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Rocket Lab’s test launch carried two previously-unannounced passengers
Read more →: Rocket Lab’s test launch carried two previously-unannounced passengersRocket Lab founder and CEO Peter Beck poses with the Humanity Star satellite. Credit: Rocket Lab A propulsive…
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Software patch fixes station robot arm; Monday spacewalk repair called off
Read more →: Software patch fixes station robot arm; Monday spacewalk repair called offSTORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION File photo of an astronaut attached to the space…
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SpaceX schedules Feb. 6 target date for Falcon Heavy test launch
Read more →: SpaceX schedules Feb. 6 target date for Falcon Heavy test launchSpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket on Kennedy Space Center’s launch pad 39A. Credit: SpaceX SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket could…
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China launches fourth trio of Yaogan military satellites since September
Read more →: China launches fourth trio of Yaogan military satellites since SeptemberA Long March 2C rocket lifted off Thursday, Jan. 25, from the Xichang space center. Credit: Xinhua A…
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Falcon Heavy lowered at launch pad
Read more →: Falcon Heavy lowered at launch padThe SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket was lowered to the horizontal position at launch pad 39A on 27 January…
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Newly installed space station robot arm grapple fixture not operating properly
Read more →: Newly installed space station robot arm grapple fixture not operating properlySTORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION The grapple mechanism installed on one end of the space station’s…
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Video: Ariane 5 makes a smooth blastoff before mission runs into trouble
Read more →: Video: Ariane 5 makes a smooth blastoff before mission runs into troubleA 180-foot-tall (55-meter) Ariane 5 rocket climbed into space from French Guiana on Thursday evening, but the mission…
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Ariane 5 deploys two telecom satellites in orbit despite telemetry loss
Read more →: Ariane 5 deploys two telecom satellites in orbit despite telemetry lossEDITOR’S NOTE: Updated at 1300 GMT (8 a.m. EST) Jan. 26 with SES statement. An Ariane 5 rocket…
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Probe into off-target Ariane 5 launch begins, SES and Yahsat payloads healthy
Read more →: Probe into off-target Ariane 5 launch begins, SES and Yahsat payloads healthyAn Ariane 5 rocket climbs away from Kourou, French Guiana, with the SES 14 and Al Yah 3…
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China honors taikonauts as role models
Read more →: China honors taikonauts as role modelsChina honored a group of taikonauts with the title the “role models of our times” in Beijing on…
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Video: Arianespace chief Stephane Israel announces launch anomaly
Read more →: Video: Arianespace chief Stephane Israel announces launch anomalyArianespace chief executive Stephane Israel announced an anomaly occurred during Thursday’s flight of an Ariane 5 rocket from…
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NASA science instrument ready to study critical space weather boundary zone
Read more →: NASA science instrument ready to study critical space weather boundary zoneThe Airbus-built SES 14 communications satellite and the GOLD payload are readied for attachment to its Ariane 5…