vehicle Assembly Building with a crawler-transporter in the foreground. Credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett NASA announced…
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Cluster of satellites meets Soyuz launcher in French Guiana
Read more →: Cluster of satellites meets Soyuz launcher in French GuianaThe three-stage Soyuz rocket rolled out to its launch pad in French Guiana on Tuesday, three days before…
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Florida factory to mass-produce satellites at record pace
Read more →: Florida factory to mass-produce satellites at record paceArtist’s concept of the OneWeb factory at Exploration Park, Florida. Credit: OneWeb OneWeb officials Tuesday unveiled plans for…