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Look back on the blastoff of a Russian missile-turned-launcher
Read more →: Look back on the blastoff of a Russian missile-turned-launcherA Soviet-era missile originally built to deliver nuclear warheads to the United States in wartime fired into space…
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Black hole observatory launched from Japan
Read more →: Black hole observatory launched from JapanThe H-2A rocket flies into the sunset sky over the Tanegashima Space Center at 0845 GMT (3:45 a.m.…
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Xu Liping Named 2015 Moving China Figure
Read more →: Xu Liping Named 2015 Moving China FigureBEIJING, Feb. 17 (China Space News) — The 2015 Moving China Figures Awards Ceremony was broadcast on CCTV-1…
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Chinese scientists invent leak detection system for moon exploration
Read more →: Chinese scientists invent leak detection system for moon explorationChinese scientists invent leak detection system for moon exploration Chinese scientists have developed a system to measure the…
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European oceanography satellite rides Russian rocket into orbit
Read more →: European oceanography satellite rides Russian rocket into orbitThe Sentinel 3A satellite lifted off at 1757:40 GMT (12:57:40 p.m. EST). Credit: ESA Soaring into the night…
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Live coverage: H-2A rocket delivers on 30th flight
Read more →: Live coverage: H-2A rocket delivers on 30th flightLive coverage of the countdown and launch of an H-2A rocket with the Astro-H X-ray astronomy mission. Text…
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Live coverage: European ocean survey satellite launches from Russia
Read more →: Live coverage: European ocean survey satellite launches from RussiaLive coverage of the countdown and launch of a Rockot launcher with Europe’s Sentinel 3A environmental monitoring satellite.…
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ViaSat trades in Falcon Heavy launch for Ariane 5
Read more →: ViaSat trades in Falcon Heavy launch for Ariane 5Artist’s concept of a Falcon Heavy rocket at launch pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.…
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Photos: Sentinel 3A prepared for liftoff
Read more →: Photos: Sentinel 3A prepared for liftoffEurope’s Sentinel 3A satellite, designed for real-time surveys of the world’s oceans, ice sheets, lakes and rivers, is…
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Satellite primed for launch to survey oceans, ice sheets
Read more →: Satellite primed for launch to survey oceans, ice sheetsArtist’s view of the launch of Sentinel 3A aboard a Russian Rockot vehicle. This illustration depicts the Rockot’s…
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China Releases Images Captured by Gaofen-4 Satellite
Read more →: China Releases Images Captured by Gaofen-4 SatelliteBEIJING, Feb. 3 (China Space News) — China released first images captured by the nation’s most sophisticated observation…
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Launch of Japanese X-ray observatory postponed
Read more →: Launch of Japanese X-ray observatory postponedGround crews prepare the Astro-H spacecraft for launch at the Tanegashima Space Center in Japan. Credit: JAXA The…