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Apollo 11 moon landing’s 50th anniversary brings tributes, questions … and liftoff!
Read more →: Apollo 11 moon landing’s 50th anniversary brings tributes, questions … and liftoff!A Saturn V rocket is projected on the Washington Monument during a 17-minute multimedia presentation in the nation’s…
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Ariane 5 launch delayed in aftermath of Vega failure
Read more →: Ariane 5 launch delayed in aftermath of Vega failureThe first stage for the next Ariane 5 launch is prepared for stacking on top off a mobile…
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Scientists reconstruct what Neil Armstrong saw as he landed on the moon
Read more →: Scientists reconstruct what Neil Armstrong saw as he landed on the moonUsing 21st century images taken by NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, scientists have reconstructed the view Neil Armstrong…
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On Apollo anniversary, Soyuz crew set for launch to space station
Read more →: On Apollo anniversary, Soyuz crew set for launch to space stationSTORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION NASA astronaut Andrew Morgan, Russian cosmonaut Alexander Skvortsov and Italian flight…
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Soyuz-FG on penultimate flight delivers three new crewmembers for ISS
Read more →: Soyuz-FG on penultimate flight delivers three new crewmembers for ISSFor the second time this year, the Russian federal space agency – Roscosmos – launched three new crewmembers…
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They choose to avoid the moon: Anti-space event in Seattle urges Bezos and others to focus on Earth
Read more →: They choose to avoid the moon: Anti-space event in Seattle urges Bezos and others to focus on EarthArtwork by Kelsey Gallo, depicting an Amazon space shuttle and printed on used Amazon boxes, will be part…
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Virgin Orbit Will Launch Smallsats for UK Royal Air Force
Read more →: Virgin Orbit Will Launch Smallsats for UK Royal Air ForceVirgin Orbit, the small satellite launch company backed by billionaire Richard Branson, has signed an initial agreement to…
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Falcon 9 rocket test-fired ahead of station cargo launch
Read more →: Falcon 9 rocket test-fired ahead of station cargo launchA plume of exhaust appears from pad 40 Friday evening as SpaceX test-fires the Falcon 9 rocket’s nine…
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Airbus Runs UK C4ISR Test Center
Read more →: Airbus Runs UK C4ISR Test CenterAirbus agreed to a five-year contract with the U.K. Ministry of Defense (MOD) to manage test and reference services…
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Virgin Orbit Partners with Royal Air Force for Responsive Launch Capability
Read more →: Virgin Orbit Partners with Royal Air Force for Responsive Launch CapabilityVirgin Orbit has announced a new partnership with the United Kingdom’s Royal Air Force. A new RAF project,…
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STS-93 at Twenty Years: “I had to hit the button!”
Read more →: STS-93 at Twenty Years: “I had to hit the button!”In the span of a few seconds, a smooth countdown to launch Space Shuttle Mission STS-93, a five-person…
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DISH Appoints Kannan Alagappan as CTO
Read more →: DISH Appoints Kannan Alagappan as CTODish appointed Kannan Alagappan as Senior Vice President (SVP) and Chief Technology Officer (CTO), reporting to DISH President and…