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24 launches scheduled at Cape Canaveral this year
Read more →: 24 launches scheduled at Cape Canaveral this yearA Falcon 9 rocket streaks into orbit Jan. 10 in this long exposure photograph from Kennedy Space Center’s…
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ISS ammonia leak alarm suspected as false sensor indication
Read more →: ISS ammonia leak alarm suspected as false sensor indicationAlarms in the US section of the International Space Station – pointing to a potential, but likely false…
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Astronauts return to US side of space station after leak scare
Read more →: Astronauts return to US side of space station after leak scareSTORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS “SPACE PLACE” & USED WITH PERMISSION Updated at 7 p.m. EST (0000 GMT) Astronauts return…
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Virgin Galactic planning SpaceShipTwo’s return to flight
Read more →: Virgin Galactic planning SpaceShipTwo’s return to flightA second SpaceShipTwo rocket plane is under construction in Mojave, Calif. Credit: Virgin Galactic Less than 10 weeks…
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Atlas/MUOS 3 mission stats
Read more →: Atlas/MUOS 3 mission statsA look at the Atlas 5 launch of the Navy’s MUOS 3 satellite by the numbers. This will…
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Atlas/MUOS 3 launch timeline
Read more →: Atlas/MUOS 3 launch timelineThis is the ascent timeline to be followed by the United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket in launching…
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NASA kicks off SLS engine testing in Mississippi
Read more →: NASA kicks off SLS engine testing in MississippiThe RS-25 engine fires up for a 500-second test Jan. 9 at NASA’s Stennis Space Center near Bay…
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Elon Musk: SpaceX will hire up to 1,000 people in new Seattle office
Read more →: Elon Musk: SpaceX will hire up to 1,000 people in new Seattle officeElon Musk. Update: SpaceX’s new Seattle-area office is in Redmond; Elon Musk to visit region this week SpaceX…
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Launch campaign resumes for ESA space plane
Read more →: Launch campaign resumes for ESA space planeThe European Space Agency’s Intermediate Experimental Vehicle inside a clean room at the Guiana Space Center. Credit: ESA/CNES/Arianespace…
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Video: Dragon arrives at space station
Read more →: Video: Dragon arrives at space stationThe cargo-carrying SpaceX Dragon spacecraft arrives at the International Space Station and is grappled by Canadarm2 to complete…
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Astronauts eager to dig in to fresh delivery of supplies, gifts
Read more →: Astronauts eager to dig in to fresh delivery of supplies, giftsAstronaut Terry Virts tweeted this photo of SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft — carrying 2.6 tons of supplies and research…
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NASA water mapper set for move to the launch pad
Read more →: NASA water mapper set for move to the launch padSMAP folded up for launch. Credit: NASA Making a scientific measurement of planet Earth on a global…