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Photos: Falcon 9 flight marks Cape Canaveral’s first launch of 2019
Read more →: Photos: Falcon 9 flight marks Cape Canaveral’s first launch of 2019The first launch from Cape Canaveral this year placed into orbit an Indonesian communications satellite, a privately-funded Israeli…
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NASA, SpaceX clear Crew Dragon for critical March 2 test flight
Read more →: NASA, SpaceX clear Crew Dragon for critical March 2 test flightSTORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION The Crew Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket assigned to the…
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Israeli moon lander hitches ride on SpaceX launch with Indonesian comsat
Read more →: Israeli moon lander hitches ride on SpaceX launch with Indonesian comsatSpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket streaks into a starry sky Thursday night. Credit: SpaceX An Israeli-built moon lander aiming…
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Japanese probe lands on asteroid to capture sample
Read more →: Japanese probe lands on asteroid to capture sampleMoments after landing on asteroid Ryugu, Japan’s Hayabusa 2 captured this view of its landing zone from a…
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Virgin Galactic stages second piloted spaceflight
Read more →: Virgin Galactic stages second piloted spaceflightSTORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION Virgin Galactic chief pilot Dave Mackay and co-pilot Michael “Sooch” Masucci…
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Israeli moon lander prepared for launch
Read more →: Israeli moon lander prepared for launchThe completed SpaceIL Beresheet lunar lander is pictured with its solar panels attached. Credit: SpaceIL The privately-funded Israeli…
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Live coverage: Falcon 9 rocket blasts off with Israeli moon lander, Indonesian comsat
Read more →: Live coverage: Falcon 9 rocket blasts off with Israeli moon lander, Indonesian comsatLive coverage of the countdown and launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force…
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Egyptian observation satellite launched by Russian rocket
Read more →: Egyptian observation satellite launched by Russian rocketCredit: Roscosmos A Soyuz rocket, with the help of a Fregat upper stage, delivered an Egyptian Earth observation…
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Xi meets Chang’e-4 mission representatives
Read more →: Xi meets Chang’e-4 mission representativesBEIJING, Feb. 20 (Xinhua) — Chinese President Xi Jinping met representatives of space…
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Photos: Beresheet lander tested for historic moon mission
Read more →: Photos: Beresheet lander tested for historic moon missionThe Beresheet moon lander will attempt to become the first privately-funded spacecraft to reach the moon, and these…
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Chang’e-4 Probe Switches Back to Dormant Mode
Read more →: Chang’e-4 Probe Switches Back to Dormant ModeBEIJING, Feb. 13 (China Space News) — The lander and the rover of the Chang’e-4 probe have been…
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Improved Long March-6 Rocket to Launch by 2020
Read more →: Improved Long March-6 Rocket to Launch by 2020BEIJING, Feb. 11 (China Space News) — China announced Monday that it is developing the modified version of…