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Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture approaches period of maximum dynamic pressure
Read more →: Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture approaches period of maximum dynamic pressureJeff Bezos unveils a mockup of Blue Origin’s Blue Moon lunar lander in 2019. (GeekWire Photo / Alan…
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Stennis, SLS core stage teams reflect on Green Run campaign
Read more →: Stennis, SLS core stage teams reflect on Green Run campaignThe first Space Launch System (SLS) Core Stage is now being readied for the program’s first launch at…
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China launches Fengyun weather satellite into polar orbit
Read more →: China launches Fengyun weather satellite into polar orbitA Chinese Long March 4C rocket takes off carrying the Fengyun 3E weather satellite. Credit: Xinhua A new…
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Top stories this week: Richard Branson vs. Jeff Bezos, Transporter-2 launch, SLS pathfinder at museum
Read more →: Top stories this week: Richard Branson vs. Jeff Bezos, Transporter-2 launch, SLS pathfinder at museumThis has been a busy week for space news. We’ve had three launches, billionaires announcing their flights to…
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China launches five Earth observation satellites on Long March 2D rocket
Read more →: China launches five Earth observation satellites on Long March 2D rocketA Chinese Long March 2D rocket lifts off Saturday. Credit: Xinhua China successfully launched five small remote sensing…
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China lofts Fengyun 3E polar weather satellite
Read more →: China lofts Fengyun 3E polar weather satelliteChina has successfully launched a new polar weather satellite, Fengyun 3E. Liftoff of the mission took place at…
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Taikonauts complete second Chinese spacewalk, first in support of Space Station construction
Read more →: Taikonauts complete second Chinese spacewalk, first in support of Space Station constructionTaikonauts Liu Boming and Tang Hongbo have successfully conducted the second ever Chinese Extravehicular Activity (EVA), or spacewalk,…
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Five years on, Juno science reveals answers to zodiacal lights, Jovian auroras
Read more →: Five years on, Juno science reveals answers to zodiacal lights, Jovian aurorasJuno, NASA’s flagship mission to Jupiter, marks five years at the solar system’s largest planet today, having been…
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China Launches Five Satellites on a Chang Zheng 2D
Read more →: China Launches Five Satellites on a Chang Zheng 2DAt 02:51 UTC, or 10:51 AM Beijing time on Saturday, July 3, the China Aerospace Science and Technology…
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SpaceX releases contracted fairing recovery ship as a lull of rocket launches approaches
Read more →: SpaceX releases contracted fairing recovery ship as a lull of rocket launches approachesAfter SpaceX got rid of their faring catching ships the company went through a few options for how…
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Scoop: Base portion of SLS Pathfinder arrives at U.S. Space & Rocket Center after NASA donation
Read more →: Scoop: Base portion of SLS Pathfinder arrives at U.S. Space & Rocket Center after NASA donationThis week the U.S. Space & Rocket Center took delivery of a huge piece of space history. The…
