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H-2A rocket boosts Japanese weather satellite into orbit
Read more →: H-2A rocket boosts Japanese weather satellite into orbitJapan launched a next-generation geostationary weather satellite Tuesday on the 25th flight of the country’s H-2A rocket, deploying…
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Station crew completes maintenance spacewalk
Read more →: Station crew completes maintenance spacewalkSTORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS “SPACE PLACE” & USED WITH PERMISSION Alexander Gerst takes a spacewalk selfie during Tuesday’s EVA.…
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SpaceX launching Seattle-area office, recruiting squadrons of Microsoft engineers
Read more →: SpaceX launching Seattle-area office, recruiting squadrons of Microsoft engineersElon Musk Space Exploration Technologies, the Elon Musk-owned company better known as SpaceX, has been heavily recruiting engineers from…
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Upgraded Japanese weather satellite set for launch
Read more →: Upgraded Japanese weather satellite set for launchA space-based weather monitor, equipped with upgraded instruments for more detailed and timely data on tropical cyclones and…
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Candidate landing sites selected for ESA Mars rover
Read more →: Candidate landing sites selected for ESA Mars roverArtist’s concept of the ExoMars rover set for launch in May 2018. Credit: ESA TORONTO — The European…
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UrtheCast says it will be largest commercial ISS user
Read more →: UrtheCast says it will be largest commercial ISS userAn early image of Venezuela from the UrtheCast cameras aboard the International Space Station. Credit: UrtheCast. Officials with…
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Orbital weeks away from Antares first stage decision
Read more →: Orbital weeks away from Antares first stage decisionTORONTO – Orbital Sciences Corp. plans to select a long-term propulsion supplier for the Antares rocket used to…
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Photo gallery: Delta 4-Heavy moved to launch pad
Read more →: Photo gallery: Delta 4-Heavy moved to launch padThe United Launch Alliance Delta 4-Heavy rocket for Exploration Flight Test-1 is rolled to the launch pad and…
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Aerojet Rocketdyne touts AR1 engine for Atlas 5
Read more →: Aerojet Rocketdyne touts AR1 engine for Atlas 5STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS “SPACE PLACE” & USED WITH PERMISSION Aerojet Rocketdyne is pressing ahead with development of a…
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Boeing, SpaceX told to stop work under crew contracts
Read more →: Boeing, SpaceX told to stop work under crew contractsNASA has directed Boeing and SpaceX to halt activities under contracts awarded last month to build commercial space…
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Orion’s Delta 4-Heavy rocket moved to launch pad
Read more →: Orion’s Delta 4-Heavy rocket moved to launch padThe Delta IV Heavy rocket is lifted to the vertical position at Space Launch Complex 37 at Cape…
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India, NASA plot science campaign for Mars orbiters
Read more →: India, NASA plot science campaign for Mars orbitersTORONTO – Officials working on India’s Mars orbiter project are finalizing plans for a six-month science campaign after…