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SpaceX Dragon capsule splashes down, bringing space samples back to Earth
Read more →: SpaceX Dragon capsule splashes down, bringing space samples back to EarthSpaceX’s Dragon capsule floats toward a Pacific Ocean splashdown. (SpaceX Photo) SpaceX’s robotic Dragon capsule brought tons of…
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Video: Liftoff of Delta 4 rocket and WGS 9 satellite
Read more →: Video: Liftoff of Delta 4 rocket and WGS 9 satelliteThe United Launch Alliance Delta 4 rocket, standing 217 feet tall and weighing 900,000 pounds, unleashes 1.8 million…
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Photos: Launch boosts satellite for U.S. allies
Read more →: Photos: Launch boosts satellite for U.S. alliesThe United Launch Alliance Delta 4 Medium+ (5,4) rocket lifted off at 8:18 p.m. EDT (0018 GMT) from…
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SpaceX’s Dragon supply carrier wraps up 10th mission to space station
Read more →: SpaceX’s Dragon supply carrier wraps up 10th mission to space stationUpdated at 1:40 p.m. EDT (1740 GMT) with image and splashdown time. SpaceX’s Dragon capsule descends under parachutes…
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Internationally-backed military satellite successfully launched atop Delta 4 rocket
Read more →: Internationally-backed military satellite successfully launched atop Delta 4 rocketCAPE CANAVERAL — With an international flair for collaboration, a military communications satellite jointly purchased by five allies…
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SES 10 telecom satellite fueled and readied for launch on reused rocket
Read more →: SES 10 telecom satellite fueled and readied for launch on reused rocketSES 10 at its manufacturing site at Airbus Defense and Space in Toulouse, France. Credit: Airbus Defense and…
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ULA Delta IV successfully launches WGS-9
Read more →: ULA Delta IV successfully launches WGS-9United Launch Alliance’s first Delta IV launch of 2017 carried a Wideband Global Satcom spacecraft (WGS-9) into orbit…
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Photos: EchoStar 23 takes flight on Falcon 9 rocket
Read more →: Photos: EchoStar 23 takes flight on Falcon 9 rocketThe EchoStar 23 communications satellite, on the way to a 15-year service life broadcasting television signals, launched aboard…
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Photos: Launch pad gantry retracted from Delta 4 rocket
Read more →: Photos: Launch pad gantry retracted from Delta 4 rocketThe 330-foot-tall mobile service tower is rolled away from the United Launch Alliance Delta 4 rocket at Cape…
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SpaceX nabs GPS launch contract as Air Force opens more missions for bidding
Read more →: SpaceX nabs GPS launch contract as Air Force opens more missions for biddingFile photo of a Falcon 9 rocket launching from Cape Canaveral. Credit: SpaceX The U.S. Air Force this…
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Watch a fireball light up Seattle’s skies
Read more →: Watch a fireball light up Seattle’s skiesThe greenish streak just to the left of the streetlight in this dashcam video marks the flash of…
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OneWeb Breaks Ground On High-Volume Satellite Manufacturing Facility
Read more →: OneWeb Breaks Ground On High-Volume Satellite Manufacturing FacilityOneWeb Satellites has announced the beginning of construction on its estimated $85 million high-volume satellite manufacturing factory in…