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Ariane 5 moved to launch zone with powerhouse Eutelsat satellite
Read more →: Ariane 5 moved to launch zone with powerhouse Eutelsat satelliteThe Ariane 5 rocket set for liftoff Wednesday rolls out to its launch pad in French Guiana on…
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Engineers lose control of U.S. military weather satellite
Read more →: Engineers lose control of U.S. military weather satelliteArtist’s concept of a DMSP weather satellite in orbit. Credit: Lockheed Martin The U.S. Air Force has been…
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Photos: Sunset sendoff for SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket
Read more →: Photos: Sunset sendoff for SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocketA final set of photos shows Friday’s Falcon 9 launch from Cape Canaveral with the SES 9 communications…
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ULA’s candidates to replace RD-180 engine win Air Force funding
Read more →: ULA’s candidates to replace RD-180 engine win Air Force fundingFile photo of a hotfire test using components of Blue Origin’s BE-4 engine. Credit: Blue Origin The Pentagon…
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Photos: Falcon 9 takes off at sunset
Read more →: Photos: Falcon 9 takes off at sunsetA Falcon 9 launcher bolted into the sky over Florida’s Space Coast on Friday, adding the brilliant orange…
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Fate of NASA’s InSight Mars mission to be decided soon
Read more →: Fate of NASA’s InSight Mars mission to be decided soonUpdated March 7. The back shell of the InSight spacecraft is lowered onto the lander in a clean…
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TV broadcasting satellite finally launched on Falcon 9
Read more →: TV broadcasting satellite finally launched on Falcon 9SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket blasted off at 6:35 p.m. EST (2335 GMT) Friday. Credit: SpaceX Powering off the…
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Kelly describes re-adaptation to gravity, life on Earth
Read more →: Kelly describes re-adaptation to gravity, life on EarthSTORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION Credit: NASA/Joel Kowsky Astronaut Scott Kelly, re-adapting to gravity, people and…
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European Mars probe encapsulated for launch
Read more →: European Mars probe encapsulated for launchThe ExoMars spacecraft was encapsulated inside the Proton rocket’s payload fairing March 2. Credit: ESA – B. Bethge…
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China to launch new space lab later this year
Read more →: China to launch new space lab later this yearArtist’s concept of a Shenzhou spacecraft (left) and the Tiangong 1 space lab module (right) in orbit. Credit:…
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Record-setting space station crew lands after 340-day mission
Read more →: Record-setting space station crew lands after 340-day missionSTORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION NASA astronaut Scott Kelly was in good spirits after returning to…
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Crew leave space station after 340-day mission
Read more →: Crew leave space station after 340-day missionWatch as the Soyuz TMA-18M spacecraft separates from the International Space Station, setting the stage for the return…