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Japanese spacecraft snags second sample from asteroid
Read more →: Japanese spacecraft snags second sample from asteroidA camera on-board Hayabusa 2 shows the spacecraft’s sampler horn contacting the asteroid’s surface, then kicking up rocky…
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Hayabusa2 continues to achieve milestones at Asteroid Ryugu
Read more →: Hayabusa2 continues to achieve milestones at Asteroid RyuguThe Japanese asteroid sampling mission Hayabusa2 – launched on December 3, 2014 aboard an H-IIA rocket from Tanegashima,…
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NASA shakes up moon program management
Read more →: NASA shakes up moon program managementSTORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION File photo of Bill Gerstenmaier, the former head of NASA’s human…
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Spire, Luxembourg Space Agency Launch Data Lake
Read more →: Spire, Luxembourg Space Agency Launch Data LakeSpire Global Luxembourg will launch its open source Data Lake. The Spire Data Lake is accessible free of…
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ULA delays Atlas 5 launch to August
Read more →: ULA delays Atlas 5 launch to AugustFile photo of an Atlas 5 launch last year carrying the U.S. Air Force’s fourth Advanced EHF communications…
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Four Russian military satellites launched from Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Read more →: Four Russian military satellites launched from Plesetsk CosmodromeFour unidentified Russian military satellites rode a modified Soyuz booster into orbit Wednesday from a remote space base…
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Arianespace Launch Failure Destroys UAE Satellite
Read more →: Arianespace Launch Failure Destroys UAE SatelliteA military spy satellite has come crashing down to earth after the failure of its launch rocket, sending the…
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Viasat Launches Community Wi-Fi Trial in Brazil
Read more →: Viasat Launches Community Wi-Fi Trial in BrazilViasat has launched Community Wi-Fi trials in Brazil. According to Viasat, the Community Wi-Fi hotspot initiative is focused on…
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China’s Chang’e-4 probe switches to dormant mode
Read more →: China’s Chang’e-4 probe switches to dormant modeBoth the lander and the rover of the Chang’e-4 probe switched to dormant mode for the lunar night…
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Seattle-area electric aircraft maker Zunum Aero facing financial trouble after reported layoffs
Read more →: Seattle-area electric aircraft maker Zunum Aero facing financial trouble after reported layoffsThis artist’s conception shows two potential configurations for Zunum Aero’s hybrid-electric planes. (Zunum Aero Illustration) Zunum Aero, a…
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Virgin Orbit’s Cosmic Girl conducts successful drop test with LauncherOne
Read more →: Virgin Orbit’s Cosmic Girl conducts successful drop test with LauncherOneVirgin Orbit achieved another major milestone in its test program for LauncherOne when an inert rocket was drop…
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Vega suffers her first failure during Falcon Eye-1 launch
Read more →: Vega suffers her first failure during Falcon Eye-1 launchArianespace’s Vega rocket failed during the launch of the Falcon Eye-1 spacecraft for the United Arab Emirates. The…