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Photos: More shots of Saturday’s Delta 4-Heavy rocket Launch
Read more →: Photos: More shots of Saturday’s Delta 4-Heavy rocket LaunchDeparting on three pillars of fire, the United Launch Alliance Delta 4-Heavy rocket lifted off at 1:51 p.m.…
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Photos: Spectacular start to Delta 4-Heavy’s satellite deployment mission
Read more →: Photos: Spectacular start to Delta 4-Heavy’s satellite deployment missionThe United Launch Alliance Delta 4-Heavy rocket fired away from Cape Canaveral at 1:51 p.m. EDT Saturday to…
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China to Develop New Space Transportation System
Read more →: China to Develop New Space Transportation SystemBEIJING, June 8 (China Space News) — China will conduct comprehensive research on a new-generation space transportation system…
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Photos: Gantry rollback for second launch attempt
Read more →: Photos: Gantry rollback for second launch attemptAfter being put back in position around the Delta 4-Heavy rocket after Thursday’s weather scrub, the 330-foot tall…
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Recap story: Triple-barrel Delta 4-Heavy launches national security satellite
Read more →: Recap story: Triple-barrel Delta 4-Heavy launches national security satelliteCAPE CANAVERAL — Two million pounds of firepower successfully launched a behemoth Delta 4-Heavy rocket and a top-secret…
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Video: America’s most capable rocket ascends from Cape Canaveral on NROL-37
Read more →: Video: America’s most capable rocket ascends from Cape Canaveral on NROL-37The United Launch Alliance Delta 4-Heavy rocket, standing 235 feet tall and weighing 1.6 million pounds fully fueled,…
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Photos: Delta 4-Heavy launch as seen from press site
Read more →: Photos: Delta 4-Heavy launch as seen from press siteMembers of the news media — reporters and photographers — witnessed the United Launch Alliance Delta 4-Heavy rocket…
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Have any alien civilizations ever existed? Astronomers say the chances are sky-high
Read more →: Have any alien civilizations ever existed? Astronomers say the chances are sky-highEllie Arroway (played by Jodie Foster) listens for alien signals in the movie “Contact.” (Credit: Warner Bros.) Are…
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Video: Animated preview of Delta 4-Heavy rocket ascent on NROL-37
Read more →: Video: Animated preview of Delta 4-Heavy rocket ascent on NROL-37Narrated animation explains the United Launch Alliance Delta 4-Heavy rocket ascending to space with the NROL-37 mission for…
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Most of us can’t see the Milky Way – this dark sky atlas shows you where you can
Read more →: Most of us can’t see the Milky Way – this dark sky atlas shows you where you canA Google Earth visualization shows the effect of light pollution on night-sky viewing in North America. Darker colors…
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SpaceX’s Elon Musk teases ‘dangerous’ plan to colonize Mars starting in 2024
Read more →: SpaceX’s Elon Musk teases ‘dangerous’ plan to colonize Mars starting in 2024An animation shows a lander separating from the rest of the Mars Colonial Transporter. Later concepts suggest that…
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Video: NROL-37 payload and Delta 4-Heavy rocket prepped for launch
Read more →: Video: NROL-37 payload and Delta 4-Heavy rocket prepped for launchNarrated video packages show the shrouded NROL-37 payload being hoisted atop the United Launch Alliance Delta 4-Heavy rocket…