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China Launches PAKSAT-1R Satellite for Pakistan
Read more →: China Launches PAKSAT-1R Satellite for PakistanBEIJING, Aug. 12 (China Space News) — China launched the communications satellite PAKSAT-1R for Pakistan at 0:15 a.m.…
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NASA preparing to simulate Asteroid EVA protocols via NEEMO mission
Read more →: NASA preparing to simulate Asteroid EVA protocols via NEEMO missionNASA’s Mission Operations Directorate (MOD) are preparing for involvement in an underwater simulation of protocols which may become…
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Orbital Minotaur IV launches hypersonic vehicle – HTV-2b lost during flight
Read more →: Orbital Minotaur IV launches hypersonic vehicle – HTV-2b lost during flightOrbital Sciences Corporation launched a Minotaur IV rocket carrying an experimental hypersonic prototype for the United States Air…
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China debuts partnership with Pakistan – Long March launches Paksat-1R
Read more →: China debuts partnership with Pakistan – Long March launches Paksat-1RChina has launched a domestic communications satellite for Pakistan’s SUPARCO (Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission) at 16:15UTC…
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Endeavour and Discovery swap places – New retirement dates planned
Read more →: Endeavour and Discovery swap places – New retirement dates plannedIn a rare occurrence, Space Shuttle orbiters Discovery and Endeavour were purposefully visible together this morning at the…
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NASA interest in an interplanetary highway supported by Propellant Depots
Read more →: NASA interest in an interplanetary highway supported by Propellant DepotsNASA’s Human Architecture Team (HAT) is actively working on a roadmap towards evolvable demonstrations of Propellant Depots – with…
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SAST Commemorates 50th Anniversary
Read more →: SAST Commemorates 50th AnniversaryBEIJING, Aug. 8. (China Space News) — Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology (SAST), one of the 8 large…
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CASC Listed Class-A Company in Central SOE Evaluation
Read more →: CASC Listed Class-A Company in Central SOE EvaluationBEIJING, Aug. 8. (China Space News) — China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) was ranked among the…
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OFT-1: NASA gearing up for Orion’s 2013 debut via Delta IV Heavy
Read more →: OFT-1: NASA gearing up for Orion’s 2013 debut via Delta IV HeavyThe efforts relating to the debut launch of Orion – otherwise known as the Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle (MPCV)…
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Search for ET continues as Paul Allen-backed telescope hits short-term funding goal
Read more →: Search for ET continues as Paul Allen-backed telescope hits short-term funding goalThe search for alien life may be back on — at least in the short-term. A group established…
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The Voyagers: An unprecedented on-going mission of exploration
Read more →: The Voyagers: An unprecedented on-going mission of explorationThe Voyager spacecraft – NASA’s longest operational interplanetary probes – are about to enter their 34th year of operation,…
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Ariane 5 ECA finally launches with ASTRA 1N and BSAT-3c/JCSAT-110R
Read more →: Ariane 5 ECA finally launches with ASTRA 1N and BSAT-3c/JCSAT-110RArianespace took it to the wire during their second attempt to launch two telecommunications satellites via their Ariane…