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Endeavour’s ongoing legacy: AMS-02 proving its value
Read more →: Endeavour’s ongoing legacy: AMS-02 proving its valueThe first exciting results from the AMS-02 (Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer -02) were released this week, providing what may…
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Planetary Resources founder: ‘Humans will migrate off Earth in the next 30 years’
Read more →: Planetary Resources founder: ‘Humans will migrate off Earth in the next 30 years’Peter Diamandis, Chris Lewicki and Eric Anderson of Planetary Resources. Can you imagine packing your belongings and hopping…
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Pad 39B transition making good progress ahead of SLS debut
Read more →: Pad 39B transition making good progress ahead of SLS debutKennedy Space Center’s Pad 39B is fast returning to the status of an active launch pad, with new…
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Wu Yanhua Appointed Vice President of CASC
Read more →: Wu Yanhua Appointed Vice President of CASCBEIJING, Mar. 29 (China Space News) — Wu Yanhua was appointed vice president of China Aerospace Science and…
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Two mid-span supports required to avoid booster sag for QM-1
Read more →: Two mid-span supports required to avoid booster sag for QM-1ATK will use two “mid-span” supports on their upcoming static test of their five segment Solid Rocket Booster…
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Soyuz TMA-08M docks with ISS just six hours after launch
Read more →: Soyuz TMA-08M docks with ISS just six hours after launchThe Russian Soyuz TMA-08M spacecraft, also known by its US designation of 34S, launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome…
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China targeting navigation system’s global coverage by 2020
Read more →: China targeting navigation system’s global coverage by 2020China’s homegrown navigation system BeiDou is expected to achieve full-scale global coverage by around 2020, a leading scientist…
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ILS Proton-M makes successful return with Satmex 8
Read more →: ILS Proton-M makes successful return with Satmex 8International Launch Services (ILS) launched their Proton-M rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Tuesday at 19:07…
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VRSS-1 Satellite Delivered to Venezuela
Read more →: VRSS-1 Satellite Delivered to VenezuelaBEIJING, Mar. 25 (China Space News) — The Venezuelan satellite VRSS-1 was in-orbit delivered to Venezuela officially early…
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Dragon Splashdown concludes SpaceX’s CRS-2 mission
Read more →: Dragon Splashdown concludes SpaceX’s CRS-2 missionSpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft has successfully splashed down in the Pacific Ocean on Tuesday, following its departure from the…
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Golden Spike workshop to explore lunar landing site options
Read more →: Golden Spike workshop to explore lunar landing site optionsThe Golden Spike company are to host an international scientific workshop in October, aimed at evaluating the details…
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JUPITER 2/EchoStar XIX deal signed for 2016 Ariane 5 launch
Read more →: JUPITER 2/EchoStar XIX deal signed for 2016 Ariane 5 launchSpace Systems/Loral (SSL) have announced they will build what will be the world’s highest capacity broadband satellite. The…