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U.S. Air Force divides new launch contracts between SpaceX, ULA
Read more →: U.S. Air Force divides new launch contracts between SpaceX, ULAFile photo of an Atlas 5 rocket launch. Credit: United Launch Alliance SpaceX and United Launch Alliance have…
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ULA touts new Vulcan rocket in competition with SpaceX
Read more →: ULA touts new Vulcan rocket in competition with SpaceXSTORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION Artist’s illustration of a Vulcan rocket launching from Cape Canaveral. Credit:…
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Launch preps advance in California for next Falcon 9 flight
Read more →: Launch preps advance in California for next Falcon 9 flightAll 10 Iridium Next satellites for the next Falcon 9 launch have arrived at Vandenberg Air Force Base…
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Soyuz crew set for Wednesday launch on station flight
Read more →: Soyuz crew set for Wednesday launch on station flightSTORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION Drew Feustel, Oleg Artemyev and Ricky Arnold (left to right), all…
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Photos: Soyuz booster rolls out for launch of space station crew
Read more →: Photos: Soyuz booster rolls out for launch of space station crewA Russian Soyuz rocket rolled out to its launch pad in Kazakhstan on Monday, two days before its…
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Fourth satellite in new Chinese spy fleet successfully launched
Read more →: Fourth satellite in new Chinese spy fleet successfully launchedA Long March 2D rocket launched with the LKW-4 reconnaissance satellite Saturday. Credit: Xinhua China launched the fourth…
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NASA to decide soon whether flying drone will launch with Mars 2020 rover
Read more →: NASA to decide soon whether flying drone will launch with Mars 2020 roverArtist’s illustration of the Mars helicopter drone that could travel to the red planet as soon as 2020.…
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New Horizons spacecraft’s next distant destination gets a nickname
Read more →: New Horizons spacecraft’s next distant destination gets a nicknameThis image of Ultima Thule, or 2014 MU69, was captured by the Hubble Space Telescope in 2014. Credit:…
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China plans rocket sea-launch
Read more →: China plans rocket sea-launchChina is planning its first sea-launch of satellites carried by a Long March rocket, according to an aerospace…
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China speeds up research, commercialization of space shuttles
Read more →: China speeds up research, commercialization of space shuttlesChina will accelerate research and commercial use of rocket upper stages, a carrier rocket official said on Feb.…
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NASA releases summary of investigation into SpaceX’s 2015 launch failure
Read more →: NASA releases summary of investigation into SpaceX’s 2015 launch failureNASA’s independent review team that investigated the destruction of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon supply ship…
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Musk: Atmospheric tests of interplanetary spaceship could happen next year
Read more →: Musk: Atmospheric tests of interplanetary spaceship could happen next yearArtist’s concept of the BFR spaceship deploying a satellite in orbit. Credit: SpaceX A team of SpaceX engineers…