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STS-135: Tank Camera modification aimed at filming footage of ET-138’s death
Read more →: STS-135: Tank Camera modification aimed at filming footage of ET-138’s deathSchedules are showing the External Tank camera – which will ride with Atlantis’ ET-138 – is to be…
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Second digital Soyuz spacecraft docks with ISS
Read more →: Second digital Soyuz spacecraft docks with ISSThe second of Russia’s new digital Soyuz spacecraft, Soyuz TMA-02M/27S, blasted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on…
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Yuan Jiajun Re-elected Vice Chairman of CAST
Read more →: Yuan Jiajun Re-elected Vice Chairman of CASTBEIJING, June 3 (China Space News) — The eighth national congress of China Association for Science and Technology…
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SLS configuration nears decision point – Two-phase approach rejected
Read more →: SLS configuration nears decision point – Two-phase approach rejectedA decision on the configuration of the Space Launch System (SLS) Heavy Lift Launch Vehicle (HLV) is just…
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Endeavour into safing operations – Left gear brake fire investigated
Read more →: Endeavour into safing operations – Left gear brake fire investigatedFollowing the conclusion to her flight career, Endeavour is now undergoing safing, ahead of being stripped of her…
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STS-135: Soaked Atlantis undergoing checks following lightning storm
Read more →: STS-135: Soaked Atlantis undergoing checks following lightning stormAs the procession of “lasts” continue for the Space Shuttle Program (SSP), Atlantis is undergoing her final pad…
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Chang’e-2 Takes Pictures of Sinus Iridum Once Again
Read more →: Chang’e-2 Takes Pictures of Sinus Iridum Once AgainBEIJING, June 1 (China Space News) — China’s second lunar probe, Chang’e-2, was maneuvered to a lower orbit…
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Possible Names for China’s Cargo Spacecraft Unveiled
Read more →: Possible Names for China’s Cargo Spacecraft UnveiledBEIJING, June 1 (China Space News) — A list of 30 possible names for China’s cargo spacecraft has…
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Endeavour arrives home one final time to conclude STS-134
Read more →: Endeavour arrives home one final time to conclude STS-134Following a lengthy, yet highly successful, STS-134 mission, Endeavour has landed at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) to…
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STS-135: Atlantis rollout – Tanking Test and debris investigation on tap
Read more →: STS-135: Atlantis rollout – Tanking Test and debris investigation on tapAtlantis kicked off what was a historic evening for the Space Shuttle Program (SSP), as she rolled out…
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Endeavour preparing for the trip home – TPS clearance overview
Read more →: Endeavour preparing for the trip home – TPS clearance overviewAfter nearly 12 days of docked operations with Space Station Alpha, the Space Shuttle Endeavour, NASA youngest Shuttle…
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CASC and Venezuela Sign Contract for VRSS-1 Satellite
Read more →: CASC and Venezuela Sign Contract for VRSS-1 SatelliteBEIJING, May 27 (China Space News) — China Great Wall Industry Cooperation (CGWIC), a subsidiary of China Aerospace…