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SLS takes on new buckling standards, drops Super Light alloy
Read more →: SLS takes on new buckling standards, drops Super Light alloyWith a recent decision to switch the Space Launch System (SLS) core from aluminum-lithium to non-lithium alloys, NASA…
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Belarus Communications Satellite Project Launched in Beijing
Read more →: Belarus Communications Satellite Project Launched in BeijingBEIJING, Feb. 4 (China Space News) — Belarus will be the first country in Europe to receive a…
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Asteroid close pass highlights need to investigate NEAs via NASA missions
Read more →: Asteroid close pass highlights need to investigate NEAs via NASA missionsFollowing 2012 DA14’s close pass to Earth on Friday, asteroids once again found their way into the general…
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Second J-2X engine prepares for SLS testing
Read more →: Second J-2X engine prepares for SLS testingEngineers at the Stennis Space Center in Mississippi are preparing for a series of tests on a second…
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Progress M-18M docks with ISS following same day launch
Read more →: Progress M-18M docks with ISS following same day launchA Russian Progress resupply vehicle launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 2:41 pm UTC on Monday,…
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ULA Atlas V launches Landsat DCM spacecraft
Read more →: ULA Atlas V launches Landsat DCM spacecraftThe United Launch Alliance (ULA) Altas V has launched its second mission in just a few short weeks,…
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Orion processing heats up ahead of EFT-1 mission
Read more →: Orion processing heats up ahead of EFT-1 missionNASA’s first Orion to head into space is continuing to be pieced together, with a major milestone –…
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NASA’s MAVEN completes assembly ahead of mission to Mars
Read more →: NASA’s MAVEN completes assembly ahead of mission to MarsLockheed Martin engineers have completed the assembly of NASA’s Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN (MAVEN) spacecraft, ahead of…
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Ariane 5 ECA launches with Amazonas-3 and Azerspace-1
Read more →: Ariane 5 ECA launches with Amazonas-3 and Azerspace-1Arianespace have launched their first Ariane 5 of the year, lofting two satellites into orbit – Amazonas-3 and…
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Soyuz 2-1A successfully deploys second gen Globalstar constellation
Read more →: Soyuz 2-1A successfully deploys second gen Globalstar constellationAn Soyuz 2-1A has successfully deployed six Globalstar communications satellites into orbit on Wednesday on behalf of Arianespace…
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Mobile Launcher redesign plan for SLS nears completion
Read more →: Mobile Launcher redesign plan for SLS nears completionTeams at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) are expected to complete a redesign plan for the giant Mobile…
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Curiosity will help humans reach Mars
Read more →: Curiosity will help humans reach MarsAs NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) continues to impress during its mission on the Red Planet – marked…