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Live coverage: Ariane 5 lifts off from French Guiana
Read more →: Live coverage: Ariane 5 lifts off from French GuianaLive coverage of the countdown and launch of an Ariane 5 rocket with the SES 14 and Al…
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Falcon Heavy hot fire as seen from Kennedy Space Center Press Site
Read more →: Falcon Heavy hot fire as seen from Kennedy Space Center Press SiteThe Falcon Heavy engine test firing at launch pad 39A as seen from the Kennedy Space Center Press…
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Organizers confirm no teams will win Google Lunar X Prize
Read more →: Organizers confirm no teams will win Google Lunar X PrizeArtist’s concept of a privately-developed lunar lander designed by the Israeli team SpaceIL. Credit: SpaceIL None of the…
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ULA announces takeover of commercial Atlas 5 launch sales
Read more →: ULA announces takeover of commercial Atlas 5 launch salesFile photo of an Atlas 5 launch from Cape Canaveral. Credit: ULA United Launch Alliance announced Monday that…
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Watch the Falcon Heavy roar to life
Read more →: Watch the Falcon Heavy roar to lifeSpaceX ignited the engines of its Falcon Heavy at 12:30pm on 24 January as it prepares for the…
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Hold-down firing nudges Falcon Heavy rocket closer to first liftoff
Read more →: Hold-down firing nudges Falcon Heavy rocket closer to first liftoffSpaceX’s first Falcon Heavy rocket fired up 27 main engines Wednesday on launch pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy…
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Build-up of Ariane 5 rocket complete for launch Thursday
Read more →: Build-up of Ariane 5 rocket complete for launch ThursdayThe Airbus-built SES 14 communications satellite is readied for attachment to its Ariane 5 rocket. Credit: ESA/CNES/Arianespace –…
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Spacewalkers complete repairs to station robotic arm
Read more →: Spacewalkers complete repairs to station robotic armEDITOR’S NOTE: Updated at 3 p.m. EST (2000 GMT) after the end of EVA. STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS &…
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China to select astronauts for its space station
Read more →: China to select astronauts for its space stationChina will begin selection for the next generation of astronauts who will train to work on the country’s…
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China’s “Micius” completes intercontinental quantum key distribution
Read more →: China’s “Micius” completes intercontinental quantum key distributionChina’s quantum satellite “Micius” has allowed scientists to achieve quantum key distribution between China and Austria, laying a…
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China Exclusive: Ground Control to Yang Liwei: recalling China’s first manned space mission
Read more →: China Exclusive: Ground Control to Yang Liwei: recalling China’s first manned space missionYang Liwei felt everything vibrating violently. Experiencing acceleration of gravity at 8G, he thought his body was about…
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China Launches 2 Remote Sensing Satellites, 4 Small Satellites
Read more →: China Launches 2 Remote Sensing Satellites, 4 Small SatellitesJIUQUAN, Jan. 19 (China Space News) — China launched two high-resolution optical remote sensing satellites into a preset…