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Falcon 9 boost as Merlin 1D engine achieves major milestone
Read more →: Falcon 9 boost as Merlin 1D engine achieves major milestoneSpaceX’s Merlin 1D engine has achieved flight qualification status during its test program at the company’s rocket development…
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ULA Atlas V launch with SBIRS GEO-2 successful
Read more →: ULA Atlas V launch with SBIRS GEO-2 successfulThe United Launch Alliance (ULA) launched their Atlas V rocket Tuesday, carrying the SBIRS GEO-2 infrared missile detection…
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China’s fourth space launch center to be in use in two years
Read more →: China’s fourth space launch center to be in use in two yearsChina’s fourth launch center, located in tropical island province of Hainan, will be ready for space launch in…
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Stars align for Orbital’s Antares – A-One debut set for mid-April
Read more →: Stars align for Orbital’s Antares – A-One debut set for mid-AprilOrbital’s Antares rocket is finally set to make its debut flight into space, following the approval of a…
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Soyuz TMA-06M safely returns crew to Earth
Read more →: Soyuz TMA-06M safely returns crew to EarthThe Russian Soyuz TMA-06M spacecraft – carrying two Russian cosmonauts and one American astronaut – has successfully landed…
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ESA and Roscosmos sign ExoMars deal following NASA refocus
Read more →: ESA and Roscosmos sign ExoMars deal following NASA refocusThe European Space Agency (ESA) and the Russian federal space agency, Roscosmos, have announced their partnership on the…
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The X-37B: Exploring expanded capabilities for ISS missions
Read more →: The X-37B: Exploring expanded capabilities for ISS missionsAs NASA and its new commercial partners continue to push toward the era of realized commercial crew transportation…
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Facilitating the commercial crew era for Kennedy’s OPFs
Read more →: Facilitating the commercial crew era for Kennedy’s OPFsAs the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) continues its transformation into a multi-user spaceport, the three buildings dedicated to…
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MAF undergoing major modification work ahead of SLS production
Read more →: MAF undergoing major modification work ahead of SLS productionThe Michoud Assembly Facility (MAF) has begun its transformation back into the birth place of giant rockets that…
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SSRMS removes payload from Dragon trunk to mark new milestone
Read more →: SSRMS removes payload from Dragon trunk to mark new milestoneSpaceX’s CRS-2 (SpX-2) Dragon achieved another milestone on Wednesday, as the Space Station Remote Manipulator System (SSRMS) carefully…
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China’s first solid-fuel rocket to debut before 2016: official
Read more →: China’s first solid-fuel rocket to debut before 2016: officialChina’s first solid-fuel rocket Long March-11 is expected to make its first launch before 2016, a senior official…
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UK’s TechDemoSat-1 to ride uphill on Russian Soyuz
Read more →: UK’s TechDemoSat-1 to ride uphill on Russian SoyuzAn innovative UK satellite has been confirmed for a late 2013 launch on a Soyuz rocket. Led by…