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Russian supply ship poised for launch Wednesday
Read more →: Russian supply ship poised for launch WednesdayA Soyuz 2-1a rocket was rolled to the launch pad Monday at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Credit:…
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Rocket carrying Planetary Resources satellite explodes shortly after liftoff
Read more →: Rocket carrying Planetary Resources satellite explodes shortly after liftoffAn Orbital Sciences Antares rocket lifting off from Wallops, Va., to resupply the International Space Station exploded on…
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Gallery: Antares rocket explodes
Read more →: Gallery: Antares rocket explodesA sequence of images from the NASA TV broadcast of the ill-fated launch of the Antares rocket.
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China’s Lunar Orbiter Modifies Orbit
Read more →: China’s Lunar Orbiter Modifies OrbitBEIJING, Oct. 24 (Xinhua) — China’s spacecraft testing technology for the Chang’e-5 return lunar mission, trimmed its orbit…
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China launches third space mission in a week
Read more →: China launches third space mission in a weekA Long March 2C rocket lifted off at 0659 GMT (2:59 a.m. EDT; 2:59 p.m. Beijing time) Monday…
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Asteroid mining company Planetary Resources launching first spacecraft
Read more →: Asteroid mining company Planetary Resources launching first spacecraftAn artist’s rendering of the Arkyd 100 space telescope in orbit. The launch of the Arkyd 3 engineering…
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Errant boat scrubs Antares launch from Virginia
Read more →: Errant boat scrubs Antares launch from VirginiaThe Orbital Sciences Corp. Antares rocket sits on launch pad 0A at Wallops Island, Va., after Monday’s scrub.…
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Antares rocket’s enhanced upper stage debuts Tuesday
Read more →: Antares rocket’s enhanced upper stage debuts TuesdayUpdated after the scrub of Monday’s launch attempt. The Antares rocket on launch pad 0A at Wallops Island,…
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Live Coverage: Antares explodes moments after launch
Read more →: Live Coverage: Antares explodes moments after launchMission Status Center Live coverage of the flight of an Orbital Sciences Corp. Antares rocket and Cygnus resupply…
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Rocket launch could dazzle U.S. East Coast
Read more →: Rocket launch could dazzle U.S. East CoastUpdated after the scrub of Monday’s launch attempt. The Antares rocket on the launch pad at Wallops Island,…
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Science-laden Cygnus spaceship ready for takeoff
Read more →: Science-laden Cygnus spaceship ready for takeoffESA astronaut Alexander Gerst works with a capillary flow experiment on the International Space Station. Credit: NASA A…
