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Chinese spacecraft heading back to Earth with lunar samples
Read more →: Chinese spacecraft heading back to Earth with lunar samplesIllustration of the Chang’e 5 mission’s remaining trajectory toward Earth, colored green, and the mission’s previous path around…
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Scientists thrilled with asteroid treasure returned by Japanese spacecraft
Read more →: Scientists thrilled with asteroid treasure returned by Japanese spacecraftJapanese scientists found black material from asteroid Ryugu inside one of the Hayabusa 2 mission’s collection chambers (color…
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Rocket Lab closes out year with launch of Synspective’s first radar satellite
Read more →: Rocket Lab closes out year with launch of Synspective’s first radar satelliteA Rocket Lab Electron launcher takes off from New Zealand on Tuesday. Credit: Rocket Lab Rocket Lab’s seventh…
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Russia’s Angara A5 rocket successful in second test flight
Read more →: Russia’s Angara A5 rocket successful in second test flightSix years after launching for the first time, a Russian Angara A5 heavy-lift rocket took off on…
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SiriusXM satellite rides SpaceX rocket into orbit
Read more →: SiriusXM satellite rides SpaceX rocket into orbitA Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station with the SXM…
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Virgin Galactic pilots land safely after aborting suborbital flight
Read more →: Virgin Galactic pilots land safely after aborting suborbital flightTwo pilots aboard Virgin Galactic’s commercial SpaceShipTwo suborbital rocketplane safely landed back in New Mexico Saturday after a…
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SpaceX scrubs Falcon 9 launch attempt with SiriusXM satellite
Read more →: SpaceX scrubs Falcon 9 launch attempt with SiriusXM satelliteA SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket counts down to a launch attempt Friday at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.…
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Live coverage: SpaceX’s launches SiriusXM satellite
Read more →: Live coverage: SpaceX’s launches SiriusXM satelliteLive coverage of the countdown and launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force…
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SpaceX plans to cap busy week with launch of satellite for SiriusXM
Read more →: SpaceX plans to cap busy week with launch of satellite for SiriusXMThe SXM 7 radio broadcasting satellite. Credit: Maxar A massive radio broadcasting satellite for SiriusXM is set for…
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Delta 4-Heavy launches U.S. spy satellite after months of delays
Read more →: Delta 4-Heavy launches U.S. spy satellite after months of delaysA Delta 4-Heavy rocket lifts off Thursday night from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Credit: United Launch Alliance…
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Full video of Starship’s seven-minute high-altitude test flight
Read more →: Full video of Starship’s seven-minute high-altitude test flightThis video replay shot from South Padre Island shows SpaceX’s Starship SN8 prototype rocket taking off from Boca…
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China launches two small satellites for gravitational wave research
Read more →: China launches two small satellites for gravitational wave researchA Long March 11 rocket lifts off from the Xichang space base with the GECAM mission. Credit: CAS…