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Eastern Range Radar issue delays upcoming Cape launches
Read more →: Eastern Range Radar issue delays upcoming Cape launchesA fire that impacted a radar asset on Florida’s Eastern Range has resulted in the postponement of two…
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ESA involved in effort to improve the eyesight of spacecraft
Read more →: ESA involved in effort to improve the eyesight of spacecraftThe European Space Agency (ESA) will test new rendezvous sensors on their next Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV-5) mission to…
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Ariane 5 ECA lofts Astra 5B and Amazonas 4A
Read more →: Ariane 5 ECA lofts Astra 5B and Amazonas 4AArianespace lofted another two more satellites into orbit – namely Astra 5B and Amazonas 4A – via their Ariane…
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SpaceX’s CRS-3 Dragon contamination concern cleared
Read more →: SpaceX’s CRS-3 Dragon contamination concern clearedA sewing machine, used to stitch the cloth shields that are used to protect payloads in Dragon’s trunk,…
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China’s Lunar Rover Awake but Ailing
Read more →: China’s Lunar Rover Awake but AilingBEIJING, March 14 (Xinhua) — China’s moon rover Yutu woke up again at 6:42 a.m. on Friday, after…
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Orbital set May 6 for next Cygnus mission to the ISS
Read more →: Orbital set May 6 for next Cygnus mission to the ISSThe next launch of Orbital’s Cygnus spacecraft has been targeted for a No Earlier Than (NET) launch target…
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Atlas V to launch Europe’s next-generation sun explorer in 2017
Read more →: Atlas V to launch Europe’s next-generation sun explorer in 2017United Launch Alliance’s Atlas V has been selected as the rocket of choice by NASA’s Launch Service Program…
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Creating capability foundations for NASA’s exploration roadmap
Read more →: Creating capability foundations for NASA’s exploration roadmapNASA managers have created new mandates for future exploration systems, as the Agency continues to refine a capability-driven…
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Proton-M successfully lofts Express-AT satellite duo
Read more →: Proton-M successfully lofts Express-AT satellite duoA Russian Proton-M launch vehicle has launched from a freezing Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Saturday. The mission…
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EFT-1 Orion slips to December – Allows military satellite to launch first
Read more →: EFT-1 Orion slips to December – Allows military satellite to launch firstOrion’s first trip into space has been delayed by nearly three months, following a manifest decision that prioritized…
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SpaceX delays Dragon’s CRS-3 mission by two weeks
Read more →: SpaceX delays Dragon’s CRS-3 mission by two weeksSpaceX made a late postponement to the CRS-3/SpX-3 mission to the International Space Station on Thursday, citing “open…
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ESA and CNES fire up POD-X to investigate solid motor oscillations
Read more →: ESA and CNES fire up POD-X to investigate solid motor oscillationsESA’s Future Launchers Preparatory Program and France’s CNES space agency have test fired the Pressure Oscillation Demonstrator eXperimental (POD-X)…