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Arab and Indian satellites fly aboard Ariane 5
Read more →: Arab and Indian satellites fly aboard Ariane 5Credit: ESA/CNES/Arianespace – Optique Video du CSG – P. Baudon A European Ariane 5 rocket, burning a cryogenic…
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Photos: Ariane 5 counting down to liftoff
Read more →: Photos: Ariane 5 counting down to liftoffLaunch crews rolled out a nearly 180-foot-tall Ariane 5 rocket to its launch pad Monday in a final…
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Live coverage: Ariane 5 soars into space from Kourou
Read more →: Live coverage: Ariane 5 soars into space from KourouLive coverage of the countdown and launch of an Ariane 5 rocket with the Arabsat 6B and GSAT…
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Astronomers spot most distant known world in the solar system: V774104
Read more →: Astronomers spot most distant known world in the solar system: V774104An artist’s conception shows an object in the distant Kuiper Belt. The newly reported object is beyond the…
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Radio bug to keep new Iridium satellites grounded until April
Read more →: Radio bug to keep new Iridium satellites grounded until AprilArtist’s concept of an Iridium Next satellite. Credit: Thales Alenia Space The first launch for Iridium’s next-generation mobile…
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Intelligence-gathering satellite launched by China
Read more →: Intelligence-gathering satellite launched by ChinaA Chinese Long March 4B rocket launched with the Yaogan 28 satellite at 0706 GMT (2:06 a.m. EST;…
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‘Weird’ mountains on Pluto may be ice volcanoes
Read more →: ‘Weird’ mountains on Pluto may be ice volcanoesThe informally named feature Wright Mons, located south of Sputnik Planum on Pluto, is an unusual feature that’s…
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Ice volcanoes on Pluto? NASA’s New Horizons probe spots ‘weird’ mountains
Read more →: Ice volcanoes on Pluto? NASA’s New Horizons probe spots ‘weird’ mountainsA color-coded topographical map, based on New Horizons data, shows Piccard Mons on the surface of Pluto. The…
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APSTAR-9 Satellite Positioned Successfully
Read more →: APSTAR-9 Satellite Positioned SuccessfullyBEIJING, Oct. 30 (China Space News) — APSTAR-9 communications satellite was successfully positioned in its designed orbit on…
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China Launches Yaogan-28 Remote Sensing Satellite
Read more →: China Launches Yaogan-28 Remote Sensing SatelliteTAIYUAN, Nov. 8 (China Space News) — China’s Yaogan-28 remote sensing satellite was sent into space on Sunday…
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Launch managers sign off on final Ariane 5 flight of 2015
Read more →: Launch managers sign off on final Ariane 5 flight of 2015A team member working on the next Ariane 5 flight signs the rocket’s payload fairing ahead of Tuesday’s…
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Trident missile launch sparks UFO freakout in Los Angeles and on Twitter
Read more →: Trident missile launch sparks UFO freakout in Los Angeles and on TwitterA Trident missile launch lit up the skies over Los Angeles at around 6 p.m. PT Saturday. (Credit:…