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Russian Proton M launches Luch-5A and AMOS-5 satellites
Read more →: Russian Proton M launches Luch-5A and AMOS-5 satellitesA Russian government Proton-M launch vehicle has successfully launched with two satellites – Russia’s Luch-5A and Israel’s AMOS-5 –…
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Q&A: Charles Simonyi on the magic of space and the ‘coziness’ of the trip home
Read more →: Q&A: Charles Simonyi on the magic of space and the ‘coziness’ of the trip homeSeattle’s Museum of Flight this week dedicated its new Charles Simonyi Space Gallery, named after the former Microsoft…
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CASC Commemorates 100th Birth Anniversary of Qian Xuesen
Read more →: CASC Commemorates 100th Birth Anniversary of Qian XuesenBEIJING, Dec. 9 (China Space News) — One academy and two laboratories of China Aerospace Science and Technology…
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Seattle’s Museum of Flight getting a Soyuz spacecraft, courtesy Charles Simonyi
Read more →: Seattle’s Museum of Flight getting a Soyuz spacecraft, courtesy Charles SimonyiThe Soyuz TMA-13 Reentry Module that returned Charles Simonyi to Earth from the International Space Station. Credit: Space…
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Discovery receives her replica main engines ahead of final journey
Read more →: Discovery receives her replica main engines ahead of final journeyThe flagship of the shuttle orbiter fleet has received her three replica main engines, as Discovery prepares for…
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China to Launch Communications Satellite for Turkmenistan
Read more →: China to Launch Communications Satellite for TurkmenistanBEIJING, Dec. 6 (Xinhua) — China will launch a communications satellite for Turkmenistan with its Long March-3B carrier…
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Philatelic Cover Reveals the secret names of second Taikonaut team
Read more →: Philatelic Cover Reveals the secret names of second Taikonaut teamThe names of the military pilots selected in 2010 to form China’s second group of taikonauts – which have…
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“Asteroid Next” missions: Proving Grounds for future crewed Mars missions
Read more →: “Asteroid Next” missions: Proving Grounds for future crewed Mars missionsAs NASA continues to define and plan for the future of human space exploration of the solar system…
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SpaceX Dragon ISS flight to slip further, pending combined mission approval
Read more →: SpaceX Dragon ISS flight to slip further, pending combined mission approvalSpaceX’s Dragon demonstration flight to the International Space Station (ISS) is understood to be moving into the February/March…
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China Siwei Surveying & Mapping Corp. Relaunched
Read more →: China Siwei Surveying & Mapping Corp. RelaunchedBEIJING, Dec. 1 (China Space News) — China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) relaunched a subsidiary on…
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Hope lost for Fobos-Grunt – likely to re-entry early in New Year
Read more →: Hope lost for Fobos-Grunt – likely to re-entry early in New YearDespite a small period of time where it was hoped communications and commanding might be established with the…
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Exploration Gateway Platform hosting Reusable Lunar Lander proposed
Read more →: Exploration Gateway Platform hosting Reusable Lunar Lander proposedIn a potential marriage of the Space Launch System (SLS) with a central exploration plan, a Boeing-authored presentation…