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Live coverage: International crew lands in Kazakhstan
Read more →: Live coverage: International crew lands in KazakhstanLive coverage of the Expedition 45 mission on the International Space Station. Text updates will appear automatically below; there…
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NASA’s New Horizons mission colorizes Pluto’s close-up – and zooms in on its pits
Read more →: NASA’s New Horizons mission colorizes Pluto’s close-up – and zooms in on its pitsThis enhanced color mosaic combines image data from two cameras on NASA’s New Horizons probe. (Credit: NASA /…
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Zhang Dejiang Visited Lao Sat-1 Ground Station
Read more →: Zhang Dejiang Visited Lao Sat-1 Ground StationBEIJING, Dec. 9 (China Space News) — Zhang Dejiang, chairman of the Standing Committee of China’s National People’s…
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CNES, EUMETSAT Reach Agreement on MetOp Satellites IASI-NG Instruments
Read more →: CNES, EUMETSAT Reach Agreement on MetOp Satellites IASI-NG Instruments[Via Satellite 12-10-2015] The French Space Agency CNES and the European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites…
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Raytheon Outlines Production Plan for FAB-T
Read more →: Raytheon Outlines Production Plan for FAB-T[Via Satellite 12-09-2015] Earlier this fall, Raytheon reached the final marker, Milestone C, for the Family of Advanced…
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Lawmakers geek out over Washington state’s rising space industry
Read more →: Lawmakers geek out over Washington state’s rising space industryEmployees at Blue Origin’s headquarters in Kent, Wash., cheer as they watch the landing of the company’s New…
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Wade Larson Becomes UrtheCast CEO
Read more →: Wade Larson Becomes UrtheCast CEO[Via Satellite 12-10-2015] UrtheCast co-founder Wade Larson has accepted the role of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) effective immediately,…
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SpaceX eyes Dec. 19 for first launch since June
Read more →: SpaceX eyes Dec. 19 for first launch since JuneFile photo of SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket. Credit: SpaceX SpaceX is targeting Dec. 19 for a critical commercial…
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With widespread salts and ices, Ceres in a class of its own
Read more →: With widespread salts and ices, Ceres in a class of its ownThe dwarf planet Ceres turns out to be a world with untold wonders, with vivid bright spots likely…
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O3b Networks Raises $460 Million for Eight Additional Satellites
Read more →: O3b Networks Raises $460 Million for Eight Additional Satellites[Via Satellite 12-10-2015] O3b Networks has closed $460 million in incremental financing, the company announced Dec. 10, which the…
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Planet X? Probably not, but ALMA telescope array’s readings stir up debate
Read more →: Planet X? Probably not, but ALMA telescope array’s readings stir up debateAn artist’s conception shows the dwarf planet Eris. Astronomers say an even larger world may exist on the…
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Three space station fliers set for landing Friday
Read more →: Three space station fliers set for landing FridaySTORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION NASA astronaut Kjell Lindgren, Russian Soyuz commander Oleg Kononenko and Japanese…