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Arab world’s first interplanetary spacecraft safely arrives at Mars
Read more →: Arab world’s first interplanetary spacecraft safely arrives at MarsArtist’s concept of the Hope spacecraft arriving in orbit around Mars. Credit: MBRSC The United Arab Emirates became…
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SpaceX wins contract to launch first pieces of NASA’s Gateway lunar outpost
Read more →: SpaceX wins contract to launch first pieces of NASA’s Gateway lunar outpostFile photo of a SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch in April 2019. Credit: Walter Scriptunas II / Spaceflight Now…
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Live coverage: United Arab Emirates probe arrives in orbit around Mars
Read more →: Live coverage: United Arab Emirates probe arrives in orbit around MarsLive coverage of the arrival of the United Arab Emirates’ Hope orbiter at Mars. Text updates will appear…
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UAE’s Hope orbiter on course for arrival at Mars
Read more →: UAE’s Hope orbiter on course for arrival at MarsArtist’s illustration of the Hope spacecraft at Mars. Credit: MBRSC The first interplanetary probe from the United Arab…
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Photos: Sixty more Starlinks rocket through moonlit sky over Cape Canaveral
Read more →: Photos: Sixty more Starlinks rocket through moonlit sky over Cape CanaveralWith another SpaceX rocket poised for launch just a few miles away, a Falcon 9 launcher soared through…
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Russian Soyuz rocket delivers military intelligence-gathering satellite into orbit
Read more →: Russian Soyuz rocket delivers military intelligence-gathering satellite into orbitA Soyuz-2.1b rocket takes off Feb. 2 with a Lotos military intelligence-gathering satellite. Credit: Russian Ministry of Defense…
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China launches military satellite toward geostationary orbit
Read more →: China launches military satellite toward geostationary orbitA Long March 3B rocket takes off with the TJS 6 satellite. Credit: CASC A mysterious Chinese government…
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Tianwen 1 makes orbital correction as Mars arrival draws near
Read more →: Tianwen 1 makes orbital correction as Mars arrival draws nearA black-and-white picture of Mars taken by Tianwen 1, the first snapshot from the Chinese craft. [Photo provided…
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New communications technology experiment satellite launched in Xichang
Read more →: New communications technology experiment satellite launched in XichangA new communications technology experiment satellite was launched at 11:36 p.m. (Beijing Time) by a Long March-3B carrier…
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After success in 2019, Chinese startup fails on second orbital launch attempt
Read more →: After success in 2019, Chinese startup fails on second orbital launch attemptThis image of the Hyperbola 1 launch was shared on Chinese social media. The second orbital launch attempt…
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SpaceX fires 60 Starlink internet satellites into orbit, with more set to launch Friday
Read more →: SpaceX fires 60 Starlink internet satellites into orbit, with more set to launch FridayA Falcon 9 rocket climbs into a moonlit sky over Cape Canaveral after liftoff at 1:19 a.m. EST…
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No SpaceX doubleheader for now, but range is ready for two launches in a day
Read more →: No SpaceX doubleheader for now, but range is ready for two launches in a dayEDITOR’S NOTE: Updated Feb. 5 with additional launch delay. A Falcon 9 rocket blasts off from pad 40 at…