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China to Launch Long March-5 Y3 Rocket in Late 2018
Read more →: China to Launch Long March-5 Y3 Rocket in Late 2018BEIJING, April 16 (China Space News) — China plans to launch its heavy-lift carrier rocket, the Long March-5…
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Fengyun-4A Satellite Begins to Serve Asia Pacific Users
Read more →: Fengyun-4A Satellite Begins to Serve Asia Pacific UsersBEIJING, May 4 (China Space News) — China’s new geostationary meteorological satellite Fengyun-4 has begun serving users in…
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JWST beset by another problem as Northrop Grumman revamps training
Read more →: JWST beset by another problem as Northrop Grumman revamps trainingThe telescope element of the Webb observatory was unpacked from its shipping container March 8 after arriving at…
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First launch of enhanced version of SpaceX’s Falcon 9 set for Thursday
Read more →: First launch of enhanced version of SpaceX’s Falcon 9 set for ThursdayEDITOR’S NOTE: Updated at 6:30 p.m. EDT (2230 GMT) to correct reference from “re-flown” to “flown.” SpaceX’s Falcon…
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Live coverage: SpaceX supply ship departs station, returns to Earth
Read more →: Live coverage: SpaceX supply ship departs station, returns to EarthLive coverage of the departure of SpaceX’s Dragon supply ship from the International Space Station and its splashdown…
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After foggy departure, it’s clear sailing to Mars for InSight lander
Read more →: After foggy departure, it’s clear sailing to Mars for InSight landerA fog layer at Vandenberg Air Force Base prevented nearby observers from viewing the launch of NASA’s InSight…
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SpaceX’s first Falcon 9 Block 5 test-fired at pad 39A
Read more →: SpaceX’s first Falcon 9 Block 5 test-fired at pad 39AEDITOR’S NOTE: Updated at 10:30 p.m. EDT (0230 GMT) with details. SpaceX’s launch team loaded liquid propellants…
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Photos: Mobile gantry retracted for launch of Atlas 5 rocket at Vandenberg
Read more →: Photos: Mobile gantry retracted for launch of Atlas 5 rocket at VandenbergTowering more than 20 stories tall, the 8-million-pound mobile gantry at the Atlas 5 rocket’s launch pad at…
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Reused Dragon cargo carrier splashes down in Pacific Ocean
Read more →: Reused Dragon cargo carrier splashes down in Pacific OceanThe Dragon supply ship departs the space station Saturday during an orbital night. Cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev captured this…
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Video: InSight blasts off through the fog
Read more →: Video: InSight blasts off through the fogCredit: NASA TV A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket took off Saturday from California with the InSight…
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All systems go for launch of InSight, a mission to reveal the inside of Mars
Read more →: All systems go for launch of InSight, a mission to reveal the inside of MarsArtist’s illustration of the InSight spacecraft on the surface of Mars. Credit: Lockheed Martin Scientists eager for answers…
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Launch timeline for Atlas 5’s mission with InSight
Read more →: Launch timeline for Atlas 5’s mission with InSightA United Launch Atlas 5 rocket is set to dispatch NASA’s InSight lander toward Mars, kicking off an…