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Japanese spy satellite launch delayed by poor weather forecast
Read more →: Japanese spy satellite launch delayed by poor weather forecastFile photo of a Japanese H-2A rocket. Credit: JAXA A bad weather forecast has prompted Japanese space officials…
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SpaceX postpones Falcon 9 launch over payload fairing concerns
Read more →: SpaceX postpones Falcon 9 launch over payload fairing concernsFile photo of a Falcon 9 rocket at Cape Canaveral’s Complex 40 launch pad. Credit: SpaceX SpaceX officials…
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Investigators say erroneous navigation input led Ariane 5 rocket off course
Read more →: Investigators say erroneous navigation input led Ariane 5 rocket off courseAn Ariane 5 rocket lifts off from French Guiana on Jan. 25 with the SES 14 and Al…
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National Space Council acts to streamline regulatory hurdles
Read more →: National Space Council acts to streamline regulatory hurdlesSTORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION Vice President Mike Pence speaks Wednesday at the second meeting of…
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Recycled SpaceX rocket boosts Paz radar satellite, first Starlink testbeds into orbit
Read more →: Recycled SpaceX rocket boosts Paz radar satellite, first Starlink testbeds into orbitA SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off Thursday from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, with three satellites. Credit:…
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White House emphasizes industry over science in Space Council appointments
Read more →: White House emphasizes industry over science in Space Council appointmentsVice President Mike Pence visited a United Launch Alliance hangar Tuesday evening at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station,…
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Photos: Falcon 9 on the eve of launch from Vandenberg
Read more →: Photos: Falcon 9 on the eve of launch from VandenbergSpaceX crews at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California rolled out a Falcon 9 rocket and lifted it…
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SpaceX fires up Falcon 9 rocket for weekend launch from Florida
Read more →: SpaceX fires up Falcon 9 rocket for weekend launch from FloridaEDITOR’S NOTE: Updated Feb. 22 with weather forecast. A view of the Falcon 9 rocket on Cape Canaveral’s…
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Falcon 9 launch timeline with Paz
Read more →: Falcon 9 launch timeline with PazEDITOR’S NOTE: Updated on Feb. 21 with launch delay. Follow the key events of the Falcon 9 rocket’s ascent…
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Test satellites for SpaceX’s broadband ‘megaconstellation’ set for launch
Read more →: Test satellites for SpaceX’s broadband ‘megaconstellation’ set for launchSpaceX plans to launch the first two satellites of a potential fleet of nearly 12,000 spacecraft Wednesday. Credit:…
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Saturn’s night side caught in “ringshine”
Read more →: Saturn’s night side caught in “ringshine”A patch of Saturn’s atmosphere was captured in this view from Cassini’s wide-angle camera on Sept. 14, 2017.…
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Photos: Russian cargo freighter blasts off from snow-covered launch pad
Read more →: Photos: Russian cargo freighter blasts off from snow-covered launch padA Russian Progress supply ship launched Tuesday from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, firing into orbit from a…