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‘Weird’ mountains on Pluto may be ice volcanoes
Read more →: ‘Weird’ mountains on Pluto may be ice volcanoesThe informally named feature Wright Mons, located south of Sputnik Planum on Pluto, is an unusual feature that’s…
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APSTAR-9 Satellite Positioned Successfully
Read more →: APSTAR-9 Satellite Positioned SuccessfullyBEIJING, Oct. 30 (China Space News) — APSTAR-9 communications satellite was successfully positioned in its designed orbit on…
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China Launches Yaogan-28 Remote Sensing Satellite
Read more →: China Launches Yaogan-28 Remote Sensing SatelliteTAIYUAN, Nov. 8 (China Space News) — China’s Yaogan-28 remote sensing satellite was sent into space on Sunday…
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Launch managers sign off on final Ariane 5 flight of 2015
Read more →: Launch managers sign off on final Ariane 5 flight of 2015A team member working on the next Ariane 5 flight signs the rocket’s payload fairing ahead of Tuesday’s…
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Planning for December Falcon 9 launch, Orbcomm ships satellites
Read more →: Planning for December Falcon 9 launch, Orbcomm ships satellitesOrbcomm’s 11 second-generation OG2 satellites are pictured inside Sierra Nevada’s factory in Louisville, Colorado. Credit: Sierra Nevada Corp.…
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Spacewalkers reconfigure station cooling system
Read more →: Spacewalkers reconfigure station cooling systemSTORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION Astronaut Scott Kelly, in an all-white spacesuit, is camouflaged against the…
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Kelly, Lindgren set for second spacewalk
Read more →: Kelly, Lindgren set for second spacewalkSTORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION Astronaut Scott Kelly is pictured outside the International Space Station during…
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Solar wind blasting away Martian atmosphere
Read more →: Solar wind blasting away Martian atmosphereSTORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION The solar wind, the million-mile-per-hour stream of charged particles blasted away…
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New Horizons takes aim on next target
Read more →: New Horizons takes aim on next targetArtist’s concept of the New Horizons spacecraft’s encounter with a Kuiper Belt Object. Credit: NASA/SWRI/JHUAPL/Alex Parker In a…
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NASA quietly posts images of explosive Antares failure
Read more →: NASA quietly posts images of explosive Antares failureLess than a week after publishing the results of an independent investigation into last year’s Antares rocket failure,…
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NASA delays cargo award again, eliminates Boeing from contention
Read more →: NASA delays cargo award again, eliminates Boeing from contentionA SpaceX Dragon cargo craft is seen grappled by the International Space Station’s robotic arm. Credit: NASA NASA…
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Video clips show rocket anomaly high above Hawaii
Read more →: Video clips show rocket anomaly high above HawaiiVideos of Tuesday’s sunset liftoff of the U.S. Air Force’s Super Strypi launcher show the low-cost fin-guided rocket…