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NASA’s huge moon rocket faces critical test-firing before first launch
Read more →: NASA’s huge moon rocket faces critical test-firing before first launchSTORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION NASA’s Space Launch System core stage on the B-2 test stand…
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NASA proceeds with SLS booster stacking in Florida before core stage arrives
Read more →: NASA proceeds with SLS booster stacking in Florida before core stage arrivesIn this Jan. 12 photo, the lower two segments of each Space Launch System solid rocket booster are…
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French wine, live rodents among 2 tons of cargo returned from space station
Read more →: French wine, live rodents among 2 tons of cargo returned from space stationSpaceX’s Cargo Dragon spacecraft departs the International Space Station Tuesday. Credit: NASA TV/Spaceflight Now A SpaceX Cargo Dragon…
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Blue Origin tests passenger accommodations on suborbital launch
Read more →: Blue Origin tests passenger accommodations on suborbital launchEDITOR’S NOTE: Updated after launch. Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket lifts off from West Texas on Thursday. Credit: Blue…
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High-thrust rocket engine passes test run for space station missions
Read more →: High-thrust rocket engine passes test run for space station missionsChina completed a reliability test run for its high-thrust oxyhydrogen engine designed for the Long March-5B carrier rocket…
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Boeing says assembly complete on first set of new space station solar arrays
Read more →: Boeing says assembly complete on first set of new space station solar arraysAn artist’s concept shows the International Space Station with new solar arrays in place. Credit: Boeing Engineers from…
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Cargo Dragon heads for splashdown off Florida’s west coast
Read more →: Cargo Dragon heads for splashdown off Florida’s west coastSpaceX’s Cargo Dragon spacecraft departs the International Space Station Tuesday. Credit: NASA TV/Spaceflight Now SpaceX’s first upgraded Cargo…
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James Webb, OneWeb highlight Arianespace’s 2021 launch schedule
Read more →: James Webb, OneWeb highlight Arianespace’s 2021 launch scheduleFile photo of an Ariane 5 launch in January 2020. Credit: ESA/CNES/Arianespace – Photo Optique Video du CSG…
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Cargo Dragon return delayed by poor weather
Read more →: Cargo Dragon return delayed by poor weatherLive coverage of the undocking and return to Earth of SpaceX’s 21st operational Dragon resupply flight to the…
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NASA mission extension enables first flybys of Jupiter’s moons in 20 years
Read more →: NASA mission extension enables first flybys of Jupiter’s moons in 20 yearsArtist’s concept of the Juno spacecraft at Jupiter. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech In a pair of mission extensions, NASA has…
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Smallsat launch providers readying for first missions of 2021
Read more →: Smallsat launch providers readying for first missions of 2021Virgin Orbit technicians complete work with the LauncherOne vehicle’s payload fairing for the Launch Demo 2 mission, which…
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China to begin construction of space station this year
Read more →: China to begin construction of space station this yearComponents for the Long March 5B rocket that will launch the core module of China’s space station. Credit:…