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Photos: Atlas 5 rocket flies on ULA’s first mission of 2022
Read more →: Photos: Atlas 5 rocket flies on ULA’s first mission of 2022A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket took off Jan. 21 from Cape Canaveral, climbing off of launch…
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Webb reaches orbital destination a million miles from Earth
Read more →: Webb reaches orbital destination a million miles from EarthArtist’s illustration of the James Webb Space Telescope. Credit: NASA The James Webb Space Telescope slipped into orbit…
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Cargo Dragon capsule departs space station
Read more →: Cargo Dragon capsule departs space stationA SpaceX Cargo Dragon spacecraft departs the International Space Station Sunday, heading for splashdown in the Gulf of…
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Webb closes in on destination with critical mirror alignment on tap
Read more →: Webb closes in on destination with critical mirror alignment on tapSTORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION The James Webb Space Telescope with its five-layer sunshade and optical…
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Astra fires up rocket for first time at Cape Canaveral
Read more →: Astra fires up rocket for first time at Cape CanaveralAstra’s small satellite launcher was test-fired at Cape Canaveral’s Complex 46 launch pad Saturday. Credit: Astra / John…
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Live coverage: Atlas 5 rocket launches from Cape Canaveral
Read more →: Live coverage: Atlas 5 rocket launches from Cape CanaveralLive coverage of the countdown and launch of a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket from pad 41…
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Science mission begins for NASA’s new eye on the X-ray universe
Read more →: Science mission begins for NASA’s new eye on the X-ray universeArtist’s concept of the Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer. Credit: NASA A NASA astronomy satellite that launched Dec. 9…
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Atlas 5 rocket delivers two military inspector satellites to high-altitude orbit
Read more →: Atlas 5 rocket delivers two military inspector satellites to high-altitude orbitAn Atlas 5 rocket, boosted by an RD-180 main engine and one strap-on solid rocket motor, lifts off…
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Atlas 5 rocket rolls to launch pad for Space Force mission
Read more →: Atlas 5 rocket rolls to launch pad for Space Force missionAn Atlas 5 rocket rolls out to pad 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station with two GSSAP…
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ULA’s first launch of 2022 to debut unflown variant of Atlas 5 rocket
Read more →: ULA’s first launch of 2022 to debut unflown variant of Atlas 5 rocketA promotional poster for the USSF-8 mission, showing the Atlas 5’s configuration with a single solid rocket booster…
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China Focus: Chinese rocket tech powers homegrown bobsleighs for Beijing Winter Olympics
Read more →: China Focus: Chinese rocket tech powers homegrown bobsleighs for Beijing Winter OlympicsThe bobsleigh race at the upcoming Beijing Winter Olympics is set to be faster and more fierce, as…
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China conducts its first rocket launch of 2022
Read more →: China conducts its first rocket launch of 2022China launched a Long March 2D carrier rocket on Monday morning, kicking off the country’s space program for…