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China’s moon lander Chang’e-3 enters 28th lunar day
Read more →: China’s moon lander Chang’e-3 enters 28th lunar dayChina’s first moon lander, Chang’e-3, awakened automatically on Thursday after “sleeping” during the lunar night, entering its 28th…
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Record numbers apply to become a NASA astronaut
Read more →: Record numbers apply to become a NASA astronautNASA astronaut Kjell Lindgren aboard the International Space Station last year. Credit: NASA A record number of would-be…
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Falcon 9 clears static fire test before launch this week
Read more →: Falcon 9 clears static fire test before launch this weekThe Falcon 9 rocket’s nine Merlin 1D first stage engines fired Monday while the booster was on Cape…
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U.S. resupply ship headed for space station to launch March 22
Read more →: U.S. resupply ship headed for space station to launch March 22OA-6 patch. Credit: Orbital ATK CAPE CANAVERAL — Signs that a launch to the International Space Station is…
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Photos: Cygnus cargo ship’s departure from International Space Station
Read more →: Photos: Cygnus cargo ship’s departure from International Space StationThe Orbital ATK commercial Cygnus resupply vessel departed the International Space Station on Friday after 72 days spent…
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Commercial Cygnus space freighter leaves station after two months
Read more →: Commercial Cygnus space freighter leaves station after two monthsCAPE CANAVERAL — Disconnected from the International Space Station berthing port and then cast free by the robotic…
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Photos: H-2A rocket soars on groundbreaking astronomy mission
Read more →: Photos: H-2A rocket soars on groundbreaking astronomy missionBurning a mixture of super-cold liquid hydrogen, liquid oxygen and pre-packed solid propellant, Japan’s H-2A rocket vaulted into…
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ExoMars orbiter and lander mated for final time
Read more →: ExoMars orbiter and lander mated for final timeEuropean technicians working at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan have bolted an Italian-built Mars lander to its mothership…
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Live coverage: Cygnus cargo freighter departs space station
Read more →: Live coverage: Cygnus cargo freighter departs space stationLive coverage of the flight of Orbital ATK’s Cygnus cargo spacecraft to the International Space Station. Text updates…
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Final Tests Completed on China’s Largest Rocket
Read more →: Final Tests Completed on China’s Largest RocketBEIJING, Feb. 18 (China Space News) — China recently concluded the final tests on its largest and most…
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NASA moves forward with mission using spy satellite telescope
Read more →: NASA moves forward with mission using spy satellite telescopeArtist’s concept of the WFIRST spacecraft. Credit: NASA NASA has formally approved plans — a year ahead of…
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China, Egypt Sign MoU on Space Cooperation
Read more →: China, Egypt Sign MoU on Space CooperationBEIJING, Feb. 1 (China Space News) — Chinese president Xi Jinping arrived in Cairo on January 20 to…