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China debuts new upper stage in final launch of the year
Read more →: China debuts new upper stage in final launch of the yearA Long March 2D rocket lifts off Saturday from the Jiuquan space base in northwestern China’s Inner Mongolia…
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On eve of New Horizons flyby, Ultima Thule still holding onto its mysteries
Read more →: On eve of New Horizons flyby, Ultima Thule still holding onto its mysteriesThis image shows the first detection of 2014 MU69 (nicknamed “Ultima Thule”), using the highest resolution mode (known…
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Live coverage: New Horizons flyby target comes into focus
Read more →: Live coverage: New Horizons flyby target comes into focusLive coverage of the New Horizons spacecraft’s flyby of 2014 MU69 — also known as Ultima Thule —…
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China’s BeiDou Navigation System Starts Global Service
Read more →: China’s BeiDou Navigation System Starts Global ServiceBEIJING, Dec. 27 (China Space News) — China’s BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) has started to provide global…
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China Launches Telecommunication Technology Test Satellite
Read more →: China Launches Telecommunication Technology Test SatelliteXICHANG, Dec. 25 (China Space News) — China successfully launched the No. 3 telecommunication technology test satellite on…
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China Launches Experimental Satellite of Hongyun Project
Read more →: China Launches Experimental Satellite of Hongyun ProjectJIUQUAN, Dec. 22 (Xinhua) — China launched a tech-experimental satellite as part of the Hongyun Project, a low-orbit…
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Delta 4-Heavy launch with spy satellite pushed back to January
Read more →: Delta 4-Heavy launch with spy satellite pushed back to JanuaryA Delta 4-Heavy rocket stands at Space Launch Complex-6 at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, on Dec. 19.…
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NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft heads for New Year’s encounter with distant world
Read more →: NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft heads for New Year’s encounter with distant worldSTORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION Artist’s concept of the New Horizons spacecraft approaching a Kuiper Belt…
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China launches two more Long March rockets; another possible before end of year
Read more →: China launches two more Long March rockets; another possible before end of yearA Long March 11 rocket lifts off Dec. 21 (Dec. 22 Chinese time). Credit: Xinhua China’s space program…
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Soyuz launches cluster of 28 satellites
Read more →: Soyuz launches cluster of 28 satellitesEDITOR’S NOTE: Updated after confirmation of a successful launch. A Soyuz-2.1a rocket climbs off its launch pad Thursday…
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SpaceX closes out year with successful GPS satellite launch
Read more →: SpaceX closes out year with successful GPS satellite launchSpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Cape Canaveral on Sunday. Credit: SpaceX A new era in GPS…
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Spy satellite launch on Soyuz rocket begins refresh of French military space capabilities
Read more →: Spy satellite launch on Soyuz rocket begins refresh of French military space capabilitiesThe Soyuz ST-A rocket lifts off from French Guiana with France’s CSO 1 military observation satellite Wednesday. Credit:…