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Planning for December Falcon 9 launch, Orbcomm ships satellites
Read more →: Planning for December Falcon 9 launch, Orbcomm ships satellitesOrbcomm’s 11 second-generation OG2 satellites are pictured inside Sierra Nevada’s factory in Louisville, Colorado. Credit: Sierra Nevada Corp.…
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Spacewalkers reconfigure station cooling system
Read more →: Spacewalkers reconfigure station cooling systemSTORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION Astronaut Scott Kelly, in an all-white spacesuit, is camouflaged against the…
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Kelly, Lindgren set for second spacewalk
Read more →: Kelly, Lindgren set for second spacewalkSTORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION Astronaut Scott Kelly is pictured outside the International Space Station during…
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Solar wind blasting away Martian atmosphere
Read more →: Solar wind blasting away Martian atmosphereSTORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION The solar wind, the million-mile-per-hour stream of charged particles blasted away…
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After missing out on NASA’s next cargo contract, Boeing focuses on space taxis
Read more →: After missing out on NASA’s next cargo contract, Boeing focuses on space taxisAn artist’s conception shows Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner space taxi in orbit. (Credit: Boeing) Boeing says it’s out of…
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‘Alien megastructure’ update: SETI telescope detects no sign of E.T., but search goes on
Read more →: ‘Alien megastructure’ update: SETI telescope detects no sign of E.T., but search goes onThe Allen Telescope Array looks for alien radio signals. (Credit: Seth Shostak / SETI Institute) The SETI Institute…
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NASA’s MAVEN orbiter reveals how solar storms blasted away Mars’ atmosphere
Read more →: NASA’s MAVEN orbiter reveals how solar storms blasted away Mars’ atmosphereAtmospheric readings from NASA’s MAVEN orbiter, shown in this artist’s conception, are helping scientists figure out how Mars’…
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New Horizons takes aim on next target
Read more →: New Horizons takes aim on next targetArtist’s concept of the New Horizons spacecraft’s encounter with a Kuiper Belt Object. Credit: NASA/SWRI/JHUAPL/Alex Parker In a…
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Veteran journalist Alan Boyle joins GeekWire as aerospace and science editor
Read more →: Veteran journalist Alan Boyle joins GeekWire as aerospace and science editorOne of the most fascinating stories in technology and science these days is the emergence of a new…
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NASA quietly posts images of explosive Antares failure
Read more →: NASA quietly posts images of explosive Antares failureLess than a week after publishing the results of an independent investigation into last year’s Antares rocket failure,…
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NASA delays cargo award again, eliminates Boeing from contention
Read more →: NASA delays cargo award again, eliminates Boeing from contentionA SpaceX Dragon cargo craft is seen grappled by the International Space Station’s robotic arm. Credit: NASA NASA…
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Want to be an astronaut? Here’s your chance – NASA says it’s recruiting
Read more →: Want to be an astronaut? Here’s your chance – NASA says it’s recruitingNASA says it will take astronaut applications starting next month. (NASA photo) NASA is opening its doors to…