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China puts government surveillance satellite in orbit
Read more →: China puts government surveillance satellite in orbitThe Yaogan 22 satellite lifted off on a Long March 4C rocket at 2:31 p.m. Beijing time Monday.…
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Mars spacecraft safe after fortuitous comet encounter
Read more →: Mars spacecraft safe after fortuitous comet encounterThe HiRISE camera on NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter took these images of comet Siding Spring, the first resolved…
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CASC and Rostec Sign Cooperation Agreement
Read more →: CASC and Rostec Sign Cooperation AgreementBEIJING, Oct. 15. (China Space News) — A strategic cooperation agreement was signed by the Chairman of the…
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China launches remote sensing satellite-22
Read more →: China launches remote sensing satellite-22China launched the Yaogan-22 remote sensing satellite into scheduled orbit at 2:31 p.m. on Monday Beijing Time from…
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Comet’s flyby of Mars a boon for scientists
Read more →: Comet’s flyby of Mars a boon for scientistsSTORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS “SPACE PLACE” & USED WITH PERMISSION Artist’s concept of comet Siding Spring buzzing Mars. Credit:…
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Last-ditch search finds fresh targets for New Horizons
Read more →: Last-ditch search finds fresh targets for New HorizonsArtist’s concept of the New Horizons spacecraft encountering a Kuiper Belt Object. Credit: NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics…
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Orbital selects future Antares engine, but withholds details
Read more →: Orbital selects future Antares engine, but withholds detailsFile photo of an Antares rocket launch from Wallops Island, Va. Credit: Orbital Sciences Corp. Orbital Sciences Corp.…
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U.S. military’s X-37B space plane lands in California
Read more →: U.S. military’s X-37B space plane lands in CaliforniaThe U.S. Air Force’s X-37B space plane touches down at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. Credit: Boeing The…
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Ariane 5 rocket to boost satellites for Latin America
Read more →: Ariane 5 rocket to boost satellites for Latin AmericaThe Ariane 5 rocket sits on the ELA-3 launch pad Wednesday evening. Credit: ESA/CNES/Arianespace – Optique Video du…
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Two satellites for Latin America launched by Ariane 5
Read more →: Two satellites for Latin America launched by Ariane 5The Ariane 5 rocket sits on the ELA-3 launch pad Wednesday evening. Credit: ESA/CNES/Arianespace – Optique Video du…
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Spacewalk achieves all major objectives
Read more →: Spacewalk achieves all major objectivesAstronaut Reid Wiseman seen on Wednesday’s spacewalk. Credit: NASA/Butch Wilmore Astronauts Reid Wiseman and Barry “Butch” Wilmore floated…
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Indian navigation satellite launched by PSLV
Read more →: Indian navigation satellite launched by PSLVA Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle lifts off with the IRNSS 1C navigation satellite at 2002 GMT (4:02 p.m.…