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Fourth X-37B flight a month away from launching
Read more →: Fourth X-37B flight a month away from launchingFile photo. Credit: Air Force CAPE CANAVERAL — The U.S. Air Force on Friday made its first public…
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Astronomers hopeful Hubble will make it to 30th anniversary
Read more →: Astronomers hopeful Hubble will make it to 30th anniversarySTORY WRITTEN FOR ASTRONOMY NOW & USED WITH PERMISSION The Hubble Space Telescope after deployment from space shuttle Columbia during…
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Fixing Hubble’s blurry vision
Read more →: Fixing Hubble’s blurry visionSTORY WRITTEN FOR ASTRONOMY NOW & USED WITH PERMISSION Hubble’s view of the M100 galactic nucleus before (left) and after…
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Ariane 5 in position for dual-satellite launch
Read more →: Ariane 5 in position for dual-satellite launchRolling out for its first liftoff of the year Friday, an Ariane 5 rocket journeyed out of a…
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Environmental satellite with ‘color vision’ lands in French Guiana
Read more →: Environmental satellite with ‘color vision’ lands in French GuianaThe Sentinel 2A spacecraft is seen during a solar array deployment test in early April at a test…
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Long March Rockets Present at LatAm’s Defense Expo
Read more →: Long March Rockets Present at LatAm’s Defense ExpoBEIJING, Apr. 22 (China Space News) — China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) unveiled its five different…
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ULA needs commercial customers to close Vulcan rocket business case
Read more →: ULA needs commercial customers to close Vulcan rocket business caseArtist’s concept of ULA’s Vulcan rocket. Credit: ULA United Launch Alliance will need to lure commercial customers to…
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Decision on new space station cargo contracts deferred
Read more →: Decision on new space station cargo contracts deferredSpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft arrives at the International Space Station on April 17 for its sixth operational cargo delivery.…
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Multiple satellites planned in long-term Landsat program
Read more →: Multiple satellites planned in long-term Landsat programArtist’s concept of Landsat 9, an upgraded rebuild of the Landsat 8 satellite launched in February 2013. Credit:…
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Stats: Atlas 5 and Delta 4 histories and backlogs (updated April 20)
Read more →: Stats: Atlas 5 and Delta 4 histories and backlogs (updated April 20)Atlas 5 manifest Atlas 5 flight history Delta 2 and 4 manifest Delta 4 flight history
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Throttle valve blamed for Falcon 9’s unsuccessful landing
Read more →: Throttle valve blamed for Falcon 9’s unsuccessful landingSpaceX engineers have narrowed the cause of last week’s unsuccessful landing of a Falcon 9 rocket booster on…
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Newest GPS satellite goes into service
Read more →: Newest GPS satellite goes into serviceCAPE CANAVERAL — The world’s population can now make full use of the latest Global Positioning System satellite…