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Boeing and NASA prepare for the assembly of the first SLS rocket
Read more →: Boeing and NASA prepare for the assembly of the first SLS rocketPrime contractor Boeing recently discussed the current progress of assembly and production for the first Core Stage elements…
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Preview: Satellite will beam high-speed Internet across America
Read more →: Preview: Satellite will beam high-speed Internet across AmericaAn artist’s concept of EchoStar 19 deployed in space. Credit: Hughes CAPE CANAVERAL — A sophisticated communications satellite…
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Water, water everywhere on Ceres: Ice lies just below dwarf planet’s surface
Read more →: Water, water everywhere on Ceres: Ice lies just below dwarf planet’s surfaceNASA’s Dawn spacecraft determined the hydrogen content of the upper yard, or meter, of Ceres’ surface. Blue indicates…
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Air-launched rocket puts eight CYGNSS microsatellites in orbit to study hurricanes
Read more →: Air-launched rocket puts eight CYGNSS microsatellites in orbit to study hurricanesA photo taken from a NASA F-18 chase plane shows Orbital ATK’s L-1011 Stargazer jet deploying a Pegasus…
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‘Rogue One’ and more: 10 big-screen tales of science fiction (and fact) to watch for
Read more →: ‘Rogue One’ and more: 10 big-screen tales of science fiction (and fact) to watch forFelicity Jones stars in “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.” (Disney / Lucasfilm Photo) Mild spoiler alert! This…
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Pegasus launches CYGNSS constellation following Stargazer release
Read more →: Pegasus launches CYGNSS constellation following Stargazer releaseOrbital ATK’s Pegasus rocket finally launched on Thursday, carrying NASA’s CYGNSS environmental research satellite constellation into orbit. The…
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Flock of ‘microsats’ launched to measure winds inside hurricanes
Read more →: Flock of ‘microsats’ launched to measure winds inside hurricanesUpdated at 4:15 p.m. EST (2115 GMT) with acquisition of all eight satellites. A Pegasus XL rocket fires…
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Video: CYGNSS launched by Pegasus rocket
Read more →: Video: CYGNSS launched by Pegasus rocketThe Orbital ATK Pegasus XL rocket is released from L-1011 carrier jet off the central Florida coastline at…
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Syrian crisis puts Spaceflight Industries’ BlackSky satellite data platform to the test
Read more →: Syrian crisis puts Spaceflight Industries’ BlackSky satellite data platform to the testBlackSky’s online imaging platform can link a satellite view of the embattled Syrian city of Aleppo to real-time…
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Favorable weather expected for Sunday afternoon’s Atlas 5 rocket launch
Read more →: Favorable weather expected for Sunday afternoon’s Atlas 5 rocket launchThe view of Playalinda Beach when an Atlas 5 launched in June. Credit: United Launch Alliance WEATHER: CAPE…
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‘You press on’: Buzz Aldrin talks about South Pole medical scare and John Glenn
Read more →: ‘You press on’: Buzz Aldrin talks about South Pole medical scare and John GlennApollo 11 moonwalker Buzz Aldrin check out the engines on a Saturn V rocket at Kennedy Space Center…
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SpaceX’s first crew launch moved back to 2018
Read more →: SpaceX’s first crew launch moved back to 2018Artist’s concept of SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft. Credit: SpaceX Astronauts will not fly to the International Space Station…