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China to launch more Beidou navigation satellites by 2012
Read more →: China to launch more Beidou navigation satellites by 2012China will launch some eight Beidou navigation satellites by 2012, a leading navigation satellite expert said here on…
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Endeavour in outstanding shape – Docks with ISS
Read more →: Endeavour in outstanding shape – Docks with ISSIn another historic milestone for Endeavour’s final flight, the fleet’s youngest orbiter chased down the International Space Station…
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STS-135: Atlantis heads to VAB for mating with ET-138
Read more →: STS-135: Atlantis heads to VAB for mating with ET-138Atlantis has rolled over to the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) for mating operations ahead of her July mission…
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China launches rocket to monitor space environment
Read more →: China launches rocket to monitor space environmentChina successfully launched a space environment-monitoring rocket Saturday morning from the southern island province of Hainan as part…
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STS-134: Endeavour safely in orbit for packed mission
Read more →: STS-134: Endeavour safely in orbit for packed missionThe 25th and final mission of Endeavour is underway following a visually stunning mid-morning liftoff from Launch Complex…
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HY-1B Satellite Successfully Operating in Orbit for Four Years
Read more →: HY-1B Satellite Successfully Operating in Orbit for Four YearsBEIJING, May 16 (China Space News) — China’s second ocean satellite HY-1B, launched on April 11, 2007, has…
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STS-134: APU heaters perform without issue as Endeavour launches
Read more →: STS-134: APU heaters perform without issue as Endeavour launchesShuttle Endeavour is back in space for what is scheduled to be her final mission. A nominal countdown,…
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STS-134: ISSP Approves DDO – Soyuz Flyabout Returns to Mission Planning
Read more →: STS-134: ISSP Approves DDO – Soyuz Flyabout Returns to Mission PlanningInternational Space Station (ISS) program managers have approved the use of Dual Docked Operations (DDO) during the upcoming…
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STS-134 begins countdown – VADER payload struggles with launch delay
Read more →: STS-134 begins countdown – VADER payload struggles with launch delayEndeavour remains on track for launch on Monday, as she hit the start of her S0007 Launch Countdown…
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STS-134: Endeavour closing in on S0007 – ALCA-2 root cause update
Read more →: STS-134: Endeavour closing in on S0007 – ALCA-2 root cause updateEndeavour is on track to head back into Launch Countdown (S0007) operations on Friday, as her engineers complete…
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STS-135: KSC realign schedule targets for a preliminary July 12 launch
Read more →: STS-135: KSC realign schedule targets for a preliminary July 12 launchKennedy Space Center (KSC) engineering teams have realigned processing targets for STS-135 to point towards a July 12…
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NASA managers aligning to combine final Dragon COTS test missions
Read more →: NASA managers aligning to combine final Dragon COTS test missionsNASA HQ appear to be closing in on a decision to combine the second and third of three…