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It’s prime time for the Geminid meteor shower, with partly cloudy skies in forecast
Read more →: It’s prime time for the Geminid meteor shower, with partly cloudy skies in forecastA streaking Geminid meteor makes an impression in an all-sky photo captured in 2011. (Credit: NASA) This year’s…
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Space station crew returns Thursday, replacements launch Sunday
Read more →: Space station crew returns Thursday, replacements launch SundaySTORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION European astronaut Paolo Nespoli, Russian cosmonaut Sergey Ryazanskiy and Expedition 53…
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Save up your pennies for next year’s science stamps, celebrating STEM and astronaut Sally Ride
Read more →: Save up your pennies for next year’s science stamps, celebrating STEM and astronaut Sally RideFour of the postage stamps planned for 2018 focus on science, technology, engineering and math, or STEM. (USPS…
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Four more Galileo navigation satellites ride Ariane 5 rocket into orbit
Read more →: Four more Galileo navigation satellites ride Ariane 5 rocket into orbitCredit: ESA/CNES/Arianespace – Photo Optique Video du CSG – S. Martin Unimpeded by rain showers and a dark…
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Blue Origin launches New Shepard test flight
Read more →: Blue Origin launches New Shepard test flightSTORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION Blue Origin, owned by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, launched a reusable…
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SpaceX cargo launch slips to Friday, allowing for additional rocket inspections
Read more →: SpaceX cargo launch slips to Friday, allowing for additional rocket inspectionsSpaceX’s mission patch for the CRS-13 cargo mission. Credit: SpaceX SpaceX has delayed liftoff of its next cargo…
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Rocket Lab begins new countdown with fix for propulsion system glitch
Read more →: Rocket Lab begins new countdown with fix for propulsion system glitchEDITOR’S NOTE: The Electron launch was scrubbed again Wednesday night (U.S. time), and liftoff has been rescheduled for…
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PeruSat 1 Satellite Sees ROI in Just One Year
Read more →: PeruSat 1 Satellite Sees ROI in Just One YearPeruSat 1 has completed its first year of operation and the Peruvian government has recently declared that, in…
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SES Launches New Ultra-HD Channels in Germany, Switzerland
Read more →: SES Launches New Ultra-HD Channels in Germany, SwitzerlandTravelxp 4K will start delivering its programs in Ultra High Definition (Ultra-HD) and High Dynamic Range (HDR) to…
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Ariane 5 ES lofts another set of Galileo quadruplets
Read more →: Ariane 5 ES lofts another set of Galileo quadrupletsAn Ariane 5 ES rocket has lofted another four Galileo satellites from the European Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana…
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Azur Space to Build Solar Panels for Sierra Nevada’s Dream Chaser
Read more →: Azur Space to Build Solar Panels for Sierra Nevada’s Dream ChaserSierra Nevada has selected Azur Space to provide solar panels for its first Dream Chaser spacecraft. The Dream…
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Marlink Acquires Livewire Connections, Targeting Superyachts
Read more →: Marlink Acquires Livewire Connections, Targeting SuperyachtsMarlink has signed a definite agreement to acquire 100 percent of the shares in Livewire Connections, a UK-headquartered…