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SpaceX Launches Air Force’s GPS III Satellite
Read more →: SpaceX Launches Air Force’s GPS III SatelliteAfter prior technical difficulties, SpaceX launched the Lockheed Martin-built GPS III satellite for the U.S. Air Force. The…
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China launches two more Long March rockets; another possible before end of year
Read more →: China launches two more Long March rockets; another possible before end of yearA Long March 11 rocket lifts off Dec. 21 (Dec. 22 Chinese time). Credit: Xinhua China’s space program…
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Year in Space: From the Falcon Heavy’s first flight to the solar system’s last frontier
Read more →: Year in Space: From the Falcon Heavy’s first flight to the solar system’s last frontierSpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket clears the tower in February 2018. (GeekWire Photo / Kevin Lisota) Launches, launches, launches!…
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Soyuz launches cluster of 28 satellites
Read more →: Soyuz launches cluster of 28 satellitesEDITOR’S NOTE: Updated after confirmation of a successful launch. A Soyuz-2.1a rocket climbs off its launch pad Thursday…
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Soyuz 2-1A launches Kanopus-V pair and additional payloads
Read more →: Soyuz 2-1A launches Kanopus-V pair and additional payloadsRussia’s last satellite launch of 2018 saw a Soyuz rocket lift off from the Vostochny Cosmodrome Thursday, delivering…
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Ho, ho, Juno! NASA orbiter delivers lots of holiday goodies from Jupiter’s north pole
Read more →: Ho, ho, Juno! NASA orbiter delivers lots of holiday goodies from Jupiter’s north poleEnhanced images from NASA’s Juno orbiter show cloud patterns on Jupiter (NASA / JPL-Caltech / SwRI / MSSS…
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How engineers (and astronauts) made Apollo 8’s ‘Earthrise’ trip to the moon possible 50 years ago
Read more →: How engineers (and astronauts) made Apollo 8’s ‘Earthrise’ trip to the moon possible 50 years agoApollo 8’s astronauts were the first to witness Earthrise from lunar orbit, on Christmas Eve in 1968. (NASA…
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Long March 3C lofts secretive TJSW spacecraft
Read more →: Long March 3C lofts secretive TJSW spacecraftLaunch activities at the Xichang Satellite Launch Center for 2018 ended with the launch of another secretive Tongxin…
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After four delays, SpaceX launches Air Force’s first next-gen GPS III satellite
Read more →: After four delays, SpaceX launches Air Force’s first next-gen GPS III satelliteSpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. (SpaceX via YouTube) SpaceX’s…
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SpaceX close out 2018 with GPS III launch
Read more →: SpaceX close out 2018 with GPS III launchSpaceX capped an impressive 21 launch year campaign with the company’s long-sought first U.S. National Security mission. Following technical…
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SpaceX closes out year with successful GPS satellite launch
Read more →: SpaceX closes out year with successful GPS satellite launchSpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Cape Canaveral on Sunday. Credit: SpaceX A new era in GPS…
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Spy satellite launch on Soyuz rocket begins refresh of French military space capabilities
Read more →: Spy satellite launch on Soyuz rocket begins refresh of French military space capabilitiesThe Soyuz ST-A rocket lifts off from French Guiana with France’s CSO 1 military observation satellite Wednesday. Credit:…