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Chang’e 5 set to start journey to Earth
Read more →: Chang’e 5 set to start journey to EarthLunar samples collected by China’s Chang’e 5 robotic probe will soon start their journey toward Earth, according to…
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SpaceX launches first in new line of upgraded space station cargo ships
Read more →: SpaceX launches first in new line of upgraded space station cargo shipsSpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket climbs into the sky from pad 39A Sunday. Credit: Katie Darby / Spaceflight Now…
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China launches Earth-observation satellite for stereo mapping
Read more →: China launches Earth-observation satellite for stereo mappingA Long March 3B rocket lifts off from the Xichang launch base at 11:58 a.m. Beijing time Sunday…
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Chang’e 5 mission continues as ascender separates
Read more →: Chang’e 5 mission continues as ascender separatesAn illustration of the ascender of China’s Chang’e 5 robotic lunar probe departing from the reentry capsule. The…
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Chinese mission accomplishes first-ever robotic docking in lunar orbit
Read more →: Chinese mission accomplishes first-ever robotic docking in lunar orbitChang’e 5’s ascender spacecraft approaches the mission’s return vehicle in lunar orbit. Credit: CNSA The Chinese Chang’e 5…
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Japanese asteroid sampling mission on course for return to Earth
Read more →: Japanese asteroid sampling mission on course for return to EarthArtist’s concept of the Hayabusa 2 spacecraft releasing its sample return capsule. Credit: JAXA/Akihiro Ikeshita Six years after…
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Japanese capsule carrying asteroid rocks lands in Australia after six-year mission
Read more →: Japanese capsule carrying asteroid rocks lands in Australia after six-year missionArtist’s concept of the Hayabusa spacecraft releasing it sample return capsule. Credit: JAXA An armored re-entry capsule carrying…
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Live coverage: Hayabusa 2 asteroid sample return capsule lands in Australia
Read more →: Live coverage: Hayabusa 2 asteroid sample return capsule lands in AustraliaLive coverage of the return of Japan’s Hayabusa 2 mission to Earth carrying samples collected from asteroid Ryugu.…
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SLS cryogenic tanking test preps begin this weekend
Read more →: SLS cryogenic tanking test preps begin this weekendThe core stage of NASA’s Space Launch System inside the B-2 test stand at the Stennis Space Center…
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Photos: Upgraded Dragon cargo capsule rolls out to pad 39A
Read more →: Photos: Upgraded Dragon cargo capsule rolls out to pad 39AReady for a flight to the International Space Station, SpaceX’s first upgraded Dragon cargo capsule rolled out to…
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Space station to receive new commercial airlock from Nanoracks
Read more →: Space station to receive new commercial airlock from NanoracksEDITOR’S NOTE: Updated Dec. 5 after launch delay. The Bishop airlock module from Nanoracks undergoes launch preparations inside NASA’s…
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Soyuz rocket lifts off from Plesetsk with Russian relay satellites
Read more →: Soyuz rocket lifts off from Plesetsk with Russian relay satellitesThree Russian Gonets communications satellites launched late Wednesday from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome, riding a Soyuz rocket and…