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China Launches NigComSat-1R Satellite for Nigeria
Read more →: China Launches NigComSat-1R Satellite for NigeriaBEIJING, Dec. 20 (China Space News) — China launched the communications satellite NigComSat-1R for Nigeria at 0:41 a.m.…
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Next Gen Shuttle-Capable vehicle interest as secret effort to save orbiters ends
Read more →: Next Gen Shuttle-Capable vehicle interest as secret effort to save orbiters endsFor the past several months, a plan to restart shuttle operations – funded by billions of dollars of…
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Chinese Long March 3B/E launches NigComSat-1R
Read more →: Chinese Long March 3B/E launches NigComSat-1RChina launched another commercial satellite mission on Monday, when a Long March 3B/E (Chang Zheng-3B/E) lofted the NigComSat-1R on…
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Tiangong-1 Orbiter Starts Planned Cabin Checks Against Toxic Gas
Read more →: Tiangong-1 Orbiter Starts Planned Cabin Checks Against Toxic GasBEIJING, Dec. 15 (Xinhua) — The Chinese prototype space lab Tiangong-1 on Thursday started regular checks for toxic…
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MAF goes Hollywood as movie teams utilize the facility’s once-busy expanses
Read more →: MAF goes Hollywood as movie teams utilize the facility’s once-busy expansesIn what is a sobering reality of the Space Shuttle Program’s end, the Michoud Assembly Facility (MAF) is…
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Arianespace Soyuz ST-A successfully launches six satellites
Read more →: Arianespace Soyuz ST-A successfully launches six satellitesArianespace have launched their Soyuz ST-A from the European Spaceport “Centre Spatial Guyanais (CSG)” in Kourou, French Guiana.…
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Building the Roadmap for SLS – Con Ops lays out the LEO/Lunar Options
Read more →: Building the Roadmap for SLS – Con Ops lays out the LEO/Lunar OptionsWith evaluations continuing into NASA’s future crewed exploration aspirations, the foundations behind what should be a definitive roadmap…
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Flight Vehicle Design Expert Elected Academician of CAE
Read more →: Flight Vehicle Design Expert Elected Academician of CAEBEIJING, Dec. 12 (China Space News) — The Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE) announced on Dec. 9 that…
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Stratolaunch introduce Rutan designed air-launched system for Falcon rockets
Read more →: Stratolaunch introduce Rutan designed air-launched system for Falcon rocketsFunded as a Paul G. Allen project under the banner of Stratolaunch, Burt Rutan is taking his space…
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With Stratolaunch project, Paul Allen makes a big bet on commercial spaceflight
Read more →: With Stratolaunch project, Paul Allen makes a big bet on commercial spaceflightFormer NASA administrator Mike Griffin, Burt Rutan and Paul Allen at the conclusion of the news conference today.…
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Taurus II changes name to the Antares ahead of debut launch
Read more →: Taurus II changes name to the Antares ahead of debut launchOrbital Sciences Corporation’s new launch vehicle – currently being developed as a simple solution to continue to support…
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Japanese H-2A lofts IGS (Radar-3) satellite into orbit
Read more →: Japanese H-2A lofts IGS (Radar-3) satellite into orbitJapan has launched a new Information Gathering Satellite (IGS) known as Radar-3, via their H-2A (H-IIA) launch vehicle.…