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NASA opts to go ahead with full-duration SLS core stage test-firing
Read more →: NASA opts to go ahead with full-duration SLS core stage test-firingA pathfinder model for the SLS core stage arrives at the B-2 test stand at NASA’s Stennis Space…
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SpaceX’s Dragon cargo capsule arrives at space station
Read more →: SpaceX’s Dragon cargo capsule arrives at space stationThe Dragon cargo capsule in the grasp of the space station’s robotic arm Saturday. Credit: NASA TV/Spaceflight Now…
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Privately-funded spacecraft now solar sailing in Earth orbit
Read more →: Privately-funded spacecraft now solar sailing in Earth orbitThis image was taken by a camera aboard the LightSail 2 satellite during the solar sail deployment sequence…
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China launches three military satellites, tests new rocket steering fins
Read more →: China launches three military satellites, tests new rocket steering finsA Long March 2C rocket lifted off at 0357 GMT Friday (11:57 p.m. EDT Thursday) with three Yaogan…
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SpaceX’s Starship prototype aces first untethered hop test
Read more →: SpaceX’s Starship prototype aces first untethered hop testSpaceX’s Starship Hopper is seen through a cloud of smoke in this view from an airborne drone during…
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Chinese private rocket firm makes successful orbital launch
Read more →: Chinese private rocket firm makes successful orbital launchPhoto by Wang Jiangbo/Xinhua JIUQUAN, July 25th — A carrier rocket developed by a Chinese private company successfully…
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China Provides Satellite Data to Assist India in Flood Relief
Read more →: China Provides Satellite Data to Assist India in Flood ReliefBEIJING, July 24 (China Space News) — China has provided satellite data to assist India with its recent…
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China’s Space Lab Tiangong-2 Reenters Atmosphere Under Control
Read more →: China’s Space Lab Tiangong-2 Reenters Atmosphere Under ControlBEIJING, July 20 (China Space News) — China’s space lab Tiangong-2 reentered the earth’s atmosphere under control at…
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New docking port, spacesuit and supplies en route to space station
Read more →: New docking port, spacesuit and supplies en route to space stationA Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station at 6:01:56 p.m.…
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Chinese private company reaches orbit for first time
Read more →: Chinese private company reaches orbit for first timeEDITOR’S NOTE: Updated with orbital parameters. The Hyperbola 1 rocket lifted off Thursday from the Jiuquan space center in…
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Video: SpaceX CRS-18 pre-launch press conference
Read more →: Video: SpaceX CRS-18 pre-launch press conferenceNASA and SpaceX officials briefed the media Wednesday on the planned launch of a Falcon 9 rocket and…
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Live coverage: SpaceX cargo ship arrives at space station
Read more →: Live coverage: SpaceX cargo ship arrives at space stationLive coverage of the countdown and launch of a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral with SpaceX’s 18th…