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Launch of NASA ionospheric probe delayed to examine rocket issue
Read more →: Launch of NASA ionospheric probe delayed to examine rocket issueThe second and third stages of the Orbital ATK Pegasus XL rocket are offloaded from a transport vehicle…
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Richard Gordon, Gemini and Apollo astronaut, dies at 88
Read more →: Richard Gordon, Gemini and Apollo astronaut, dies at 88Dick Gordon is photographed during a debriefing in the quarantine van aboard the USS Hornet, following the end…
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Antares rocket rolled to Virginia launch pad for station cargo run
Read more →: Antares rocket rolled to Virginia launch pad for station cargo runAn Antares rocket rolls out to pad 0A at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia on Thursday morning.…
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Photos: Vega rocket lifts off with Moroccan satellite
Read more →: Photos: Vega rocket lifts off with Moroccan satelliteA European Vega rocket took off Tuesday from a tropical launch pad in South America with Mohammed VI-A,…
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Engine for upgraded Falcon 9 rocket explodes on test stand
Read more →: Engine for upgraded Falcon 9 rocket explodes on test standFile photo of a Merlin engine on a test stand in McGregor, Texas. Credit: SpaceX A Merlin engine…
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Photos: Rollout of Orbital ATK’s Antares rocket
Read more →: Photos: Rollout of Orbital ATK’s Antares rocketRiding a self-propelled transporter, an Orbital ATK Antares rocket rolled out to it launch pad Thursday on Virginia’s…
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Morocco’s first high-resolution surveillance satellite launched aboard Vega rocket
Read more →: Morocco’s first high-resolution surveillance satellite launched aboard Vega rocketCredit: ESA/CNES/Arianespace – Photo Optique Video du CSG – P. Piron A reconnaissance satellite built in secrecy in…
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China, France Plan to Launch First Joint Oceanic Satellite in 2018
Read more →: China, France Plan to Launch First Joint Oceanic Satellite in 2018BEIJING, Oct. 30 (China Space News) — The first satellite jointly developed by the Chinese and French space…
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Xi Jinping Thought Approved for Party Constitution
Read more →: Xi Jinping Thought Approved for Party ConstitutionBEIJING, Nov. 1 (China Space News) — The 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China approved…
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Live coverage: Arianespace launches its 10th mission of the year
Read more →: Live coverage: Arianespace launches its 10th mission of the yearLive coverage of the countdown and launch of a Vega rocket with the Mohammed VI-A reconnaissance satellite for…
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Battery changeout delays weather satellite launch from California
Read more →: Battery changeout delays weather satellite launch from CaliforniaThe JPSS 1 satellite, closed inside a transport container, arrived at the Delta 2 launch pad at Vandenberg…
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Photos from last week’s Falcon 9 launch with Koreasat 5A
Read more →: Photos from last week’s Falcon 9 launch with Koreasat 5ALook back on the Oct. 30 launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with this gallery of photos…