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NASA names cadre of commercial crew astronauts
Read more →: NASA names cadre of commercial crew astronautsSTORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION The four astronauts assigned to train for NASA’s commercial crew program…
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Minotaur rocket selected to launch military satellite in 2017
Read more →: Minotaur rocket selected to launch military satellite in 2017File photo of an Orbital ATK Minotaur 4 rocket on a launch pad at Kodiak Island, Alaska. Credit:…
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Pluto probe provides appetizer for next week’s flyby
Read more →: Pluto probe provides appetizer for next week’s flybyNew Horizons was about 3.7 million miles (6 million kilometers) from Pluto and Charon when it snapped this…
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Back in action, New Horizons returns fresh view of Pluto
Read more →: Back in action, New Horizons returns fresh view of PlutoThis image of Pluto from New Horizons’ Long Range Reconnaissance Imager (LORRI) was received on July 8, and…
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SpaceX delays next Crew Dragon abort test
Read more →: SpaceX delays next Crew Dragon abort testSpaceX’s hangar at Kennedy Space Center’s launch pad 39A. Credit: SpaceX The next test of a critical safety…
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Photographer catches space station transiting the moon
Read more →: Photographer catches space station transiting the moonAustralian photographer Dylan O’Donnell captured this view of the International Space Station transiting the moon June 30. Credit:…
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Orbital ATK picks up where it left off with Orion abort system
Read more →: Orbital ATK picks up where it left off with Orion abort systemNASA’s Orion spacecraft, seen with a mostly inert launch abort system, is transferred to the launch pad before…
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Musk: Falcon 9 rocket failure a “huge blow” to SpaceX
Read more →: Musk: Falcon 9 rocket failure a “huge blow” to SpaceXSpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket broke apart approximately 139 seconds after launch June 28. Credit: Walter Scriptunas II/Scriptunas Images…
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Photos: Russian supply ship flies to space station
Read more →: Photos: Russian supply ship flies to space stationRussia’s Progress M-28M supply ship blasted off from the steppes of Kazakhstan on Friday, launching on a two-day…
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Next Ariane 5 launch reset for July 15
Read more →: Next Ariane 5 launch reset for July 15The Star One C4 communications satellite is lifted atop the Ariane 5 rocket’s Sylda dual-payload adapter June 26.…
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Next GPS satellite moves closer to launch date
Read more →: Next GPS satellite moves closer to launch dateFile photo of GPS hoisting atop Atlas. Credit: ULA CAPE CANAVERAL — Joining the payload with its ride…
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New Horizons back in business after weekend scare
Read more →: New Horizons back in business after weekend scareNASA released this image of Pluto on Monday. Pluto’s equator, where mysterious evenly-spaced dark terrain appears, is seen…