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Cassini survives daring flight through plumes of Enceladus
Read more →: Cassini survives daring flight through plumes of EnceladusUpdated after confirmation of Wednesday’s flyby. NASA’s Cassini spacecraft radioed home Wednesday after a high-speed dash through the wispy…
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China Launches Mapping Satellite
Read more →: China Launches Mapping SatelliteJIUQUAN, Gansu, Oct. 26 (China Space News) — China successfully sent the Tianhui-1C mapping satellite into orbit at…
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Station astronauts gearing up for spacewalk Wednesday
Read more →: Station astronauts gearing up for spacewalk WednesdaySTORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION Scott Kelly tries on his spacesuit during preparations for Wednesday’s spacewalk.…
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Dawn spacecraft moves in for a close-up of Ceres
Read more →: Dawn spacecraft moves in for a close-up of CeresThis mosaic shows Ceres’ Occator crater and surrounding terrain from an altitude of 915 miles (1,470 kilometers), as…
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Preview: Atlas 5 rocket goes for its third launch of October
Read more →: Preview: Atlas 5 rocket goes for its third launch of OctoberCredit: ULA CAPE CANAVERAL — The penultimate satellite in the current generation of Global Positioning System spacecraft will…
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NASA turning to U.S. industry to build asteroid redirect craft
Read more →: NASA turning to U.S. industry to build asteroid redirect craftArtist’s concept of the Asteroid Redirect Robotic Mission spacecraft with a captured boulder from an asteroid. Credit: NASA…
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Chinese rocket deploys third Tianhui mapping satellite
Read more →: Chinese rocket deploys third Tianhui mapping satelliteA Long March 2D rocket blasts off from the Jiuquan launch center Monday with the Tianhui 1C mapping…
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CGWIC and APT Satellite Signs APSTAR-6C Satellite Contract
Read more →: CGWIC and APT Satellite Signs APSTAR-6C Satellite ContractBEIJING, Oct. 23 (China Space News) — On 17 October 2015, APT Satellite Company Limited (APT Satellite) entered…
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Assembly complete for NASA’s asteroid sample return spacecraft
Read more →: Assembly complete for NASA’s asteroid sample return spacecraftTechnicians recently installed OSIRIS-REx’s solar panels and high-gain antenna. Credit: Lockheed Martin NASA’s first asteroid-sampling probe, OSIRIS-REx, has…
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Atlas 5/GPS 2F-11 launch timeline
Read more →: Atlas 5/GPS 2F-11 launch timelineFollow the Atlas 5 rocket’s ascent into orbit from Cape Canaveral’s Complex 41 launch pad with the U.S.…
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Bags are packed inside Cygnus commercial cargo freighter
Read more →: Bags are packed inside Cygnus commercial cargo freighterTechnicians load cargo inside the Cygnus spacecraft’s pressurized supply section in this photo taken Oct. 20. Credit: NASA/Dimitri…
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Record-breaking Hurricane Patricia viewed from orbit
Read more →: Record-breaking Hurricane Patricia viewed from orbitThe VIIRS instrument on the joint NOAA-NASA Suomi NPP weather satellite in polar orbit captured this infrared view…