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NASA: Tracking CubeSats is easy, but many stay in orbit too long
Read more →: NASA: Tracking CubeSats is easy, but many stay in orbit too longTwo shoebox-sized Planet Labs satellites deploy from a dispenser aboard the International Space Station in this image from…
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NASA mission’s leader calls B.S. on Pluto haters: Will it make a difference?
Read more →: NASA mission’s leader calls B.S. on Pluto haters: Will it make a difference?New Horizons principal investigator Alan Stern’s jaw drops as he ogles the first pictures to be sent back…
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Video shows SpaceShipTwo just before fatal crash
Read more →: Video shows SpaceShipTwo just before fatal crashA video released by the National Transportation Safety Board shows the SpaceShipTwo rocket plane drop from its carrier…
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NTSB’s SpaceShipTwo findings put more pressure on FAA in commercial space
Read more →: NTSB’s SpaceShipTwo findings put more pressure on FAA in commercial spaceA video screengrab shows SpaceShipTwo’s wings in their “feathered” position moments before the rocket plane’s breakup on Oct.…
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NTSB issues findings in Virgin Galactic SpaceShipTwo tragedy
Read more →: NTSB issues findings in Virgin Galactic SpaceShipTwo tragedyTodd Ericson, who is Virgin Galactic’s vice president of safety and test as well as a test pilot,…
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SpaceShipTwo mishap due to pilot error and company training oversight
Read more →: SpaceShipTwo mishap due to pilot error and company training oversightSTORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION NTSB investigators survey wreckage from SpaceShipTwo following the crash in October…
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The heart of Pluto in high-resolution
Read more →: The heart of Pluto in high-resolutionThe icy plains of Pluto resolved by NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft stretch as wide as Texas, enveloping mountain…
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China launches 2 satellites for independent navigation system
Read more →: China launches 2 satellites for independent navigation systemChina successfully launched two satellites for its indigenous global navigation and positioning network at 8:29 p.m. Beijing Time…
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NASA probe finds intriguing ice flows under hazy skies on Pluto
Read more →: NASA probe finds intriguing ice flows under hazy skies on PlutoThis new global mosaic of Pluto was created by combining four black-and-white images from New Horizons’ Long Range…
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Video: Delta 4 launch highlights
Read more →: Video: Delta 4 launch highlightsThis is the launch highlights reel from United Launch Alliance of the Delta 4 rocket carrying the seventh…
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Two navigation satellites launched by China
Read more →: Two navigation satellites launched by ChinaA Long March 3B rocket lifted off from the Xichang space center at 1229 GMT (8:29 a.m. EDT)…
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DMSP satellite’s break-up linked to battery failure
Read more →: DMSP satellite’s break-up linked to battery failureArtist’s concept of a DMSP satellite in orbit. Credit: U.S. Air Force Investigators have traced the cause of…