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Live coverage: SpaceX Falcon 9 launches
Read more →: Live coverage: SpaceX Falcon 9 launchesLive coverage of the countdown and launch of a Falcon 9 rocket with the Eutelsat 115 West B…
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Four satellites mated to Atlas 5 rocket
Read more →: Four satellites mated to Atlas 5 rocketCAPE CANAVERAL — Four NASA satellites that will create a constellation of formation-flying spacecraft were placed aboard…
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Video: MMS preview briefing
Read more →: Video: MMS preview briefingDuring a Feb. 25 briefing at NASA headquarters, details were discussed about the upcoming Magnetospheric Multiscale (MMS) mission,…
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SMAP observatory unfurls large science antenna structure
Read more →: SMAP observatory unfurls large science antenna structureCAPE CANAVERAL — Deploying its marquee element in space Tuesday, NASA’s new Soil Moisture Active Passive spacecraft took…
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Successful spacewalk ends with water leak
Read more →: Successful spacewalk ends with water leakSTORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS “SPACE PLACE” & USED WITH PERMISSION Astronaut Terry Virts blows on a bubble of water…
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Falcon Heavy rocket hangar rises at launch pad 39A
Read more →: Falcon Heavy rocket hangar rises at launch pad 39ASpaceX’s new hangar goes up at launch pad 39A. Credit: Justin Ray/Spaceflight Now SpaceX began erecting a new…
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SES satellites could be first to launch from Texas spaceport
Read more →: SES satellites could be first to launch from Texas spaceportStory updated Feb. 26. File photo of a Falcon 9 rocket launch from Cape Canaveral on Feb. 11.…
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NASA receives proposals for new planetary science mission
Read more →: NASA receives proposals for new planetary science missionNASA’s 13th Discovery program mission is set for launch in 2021. Credit: NASA The proposals are in for…
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Russian space agency endorses ISS until 2024
Read more →: Russian space agency endorses ISS until 2024A view of the International Space Station’s main power truss. Credit: ESA/NASA/Samantha Cristoforetti Russia plans to stay part…
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Photos from this weekend’s spacewalk
Read more →: Photos from this weekend’s spacewalkTwo astronauts ventured outside the International Space Station on Saturday, running more than 300 feet of wiring that…
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ATV’s re-entry camera returned no images
Read more →: ATV’s re-entry camera returned no imagesArtist’s concept of Europe’s Automated Transfer Vehicle breaking up during re-entry. Credit: ESA A camera packed inside Europe’s…
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100th Merlin 1D engine flies on Falcon 9 rocket
Read more →: 100th Merlin 1D engine flies on Falcon 9 rocketFile photo of a Merlin 1D engine. Credit: SpaceX Depending on how you count it, SpaceX launched its…