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Chang’e-4 Probe Takes Panoramic Photos on Moon’s Far Side
Read more →: Chang’e-4 Probe Takes Panoramic Photos on Moon’s Far SideBEIJING, Jan. 11 (China Space News) — China’s Chang’e-4 probe took panoramic photos on the lunar surface after…
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China begins 2019 launch campaign with a success
Read more →: China begins 2019 launch campaign with a successA Long March 3B rocket lifted off Thursday from the Xichang space center carrying the Zhongxing 2D, or…
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Iridium eager to complete upgraded network with Falcon 9 launch Friday
Read more →: Iridium eager to complete upgraded network with Falcon 9 launch FridayArtist’s concept of Iridium Next satellites providing aircraft tracking coverage. Credit: Aireon The launch of 10 more upgraded…
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Controllers troubleshoot problem with Hubble camera
Read more →: Controllers troubleshoot problem with Hubble cameraEDITOR’S NOTE: Updated Jan. 11 with correction regarding the field-of-view of the Advanced Camera for Surveys instrument. Astronauts aboard…
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Astronomers announce first exoplanets discovered by NASA’s TESS mission
Read more →: Astronomers announce first exoplanets discovered by NASA’s TESS missionSix months into its mission scanning the sky for planets around other stars, NASA’s orbiting TESS observatory…
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DigitalGlobe’s WorldView 4 Earth-imaging satellite fails
Read more →: DigitalGlobe’s WorldView 4 Earth-imaging satellite failsThe WorldView 4 satellite in Lockheed Martin’s factory in Sunnyvale, California. Credit: Lockheed Martin DigitalGlobe’s WorldView 4 commercial…
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SpaceX about one month away from first commercial crew test flight
Read more →: SpaceX about one month away from first commercial crew test flightEDITOR’S NOTE: Updated Jan. 10 with NASA statement confirming target launch date in February. The crew access arm…
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Chinese rover begins exploring far side of the moon
Read more →: Chinese rover begins exploring far side of the moonChina’s Yutu 2 rover drives off the Chang’e 4 landing platform on the far side of the moon.…
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Breathtaking 12 minutes for Chang’e-4’s landing
Read more →: Breathtaking 12 minutes for Chang’e-4’s landingOver about 12 dramatic minutes, China’s Chang’e-4 probe descended and softly touched down on a crater on the…
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China Launches Yunhai-2 and Chongqing Satellites
Read more →: China Launches Yunhai-2 and Chongqing SatellitesJIUQUAN, Dec. 29 (China Space News) — China successfully sent six atmospheric environment research satellites and a an…
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China names new moon rover “YuTu-2”
Read more →: China names new moon rover “YuTu-2”China has chosen the name “YuTu-2”, or Jade Rabbit-2, for its new moon rover, the China National Space…
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China’s Chang’e-4 Probe Soft-lands on Moon’s Far Side
Read more →: China’s Chang’e-4 Probe Soft-lands on Moon’s Far SideBEIJING, Jan. 3 (China Space News) — China’s Chang’e-4 probe touched down on the far side of the…