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Timeline of the Falcon 9 rocket’s launch of the Radarsat Constellation Mission
Read more →: Timeline of the Falcon 9 rocket’s launch of the Radarsat Constellation MissionFollow the key events of the Falcon 9 rocket’s ascent to orbit with three Earth observation satellites for…
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Three Canadian radar satellites ready for launch from California
Read more →: Three Canadian radar satellites ready for launch from CaliforniaTechnicians prepare the Radarsat Constellation Mission satellites for encapsulation inside the nose fairing of a SpaceX Falcon 9…
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China Completes First Offshore Rocket Launch
Read more →: China Completes First Offshore Rocket LaunchBEIJING, , June 5 (China Space News) — China successfully launched a rocket from a mobile launch platform…
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China’s Chang’e-4 Probe Resumes Work for Sixth Lunar Day
Read more →: China’s Chang’e-4 Probe Resumes Work for Sixth Lunar DayBEIJING, June 4 (China Space News) — The lander and the rover of the Chang’e-4 probe have resumed…
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Newly-launched Russian telecom satellite relying on backup thrusters
Read more →: Newly-launched Russian telecom satellite relying on backup thrustersThe Yamal 601 communications satellite during final assembly and testing at Thales Alenia Space’s facility in Cannes, France.…
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NASA unveils plans to commercialize low Earth orbit
Read more →: NASA unveils plans to commercialize low Earth orbitSTORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION The International Space Station. Credit: NASA/Roscosmos NASA unveiled an ambitious program…
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Trump criticizes NASA over his own administration’s moon program
Read more →: Trump criticizes NASA over his own administration’s moon programSTORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION President Donald Trump after signing Space Policy Directive 1 on Dec.…
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First Falcon Heavy night launch slips to June 24
Read more →: First Falcon Heavy night launch slips to June 24File photo of a Falcon Heavy rocket rolling out to pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in…
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Final ‘single stick’ Delta 4-Medium rocket arrives at Florida launch pad
Read more →: Final ‘single stick’ Delta 4-Medium rocket arrives at Florida launch padThe core of United Launch Alliance’s final Delta 4-Medium rocket rolled out to Cape Canaveral’s Complex 37 launch…
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Scientists call on InSight’s robotic arm to assist stalled heat probe on Mars
Read more →: Scientists call on InSight’s robotic arm to assist stalled heat probe on MarsThe self-hammering mole, part of the Heat Flow and Physical Properties Package (HP3) on NASA’s InSight lander, was…
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Japanese probe readies for another possible touch-and-go on asteroid
Read more →: Japanese probe readies for another possible touch-and-go on asteroidA camera on-board Hayabusa 2 captured this image of the target marker (the bright feature at bottom right)…
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China’s first sea launch declared a success
Read more →: China’s first sea launch declared a successEDITOR’S NOTE: Updated June 6 with orbital elements. A solid-fueled Long March 11 rocket fired out of a…