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China lofts earthquake research craft with cluster of smaller satellites
Read more →: China lofts earthquake research craft with cluster of smaller satellitesA Long March 2D rocket lifted off Friday with seven satellites. Credit: Xinhua/Wang Jiangbo A Chinese Long March…
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Souped-up sounding rocket lifts off from Japan with tiny satellite
Read more →: Souped-up sounding rocket lifts off from Japan with tiny satelliteEDITOR’S NOTE: Updated at 9 a.m. EST (1400 GMT) on Feb. 3 after confirmation of successful flight. Video…
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Cosmonauts upgrade station high-gain antenna on record-breaking spacewalk
Read more →: Cosmonauts upgrade station high-gain antenna on record-breaking spacewalkFile photo of a Russian cosmonaut on a spacewalk. Credit: NASA Russian cosmonauts Alexander Misurkin and Anton Shkaplerov…
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Video: Replay of the launch of GovSat 1 aboard a Falcon 9 rocket
Read more →: Video: Replay of the launch of GovSat 1 aboard a Falcon 9 rocketVideo credit: SpaceX The GovSat 1 communications satellite for SES and the government of Luxembourg lifted off from…
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Soyuz rocket fires into space with 11 satellites
Read more →: Soyuz rocket fires into space with 11 satellitesEDITOR’S NOTE: Updated with confirmation of launch success. A Soyuz rocket crowned by a Fregat upper stage carrying…
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SpaceX rocket flies on 60th anniversary of first U.S. satellite launch
Read more →: SpaceX rocket flies on 60th anniversary of first U.S. satellite launchA Falcon 9 rocket takes off Wednesday with the GovSat 1 satellite. Credit: SpaceX A SpaceX Falcon 9…
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Falcon 9 launch timeline with GovSat 1
Read more →: Falcon 9 launch timeline with GovSat 1SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket is set for liftoff from Cape Canaveral on Tuesday, heading due east over the…
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Juno’s latest imagery from Jupiter
Read more →: Juno’s latest imagery from JupiterThis image of Jupiter’s swirling south polar region was captured by NASA’s Juno spacecraft as it neared completion…
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SpaceX scrubs Falcon 9 launch to replace second stage sensor
Read more →: SpaceX scrubs Falcon 9 launch to replace second stage sensorThe Falcon 9 rocket set to deliver the GovSat 1 communications satellite to orbit stands vertical at launch…
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Live coverage: Falcon 9 rocket lifts off with GovSat 1
Read more →: Live coverage: Falcon 9 rocket lifts off with GovSat 1Live coverage of the countdown and launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral with the…
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Photos: European Ariane 5 rocket climbs into space from French Guiana
Read more →: Photos: European Ariane 5 rocket climbs into space from French GuianaAn Ariane 5 rocket soared into orbit from French Guiana on Jan. 25 with the commercial SES 14…
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Luxembourg-backed telecom craft set for launch on reused Falcon 9 rocket
Read more →: Luxembourg-backed telecom craft set for launch on reused Falcon 9 rocketThe GovSat 1 satellite pictured at its Orbital ATK factory in Dulles, Virginia. Credit: GovSat A communications satellite…