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SpaceX to send two private citizens around the moon and back
Read more →: SpaceX to send two private citizens around the moon and backUpdated at 6:15 p.m. EST (2315 GMT) with details. An Apollo astronaut took this image of the Earth…
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China schedules Chang’e-5 lunar probe launch
Read more →: China schedules Chang’e-5 lunar probe launchBEIJING, Jan. 22 (Xinhua) — China plans to launch the Chang’e-5 lunar probe at the end of November…
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China to launch first high-throughput communications satellite in April
Read more →: China to launch first high-throughput communications satellite in AprilBEIJING, Feb. 17 (Xinhua) — China plans to launch Shijian-13, its first high-throughput communications satellite, in April, the…
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Preview: Atlas 5 to provide spacelift for U.S. National Reconnaissance Office
Read more →: Preview: Atlas 5 to provide spacelift for U.S. National Reconnaissance OfficeThe NROL-79 commemorative poster. Credit: United Launch Alliance Taking a U.S. national security satellite payload into space is…
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Commercial rotation plans firming up as US Segment crew to increase early
Read more →: Commercial rotation plans firming up as US Segment crew to increase earlyWith Dragon now returned to flight and safely berthed to the ISS, time is ticking closer to the…
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Watch two new arrivals at the International Space Station
Read more →: Watch two new arrivals at the International Space StationThe International Space Station received two cargo shipments this week from the U.S. and Russia. A SpaceX Dragon…
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‘Late Show’ host Stephen Colbert dons Boeing’s spacesuit for Starliner stardom
Read more →: ‘Late Show’ host Stephen Colbert dons Boeing’s spacesuit for Starliner stardomLate-night host Stephen Colbert strikes an astronautical pose. (Boeing via Twitter) Let history record that America’s first late-night…
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Watch on the Web: ‘Ring of Fire’ solar eclipse serves as a warmup for totality
Read more →: Watch on the Web: ‘Ring of Fire’ solar eclipse serves as a warmup for totalityA montage of images shows the progression of an annular solar eclipse in May 2012, as seen from…
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Auto-destruct system seen as a key to ramping up launch tempos
Read more →: Auto-destruct system seen as a key to ramping up launch temposCredit: Walter Scriptunas II / Scriptunas Images The U.S. Air Force says the demonstration of an automated safety…
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Star-studded cast watches Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo glide through test flight
Read more →: Star-studded cast watches Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo glide through test flightSpaceShipTwo is nestled between the two fuselages of its White Knight Two carrier airplane before the glide test.…
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CPI to Manufacture Ka-band Klystrons for SWOT
Read more →: CPI to Manufacture Ka-band Klystrons for SWOTThe Canadian Space Agency (CSA) has awarded Communications & Power Industries (CPI) a CA$3.8 million ($2.8 million) contract to…
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NASA Establishes New PPP to Advance US Commercial Space Capabilities
Read more →: NASA Establishes New PPP to Advance US Commercial Space CapabilitiesNASA is partnering with eight U.S. companies to advance small spacecraft and launch vehicle technologies that are on…