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Stacking of 55th Atlas 5 rocket starts
Read more →: Stacking of 55th Atlas 5 rocket startsFile image of Atlas first stage stacking. Credit: NASA-KSC CAPE CANAVERAL — Beginning its fourth launch campaign of…
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New satellite joins Europe’s growing Earth observing network
Read more →: New satellite joins Europe’s growing Earth observing networkThe Vega rocket with Sentinel 2A blasted off at 0151:58 GMT Tuesday (9:51:58 p.m. EDT Monday) from Kourou,…
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Photos: Vega launch lights up French Guiana
Read more →: Photos: Vega launch lights up French GuianaMonday night’s blastoff of a Vega rocket from the northern shore of South America dispatched a 2,500-pound Earth…
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Live coverage: Vega rocket deploys second Sentinel satellite
Read more →: Live coverage: Vega rocket deploys second Sentinel satelliteLive coverage of the countdown and launch of a Vega rocket with the Sentinel 2A land imaging satellite.…
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‘Europe’s Landsat’ in the starting blocks
Read more →: ‘Europe’s Landsat’ in the starting blocksArtist’s concept of the Sentinel 2A satellite in orbit. Credit: ESA/ATG medialab The first in a planned multi-decade…
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SAIC Officially Starting Entity Operation
Read more →: SAIC Officially Starting Entity OperationJune 5, Shanghai Aerospace Industry (Holding) Co., Ltd. (SAIC) officially launched its entity operation, which is a key…
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Jason 3 satellite shipped to Vandenberg for SpaceX launch
Read more →: Jason 3 satellite shipped to Vandenberg for SpaceX launchArtist’s concept of the Jason 3 satellite in orbit. Credit: Thales Alenia Space-D. Ducros An international oceanography satellite…
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For comet scientists, elation and redemption at Philae’s wakeup
Read more →: For comet scientists, elation and redemption at Philae’s wakeupArtist’s concept of Philae. Credit: ESA Research teams across Europe spent the last half-year meticulously going through a…
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Saturn moon’s ice canyons viewed by Cassini
Read more →: Saturn moon’s ice canyons viewed by CassiniCredit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SSI Saturn’s moon Dione received a fleeting visitor this week, when NASA’s Cassini spacecraft whizzed by to…
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International ocean research observatory fails in orbit
Read more →: International ocean research observatory fails in orbitCredit: CONAE An Argentine satellite hosting a NASA sensor designed to measure the saltiness of Earth’s oceans has…
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Launch campaign underway for next Air Force Delta 4 rocket
Read more →: Launch campaign underway for next Air Force Delta 4 rocketFile image of WGS satellite. Credit: ULA CAPE CANAVERAL — With the Delta 4 rocket now waiting on…
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The LM-7 Launch Vehicle Making its Maiden Flight Next Year
Read more →: The LM-7 Launch Vehicle Making its Maiden Flight Next YearRecently, the joint assessment for the LM-7 carrier rocket was passed through by China Aerospace Science and Technology…