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China launches second Tianlian II communication satellite
Read more →: China launches second Tianlian II communication satelliteChina has launched the second satellite for the Tianlian II tracking and data relay series. This satellite enables…
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Hughes Signs Satellite Backhaul Contract with Oman’s Largest Telco
Read more →: Hughes Signs Satellite Backhaul Contract with Oman’s Largest TelcoOman’s largest integrated telecom service provider, Omantel, purchased satellite backhaul services, a gateway hub, and hundreds of terminals…
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Russian Cosmonaut will hop on the trampoline to space (SpaceX Dragon Capsule) next fall
Read more →: Russian Cosmonaut will hop on the trampoline to space (SpaceX Dragon Capsule) next fallThe US and Russia have long been both competitors and partners in space. While the space race saw…
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Marking another first, Blue Origin sends six spacefliers on a single suborbital trip
Read more →: Marking another first, Blue Origin sends six spacefliers on a single suborbital tripBlue Origin’s New Shepard rocket ship lifts off from West Texas. (Blue Origin via YouTube) Jeff Bezos’ Blue…
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Michael Strahan, Alan Shepard’s daughter and four others rocket into space
Read more →: Michael Strahan, Alan Shepard’s daughter and four others rocket into spaceSTORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION Jeff Bezos, Blue Origin’s founder, pins the company’s astronaut wings on…
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Watch Adam Savage design and build his own xEMU-inspired spacesuit [Video]
Read more →: Watch Adam Savage design and build his own xEMU-inspired spacesuit [Video]I enjoyed watching every part of this build, from the engineering of the joints using bearings to the…
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Blue Origin launches NS-19 with full passenger complement
Read more →: Blue Origin launches NS-19 with full passenger complementBlue Origin launched a crew of six people on board a New Shepard rocket on Saturday, December 11…
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Bezos, Branson, and Shatner are some of the final FAA Commercial Astronauts, whether you like it or not
Read more →: Bezos, Branson, and Shatner are some of the final FAA Commercial Astronauts, whether you like it or notThis has been a big year for Space Tourism, from the sub-orbital hops of Jeff Bezos and Richard…
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SpaceX launches NASA mission to study dead stars
Read more →: SpaceX launches NASA mission to study dead starsSpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket launches with NASA’s Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer. Credit: Michael Cain / Spaceflight Now /…
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Daughter of legendary astronaut, Good Morning America host, & others to fly to space with Blue Origin
Read more →: Daughter of legendary astronaut, Good Morning America host, & others to fly to space with Blue OriginOn Tuesday, Blue Origin announced its crew for the NS-19 mission, the company’s third Human spaceflight. Onboard will be Alan…
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Proton rocket set to launch two Russian broadcasting satellites
Read more →: Proton rocket set to launch two Russian broadcasting satellitesA Proton rocket is raised vertical on the launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome. Credit: Roscosmos Two Russian…
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Russia, Rocket Lab, and SpaceX: 3 launches from 3 continents in 24-hours
Read more →: Russia, Rocket Lab, and SpaceX: 3 launches from 3 continents in 24-hoursSpaceX Starship ticket holder rides on Russia’s Soyuz to ISS Russia’s MS-20 Soyuz spacecraft lifted off from Beikanor…