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Proton rocket rolled out for launch of Eutelsat satellite
Read more →: Proton rocket rolled out for launch of Eutelsat satelliteRiding on its side aboard a rail car, a Proton rocket trekked to its launch pad Tuesday at…
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First Ariane 5 launch of the year set for Wednesday
Read more →: First Ariane 5 launch of the year set for WednesdayThe Ariane 5 rocket rolls out to its launch pad Tuesday. Credit: ESA/CNES/Arianespace – Photo Optique Video du…
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Challenger remembered
Read more →: Challenger rememberedSTORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION June Scobee Rodgers, widow of Challenger commander Dick Scobee, lays a…
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China to Land Probe on Dark Side of Moon in 2018
Read more →: China to Land Probe on Dark Side of Moon in 2018BEIJING, Jan. 25 (China Space News) — China has officially begun a new round of lunar exploration and…
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LISA Pathfinder on station a million miles from Earth
Read more →: LISA Pathfinder on station a million miles from EarthArtist’s concept of the LISA Pathfinder science module separation from the spacecraft’s propulsion section. Credit: ESA/C.Carreau Europe’s LISA…
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Falcon 9 upgrade receives blessing from U.S. Air Force
Read more →: Falcon 9 upgrade receives blessing from U.S. Air ForceSpaceX’s upgraded Falcon 9 rocket has flown one time, hauling 11 Orbcomm communications satellites into low Earth orbit…
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Blue Origin’s reusable New Shepard booster flies again
Read more →: Blue Origin’s reusable New Shepard booster flies againTwo months after it flew into space and landed smoothly, Blue Origin’s suborbital New Shepard booster made the…
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Cygnus sections arrive in Florida for next space station cargo launch
Read more →: Cygnus sections arrive in Florida for next space station cargo launchCAPE CANAVERAL — Elements of the next U.S. commercial cargo-delivery trip to the International Space Station are coming…
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China to Debut Two New Carrier Rockets
Read more →: China to Debut Two New Carrier RocketsBEIJING, Jan. 21 (China Space News) — China will send two new models of carrier rocket in the…
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Belarus President Says China’s Launch of Belarusian Satellite Important
Read more →: Belarus President Says China’s Launch of Belarusian Satellite ImportantBEIJING, Jan. 19 (China Space News) — Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said that China’s launch of a Belarusian…
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Dragon crew capsule’s propulsive landing system tested
Read more →: Dragon crew capsule’s propulsive landing system testedSpaceX released a video Thursday showing a propulsive hover test of a prototype of the company’s Dragon crew…
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Jupiter-bound Juno spacecraft breaks solar power distance record
Read more →: Jupiter-bound Juno spacecraft breaks solar power distance recordTechnicians work on one of the Juno spacecraft’s three solar panels before launch. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/KSC NASA’s Juno spacecraft…