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Crew Dragon astronauts, both married to veteran space fliers, share unique bond
Read more →: Crew Dragon astronauts, both married to veteran space fliers, share unique bondSTORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION NASA astronauts Bob Behnken (left) and Doug Hurley (right) pose on…
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Virgin Orbit’s air-launched rocket fails on first test flight
Read more →: Virgin Orbit’s air-launched rocket fails on first test flightVirgin Orbit’s carrier aircraft — a Boeing 747 named “Cosmic Girl” — took off from Mojave Air and…
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Virgin Orbit’s LauncherOne rocket misses going to space during its first air launch
Read more →: Virgin Orbit’s LauncherOne rocket misses going to space during its first air launchVirgin Orbit’s LauncherOne rocket fires its booster engine after its release from the Cosmic Girl carrier airplane. (Virgin…
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HTV supply ship successfully berthed at space station
Read more →: HTV supply ship successfully berthed at space stationJapan’s ninth HTV cargo craft is seen berthed to the International Space Station’s Harmony module after arriving Monday.…
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NASA signs off on historic SpaceX crewed launch, leaving weather as final uncertainty
Read more →: NASA signs off on historic SpaceX crewed launch, leaving weather as final uncertaintyThe sun rises with SpaceX’s Crew Dragon capsule sitting atop a Falcon 9 rocket at NASA’s Kennedy Space…
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Virgin Orbit’s First Orbital Launch Attempt Terminated Shortly After Release
Read more →: Virgin Orbit’s First Orbital Launch Attempt Terminated Shortly After ReleaseAfter years of development and testing, Virgin Orbit has conducted its first orbital launch attempt. The maiden flight…
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Virgin Orbit dropping space-bound LauncherOne rocket from 747 wing in first orbital flight test [Update]
Read more →: Virgin Orbit dropping space-bound LauncherOne rocket from 747 wing in first orbital flight test [Update]Update 5/24/2020 8:37 p.m. EDT: New launch target between 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. EDT on Monday, May…
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Video: Dragon astronauts practice for launch day
Read more →: Video: Dragon astronauts practice for launch dayFollowing the same timeline as they will on launch day, NASA astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken…
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Why those sometimes annoying launch, landing weather rules exist
Read more →: Why those sometimes annoying launch, landing weather rules existThere’s an age-old joke amongst those who work with/launch rockets and those who cover their missions: If the…
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Virgin Orbit eager for data from first flight of air-launched rocket
Read more →: Virgin Orbit eager for data from first flight of air-launched rocketA view of Virgin Orbit’s LauncherOne vehicle under the left wing of a Boeing 747 carrier aircraft at…
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Astronauts Behnken and Hurley complete SpaceX Demo-2 dress rehearsal with ‘ISSBND’ Tesla Model X
Read more →: Astronauts Behnken and Hurley complete SpaceX Demo-2 dress rehearsal with ‘ISSBND’ Tesla Model XAstronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley will be on their journey to the International Space Station in just…
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Assembly of Mars rover’s rocket to begin this week
Read more →: Assembly of Mars rover’s rocket to begin this weekEDITOR’S NOTE: United Launch Alliance ground crews raised the Atlas 5 rocket’s first stage inside the Vertical Integration Facility…