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STS-134: Endeavour ordnance installation on tap – Mission still being tweaked
Read more →: STS-134: Endeavour ordnance installation on tap – Mission still being tweakedFollowing a relatively relaxed week at Pad 39A, Endeavour is preparing to enter Ordnance installation tasks on Monday…
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Troubled STS-135 mission timeline under review
Read more →: Troubled STS-135 mission timeline under reviewWith just over two months to go before the farewell flight of NASA’s long-running Space Shuttle Program, mission…
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ULA Atlas V launches with NROL-34 payload
Read more →: ULA Atlas V launches with NROL-34 payloadThe United Launch Alliance’s Atlas V rocket has performed its twenty-fifth launch, delivering into orbit the classified NROL-34…
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STS-134: Endeavour heading towards S0007 preparations – mission extended
Read more →: STS-134: Endeavour heading towards S0007 preparations – mission extendedWith a large amount of contingency in her pad flow, Endeavour’s processing pace has slowed down this week.…
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China’s largest rocket, satellite launch base plans tourism boost
Read more →: China’s largest rocket, satellite launch base plans tourism boostChina’s first and largest rocket and satellite launch base, the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, aims to boost tourism…
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Bad news, space fans: Seattle loses bid for Space Shuttle
Read more →: Bad news, space fans: Seattle loses bid for Space ShuttleWe’ve been watching with eager anticipation for today’s announcement on where the retired Space Shuttles will land. But…
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Anniversaries: 50 years of human spaceflight – 30 years for Shuttle
Read more →: Anniversaries: 50 years of human spaceflight – 30 years for ShuttleApril 12, 1961: Yuri Gagarin launches into orbit aboard Vostok 1 to become the first human being to…
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Where will all the shuttles land? Seattle’s Museum of Flight among top bidders
Read more →: Where will all the shuttles land? Seattle’s Museum of Flight among top bidders[Update, Tuesday morning: Bad news, space fans: Seattle loses bid for Space Shuttle] Tomorrow marks the 30 year…
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China launches eighth satellite for indigenous global navigation, positioning network
Read more →: China launches eighth satellite for indigenous global navigation, positioning networkChina early Sunday morning successfully launched its eighth orbiter which will form part of its indigenous satellite-navigation and…
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China kicks off their big 2011 push with BeiDou-2 launch
Read more →: China kicks off their big 2011 push with BeiDou-2 launchThe first Chinese launch in 2011 took place at 20:47UTC on Saturday (April 9), as their Chang Zheng-3A…
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STS-134 Soyuz Flyabout Cancelled – Planning switched to STS-135
Read more →: STS-134 Soyuz Flyabout Cancelled – Planning switched to STS-135Following a meeting between NASA and Russian Space Agency (Roscosmos) managers on Friday, a decision was made to…
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China sees smooth preparation for launch of unmanned module in 2nd half of this year
Read more →: China sees smooth preparation for launch of unmanned module in 2nd half of this yearChina is satisfied with preparatory work completed thus far for the launching of two unmanned space modules, the…