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LightSail spacecraft reboots in orbit: ‘It’s alive!’ says Bill Nye
Read more →: LightSail spacecraft reboots in orbit: ‘It’s alive!’ says Bill NyePhoto via Kickstarter/LightSail/Bill Nye The Planetary Society’s LightSail spacecraft has rebooted and resumed communications with its team on…
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U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame welcomes 2015 class
Read more →: U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame welcomes 2015 classGrunsfeld, Lindsey, Rominger and Seddon. Credit: NASA CAPE CANAVERAL — A proud “Hubble Hugger,” the final commander of…
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Have you tried restarting? Bill Nye’s LightSail needs a reboot due to software glitch
Read more →: Have you tried restarting? Bill Nye’s LightSail needs a reboot due to software glitchAn artist rendition of what the LightSail will look like if it can be deployed Update, Saturday evening:…
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NASA taps Boeing for first commercial crew flight to International Space Station
Read more →: NASA taps Boeing for first commercial crew flight to International Space StationBoeing’s Crew Space Transportation (CST)-100. Photo via Boeing. Boeing will help NASA get back into the business of transporting…
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Space station module moved to clear path for cargo ships
Read more →: Space station module moved to clear path for cargo shipsGround controllers powered up the International Space Station’s robotic arm and repositioned a storage module Wednesday to give…
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Boeing gets first order for commercial crew mission
Read more →: Boeing gets first order for commercial crew missionArtist’s concept of Boeing’s CST-100 crew capsule approaching the International Space Station. Credit: Boeing NASA has placed an…
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Dashcam video records dazzling Soyuz docking
Read more →: Dashcam video records dazzling Soyuz dockingA video camera mounted inside a Russian Soyuz capsule captured stunning views of the docking of a U.S.-Russian…
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DirecTV satellites blast off on Ariane 5 rocket
Read more →: DirecTV satellites blast off on Ariane 5 rocketAn Ariane 5 rocket fired into space from a tropical spaceport in French Guiana on Wednesday, successfully delivering…
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SpaceX cleared to launch U.S. national security satellites
Read more →: SpaceX cleared to launch U.S. national security satellitesFile photo of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launch. Credit: SpaceX The U.S. Air Force announced Tuesday that…
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X-37B spaceplane’s orbit discovered
Read more →: X-37B spaceplane’s orbit discoveredCredit: Boeing CAPE CANAVERAL — Hobbyists who keep track of the skies with remarkable precision have found the…
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Live coverage: Ariane 5 launches for DirecTV
Read more →: Live coverage: Ariane 5 launches for DirecTVLive coverage of the countdown and launch of an Ariane 5 rocket with the DirecTV and Sky Mexico…
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China ranked 4th among world space powers: report
Read more →: China ranked 4th among world space powers: reportChina’s space capabilities are ranked the fourth in the world, and the gap between the leading powers is…