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Hubble observations reveal ocean on Ganymede
Read more →: Hubble observations reveal ocean on GanymedeIn this artist’s concept, the moon Ganymede orbits the giant planet Jupiter. NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope observed aurorae…
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Recap story: Atlas 5 rocket launches NASA satellite quartet
Read more →: Recap story: Atlas 5 rocket launches NASA satellite quartetCredit: ULA CAPE CANAVERAL — Four magnetic explosion probes in a towering stack atop an Atlas 5 rocket…
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Rocket-mounted cameras show Atlas rising into the night
Read more →: Rocket-mounted cameras show Atlas rising into the nightThe United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket that successfully hauled a NASA satellite quartet into a highly elliptical…
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Live coverage: Atlas 5 blasts off with four NASA satellites
Read more →: Live coverage: Atlas 5 blasts off with four NASA satellitesMission Status Center Live coverage of the United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket on NASA’s Magnetospheric Multiscale mission.…
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Photos: Soyuz landing craft touches down in wintry Kazakhstan
Read more →: Photos: Soyuz landing craft touches down in wintry KazakhstanA three-member space crew returned to Earth just after sunrise Thursday in Kazakhstan, descending through a sun-splashed sky…
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Soyuz lands in Kazakhstan, returning international crew home
Read more →: Soyuz lands in Kazakhstan, returning international crew homeSTORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS “SPACE PLACE” & USED WITH PERMISSION Elena Serova, Alexander Samokutyaev and Butch Wilmore recline after…
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China’s Test Spacecraft Simulates Orbital Docking
Read more →: China’s Test Spacecraft Simulates Orbital DockingBEIJING, March 8 (Xinhua) — China has run tests close to the moon simulating an unmanned docking procedure…
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Photos: Atlas 5 rollout
Read more →: Photos: Atlas 5 rolloutThe United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket was rolled out to the launch pad at Cape Canaveral’s Complex…
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Powerful solid rocket motor fired in Utah
Read more →: Powerful solid rocket motor fired in UtahA five-segment solid rocket booster fires in Utah on Wednesday. Credit: Orbital ATK A solid-fueled rocket booster fired…
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Atlas 5 rolled to the pad for Thursday night’s liftoff
Read more →: Atlas 5 rolled to the pad for Thursday night’s liftoffCAPE CANAVERAL — Riding the rails to the launch pad Wednesday morning, the Atlas 5 rocket was rolled…
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Chinese HD Earth Observation Satellite Comes into Service
Read more →: Chinese HD Earth Observation Satellite Comes into ServiceBEIJING, March 6 (Xinhua) — China’s most advanced earth observation satellite, the Gaofen-2, was put into service on…
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Atlas 5 rocket cleared for rollout to launch pad
Read more →: Atlas 5 rocket cleared for rollout to launch padCAPE CANAVERAL — Mission leaders Tuesday gave approval for rollout of the United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket…