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Indian navigation satellite ready for launch
Read more →: Indian navigation satellite ready for launchTechnicians work on the IRNSS 1C navigation satellite inside the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle’s mobile service tower. Credit:…
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GPS modernization continues with quick pace of launches
Read more →: GPS modernization continues with quick pace of launchesArtist’s concept of a GPS 2F-series satellite in orbit. Credit: Boeing A new satellite launched Aug. 1 has…
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X-37B space plane scheduled to return to Earth soon
Read more →: X-37B space plane scheduled to return to Earth soonArtist’s concept of an X-37B spacecraft in orbit. Credit: Boeing A robotic U.S. Air Force space plane is…
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Winds sensor opens door for Earth science from ISS
Read more →: Winds sensor opens door for Earth science from ISSPart of the RapidScat instrument assembly is seen attached to the space station’s Dextre robot during the transfer…
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China to Help Venezuela Launch Third Satellite
Read more →: China to Help Venezuela Launch Third SatelliteCARACAS, Oct. 5 (Xinhua) — Venezuela signed Sunday an agreement with a Chinese state-owned company to build and…
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Endeavour reunited with Spacehab payload in museum
Read more →: Endeavour reunited with Spacehab payload in museumThe Spacehab module is lifted into Endeavour’s payload bay Thursday. Credit: Gene Blevins/LA Daily News Two years after…
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NuSTAR discovers brilliant ‘mighty mouse’ pulsar
Read more →: NuSTAR discovers brilliant ‘mighty mouse’ pulsarSTORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS “SPACE PLACE” & USED WITH PERMISSION A rare and mighty pulsar (pink) can be seen…
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NASA clears commercial crew contractors to resume work
Read more →: NASA clears commercial crew contractors to resume workArtist’s concept of Boeing’s CST-100 crew capsule approaching the International Space Station. Credit: NASA/Boeing Boeing Co. and SpaceX,…
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Fleet of Mars probes set to observe comet flyby
Read more →: Fleet of Mars probes set to observe comet flybySTORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS “SPACE PLACE” & USED WITH PERMISSION An artist’s concept of Comet Siding Spring (2013 A1)…
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X-37B space planes to move into shuttle hangars
Read more →: X-37B space planes to move into shuttle hangarsAn X-37B space plane sits on a runway at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., after landing on its…
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Galileo launch failure blamed on frozen Fregat fuel line
Read more →: Galileo launch failure blamed on frozen Fregat fuel lineArtist’s concept of a Fregat upper stage during launch with two Galileo navigation satellites. Photo credit: Arianespace TV/Spaceflight…
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Gaofen-2 Satellite Photographs Released
Read more →: Gaofen-2 Satellite Photographs ReleasedBEIJING, Sept. 29 (Xinhua) — China on Monday released the first batch of photos taken by Gaofen-2, its…