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China launches ambitious mission to return lunar material to Earth
Read more →: China launches ambitious mission to return lunar material to EarthA Long March 5 rocket lifts off from the Wenchang launch center Monday. Credit: CNSA/CLEP A heavy-lift Long…
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SpaceX going for new rocket reuse record on 100th Falcon 9 launch
Read more →: SpaceX going for new rocket reuse record on 100th Falcon 9 launchEDITOR’S NOTE: Launch has been rescheduled for 9:13 p.m. EST on Nov. 24 (0213 GMT on Nov. 25). A…
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China set to attempt first lunar sample return mission in four decades
Read more →: China set to attempt first lunar sample return mission in four decadesA Chinese Long March 5 rocket rolls out of its assembly building at the Wenchang launch base Nov.…
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Photos: Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich encapsulated for launch
Read more →: Photos: Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich encapsulated for launchThe Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite — named for the former head of NASA’s Earth science division who died…
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OneWeb emerges from the ashes of bankruptcy with new CEO
Read more →: OneWeb emerges from the ashes of bankruptcy with new CEOToday OneWeb announced it has chosen a new CEO to run the company as it rises out of…
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Live coverage: SpaceX launches oceanography satellite from California
Read more →: Live coverage: SpaceX launches oceanography satellite from CaliforniaLive coverage of the countdown and launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 4-East…
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Solar thermal propulsion may be the key to traveling far beyond the heliopause
Read more →: Solar thermal propulsion may be the key to traveling far beyond the heliopauseIn August 2012, the Voyager 1 spacecraft made history by becoming the first manmade object to transverse the…
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Massive week for NASA’s Space Launch System as launch preparations and testing underway
Read more →: Massive week for NASA’s Space Launch System as launch preparations and testing underwayWe’ve seen much of the journey to NASA’s first Artemis mission take place at Stennis Space Center and…
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International satellite launches to extend measurements of sea level rise
Read more →: International satellite launches to extend measurements of sea level riseA Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Vandenberg Air Force Base with the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich oceanography satellite.…
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Crew-rated SpaceX booster returns to Cape Canaveral with a lean
Read more →: Crew-rated SpaceX booster returns to Cape Canaveral with a leanThe Falcon 9 booster from the Crew-1 launch returned to Port Canaveral on Thursday aboard SpaceX’s drone ship…
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Photos: Four astronauts launch aboard SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket
Read more →: Photos: Four astronauts launch aboard SpaceX Falcon 9 rocketThese images show the liftoff of SpaceX’s Crew Dragon Resilience spacecraft on top of a 215-foot-tall (65-meter) Falcon…
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ESA Selects Leaf Space for COVID-19 Satellite Telemedicine Trial
Read more →: ESA Selects Leaf Space for COVID-19 Satellite Telemedicine TrialThe European Space Agency (ESA) selected Italian ground network provider Leaf Space for a novel telemedicine-via-satellite project called…