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Reader-submitted shots of Falcon 9 launch
Read more →: Reader-submitted shots of Falcon 9 launchSpaceflight Now readers sent in photos of Sunday’s blastoff of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral,…
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NASA probe closes in on dwarf planet Ceres
Read more →: NASA probe closes in on dwarf planet CeresSTORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS “SPACE PLACE” & USED WITH PERMISSION Artist’s concept of the Dawn spacecraft on approach to…
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Plasma-driven satellites launched from Cape Canaveral
Read more →: Plasma-driven satellites launched from Cape CanaveralTwo communications satellites blasted off Sunday aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, kicking off more than a half-year…
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Photos: Falcon takes flight
Read more →: Photos: Falcon takes flightThe SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket blasts off Sunday with a dual-satellite payload destined for geosynchronous orbits 22,300 miles…
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Boeing’s first two all-electric satellites ready for launch
Read more →: Boeing’s first two all-electric satellites ready for launchArtist’s concept of the Eutelsat 115 West B satellite. Credit: Boeing A new class of Boeing-built spacecraft will…
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Photos: Falcon 9 stands ready to launch dual-satellite stack
Read more →: Photos: Falcon 9 stands ready to launch dual-satellite stackSpaceX’s 22-story Falcon 9 rocket stands on Cape Canaveral’s Complex 40 launch pad Sunday, hours before the scheduled…
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Astronauts install antennas for commercial crew capsules
Read more →: Astronauts install antennas for commercial crew capsulesSTORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS “SPACE PLACE” & USED WITH PERMISSION Astronaut Terry Virts outside the International Space Station on…
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Falcon 9 launch timeline with Eutelsat 115 West B and ABS 3A
Read more →: Falcon 9 launch timeline with Eutelsat 115 West B and ABS 3AFollow the key events of the Falcon 9 rocket’s ascent into space from Cape Canaveral with the Eutelsat…
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Could these bright spots on Ceres be ice volcanoes?
Read more →: Could these bright spots on Ceres be ice volcanoes?This image taken by Dawn’s framing camera Feb. 19 at a range of 29,000 miles shows two bright…
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NASA approves Sunday spacewalk
Read more →: NASA approves Sunday spacewalkSTORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS “SPACE PLACE” & USED WITH PERMISSION International Space Station managers Friday cleared…
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Russian intelligence gets an upgrade with satellite launch
Read more →: Russian intelligence gets an upgrade with satellite launchRussia launched a next-generation military reconnaissance satellite Friday, ushering in an era of digital mapping from orbit after…
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Photos: Satellites readied for tandem launch on Falcon 9
Read more →: Photos: Satellites readied for tandem launch on Falcon 9Two communications spacecraft built by Boeing and owned by Eutelsat and Asia Broadcast Satellite will ride a Falcon…