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Japanese spacecraft snags second sample from asteroid
Read more →: Japanese spacecraft snags second sample from asteroidA camera on-board Hayabusa 2 shows the spacecraft’s sampler horn contacting the asteroid’s surface, then kicking up rocky…
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NASA shakes up moon program management
Read more →: NASA shakes up moon program managementSTORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION File photo of Bill Gerstenmaier, the former head of NASA’s human…
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ULA delays Atlas 5 launch to August
Read more →: ULA delays Atlas 5 launch to AugustFile photo of an Atlas 5 launch last year carrying the U.S. Air Force’s fourth Advanced EHF communications…
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Four Russian military satellites launched from Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Read more →: Four Russian military satellites launched from Plesetsk CosmodromeFour unidentified Russian military satellites rode a modified Soyuz booster into orbit Wednesday from a remote space base…
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China’s Chang’e-4 probe switches to dormant mode
Read more →: China’s Chang’e-4 probe switches to dormant modeBoth the lander and the rover of the Chang’e-4 probe switched to dormant mode for the lunar night…
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Firefly to build U.S. version of Israeli Beresheet lunar lander
Read more →: Firefly to build U.S. version of Israeli Beresheet lunar landerArtist’s illustration of the Genesis lunar lander. Credit: Firefly Aerospace Firefly Aerospace, a Texas-based company which is already…
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Drop test moves Virgin Orbit closer to first satellite launch
Read more →: Drop test moves Virgin Orbit closer to first satellite launchA full-scale mock-up of Virgin Orbit’s LauncherOne rocket falls away from a modified Boeing 747 carrier jet Wednesday…
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Live coverage: Vega rocket fails during launch of UAE surveillance satellite
Read more →: Live coverage: Vega rocket fails during launch of UAE surveillance satelliteLive coverage of the countdown and launch of a Vega rocket with the Falcon Eye 1 Earth-imaging satellite…
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Vega launch timeline with Falcon Eye 1
Read more →: Vega launch timeline with Falcon Eye 1The Falcon Eye 1 military reconnaissance satellite for the United Arab Emirates is set to ride a Vega…
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Proton rocket and astronomy satellite back on the launch pad after battery replacement
Read more →: Proton rocket and astronomy satellite back on the launch pad after battery replacementPoised to loft a Russian-German X-ray astronomy observatory into space Friday, a Proton rocket returned to its launch…
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India’s first moon lander stacked for launch
Read more →: India’s first moon lander stacked for launchThe Chandrayaan 2 mission’s Vikram landing craft and Pragyan rover undergo preparations for launch at the Satish Dhawan…
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Commercial satellite images historic Apollo launch pads
Read more →: Commercial satellite images historic Apollo launch padsLaunch pad 39A is now used by SpaceX for Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy rocket launches. In this…