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Video: Flight director updates status of comet lander
Read more →: Video: Flight director updates status of comet landerRosetta flight director Andrea Accomazzo says an unexpected glitch during the power-up of the Philae comet lander should…
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Unprecedented cosmic choreography essential to landing on comet
Read more →: Unprecedented cosmic choreography essential to landing on cometArtist’s concept of the Philae comet lander ejecting from Rosetta to begin its seven-hour descent. Credit: NASA …
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Soyuz lands in Kazakhstan with station crew
Read more →: Soyuz lands in Kazakhstan with station crewSTORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS “SPACE PLACE” & USED WITH PERMISSION The three-man Soyuz crew is greeted by Russian recovery…
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All is ready for historic comet landing
Read more →: All is ready for historic comet landingPhilae’s target — named Agilkia — is seen above the boulder-filled depression near the top of this image…
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Weather delays Orion move to pad
Read more →: Weather delays Orion move to padKENNEDY SPACE CENTER — Bad weather has delayed by 24 hours NASA’s next-generation Orion capsule from rolling out…
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Video: Reid’s “awesome” ride in Soyuz
Read more →: Video: Reid’s “awesome” ride in SoyuzNASA astronaut Reid Wiseman speaks soon after his return to Earth after 165 days living aboard the International…
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Delta Mariner drops anchor at Vandenberg to deliver rocket
Read more →: Delta Mariner drops anchor at Vandenberg to deliver rocketCredit: Senior Airman Shane M. Phipps/Air Force. The harbor at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California received a…
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Live coverage: Space station crew returns to Earth
Read more →: Live coverage: Space station crew returns to EarthMission Status Center Live coverage of the return of Maxim Suraev, Reid Wiseman and Alexander Gerst to Earth…
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Orbital looking for Cygnus launch slots next year
Read more →: Orbital looking for Cygnus launch slots next yearFile photo of an Orbital Sciences Cygnus cargo ship approaching the International Space Station. Credit: NASA Facing pressure…
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Video: Orion EFT 1 animation
Read more →: Video: Orion EFT 1 animationMike Sarafin, NASA’s lead Orion flight director, narrates animation depicting the Exploration Flight Test 1 from liftoff aboard…
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U.S. Navy communications satellite shipped to launch site
Read more →: U.S. Navy communications satellite shipped to launch siteThe U.S. Navy’s third MUOS communications satellite inside a Lockheed Martin clean room in Sunnyvale, Calif. Credit: Lockheed…
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Crescent Saturn and Titan seen by Cassini
Read more →: Crescent Saturn and Titan seen by CassiniSaturn and Titan appear as crescents in this image from Cassini. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute NASA’s Cassini spacecraft…