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NASA releases inside-out view of Saturn’s rings
Read more →: NASA releases inside-out view of Saturn’s ringsCredit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute Continuing to make discoveries in the final weeks of a historic mission at Saturn,…
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Photos: SpaceX rocket climbs into orbit from Vandenberg
Read more →: Photos: SpaceX rocket climbs into orbit from VandenbergThe launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket Aug. 24 from California delivered Taiwan’s Formosat 5 Earth-imaging satellite…
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Eclipse Journal: Too good to be true? Mystery of the plane and the corona solved
Read more →: Eclipse Journal: Too good to be true? Mystery of the plane and the corona solvedThe sun’s corona silhouettes an airplane during the total solar eclipse. (Dustin Huntington Photo via SpaceWeather.com) GeekWire reporters…
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Orbital ATK Launches ORS 5 Satellite for US Air Force
Read more →: Orbital ATK Launches ORS 5 Satellite for US Air ForceOrbital ATK has successfully launched and placed into orbit the U.S. Air Force’s Operationally Responsive Space 5 (ORS…
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New Launch Vehicles, Launch Slots for SES 12 and SES 14
Read more →: New Launch Vehicles, Launch Slots for SES 12 and SES 14SES has announced a change of launch vehicles and launch slots for its SES 12 and SES 14…
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NASA studies mission to return samples from Mars by end of 2020s
Read more →: NASA studies mission to return samples from Mars by end of 2020sArtist’s concept of a Mars sample return concept, including the Mars Ascent Vehicle. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech NASA is examining…
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NanoAvionics to Build Earth Observation CubeSat for Rupercorp
Read more →: NanoAvionics to Build Earth Observation CubeSat for RupercorpNanoAvionics has signed a turnkey mission contract with Rupercorp, based in Argentina, to supply its Earth Observation (EO)…
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Orbital imagery shows Harvey’s path toward Texas
Read more →: Orbital imagery shows Harvey’s path toward TexasVideos and photos from satellites and the crew aboard the International Space Station showed Hurricane Harvey bearing down…
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NASA flight controllers shelter in place during storm
Read more →: NASA flight controllers shelter in place during stormSTORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION File photo of the International Space Station flight control room in…
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Johnson Space Center closed as major flooding hits Houston area
Read more →: Johnson Space Center closed as major flooding hits Houston areaThe gates to the Johnson Space Center have been closed to all but essential personnel as heavy rains…
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U.S. military sleuth launched to track satellite and space debris movements
Read more →: U.S. military sleuth launched to track satellite and space debris movementsCredit: Orbital ATK Receiving a boost from a modified decades-old Peacekeeper missile originally built for nuclear war, a…
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Video: Minotaur 4 launch replay
Read more →: Video: Minotaur 4 launch replayA Minotaur 4 rocket made up of five solid-fueled rocket motors delivered a U.S. military satellite tracking craft…