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Photos: Atlas 5 rocket transferred to launch pad in Florida
Read more →: Photos: Atlas 5 rocket transferred to launch pad in FloridaEDITOR’S NOTE: Updated with rollout photos. The Atlas 5 rocket set for launch with the U.S. Air Force’s…
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50 years after Apollo moonshots, will rivalry with China spark a new space race?
Read more →: 50 years after Apollo moonshots, will rivalry with China spark a new space race?NASA astronaut Harrison Schmitt stands next to the U.S. flag on the moon with Earth hanging in the…
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Soyuz failure probe narrows focus on collision at booster separation
Read more →: Soyuz failure probe narrows focus on collision at booster separationVeteran cosmonaut Sergei Krikalev, head of Roscosmos human spaceflight programs, speaks to the press Friday in Moscow. Credit:…
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Chandra X-ray telescope experiences a glitch; Hubble troubleshooting continues
Read more →: Chandra X-ray telescope experiences a glitch; Hubble troubleshooting continuesAn artist’s conception shows the Chandra X-ray Observatory. (NASA / CXC / SAO Illustration) Even as experts worked…
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Safety panel says much work left to do before commercial crew ships fly
Read more →: Safety panel says much work left to do before commercial crew ships flyA test model of SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft descends under four main parachutes over Naval Air Facility El…
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Multiple replays of the Soyuz launch and abort
Read more →: Multiple replays of the Soyuz launch and abortReplays from cameras at the Baikonur Cosmodrome capture the launch of a Soyuz booster from different angles. The…
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Two satellites with secretive missions launched by China
Read more →: Two satellites with secretive missions launched by ChinaA Long March 2C rocket lifted off Tuesday with two Yaogan 32 military satellites. Credit: Xinhua Two Chinese…
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Review: ‘First Man’ and ‘The First’ focus on the moon, on Mars … and on families
Read more →: Review: ‘First Man’ and ‘The First’ focus on the moon, on Mars … and on familiesRyan Gosling plays the role of NASA astronaut Neil Armstrong in “First Man.” (Universal Pictures Photo) Two big-name…
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Paul Allen’s giant Stratolaunch plane gets closer to first flight with 80 mph taxi test
Read more →: Paul Allen’s giant Stratolaunch plane gets closer to first flight with 80 mph taxi testMountains loom in the distance as Stratolaunch Systems’ twin-fuselage airplane is taken out for testing at California’s Mojave…
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Watch a replay of the Soyuz launch and abort
Read more →: Watch a replay of the Soyuz launch and abortWatch as Russian cosmonaut Alexey Ovchinin and NASA astronaut Nick Hague launch aboard a Soyuz rocket bound for…
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Soyuz crew lands safely after emergency launch abort
Read more →: Soyuz crew lands safely after emergency launch abortSTORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION A Soyuz rocket lifts off with the Soyuz MS-10 spacecraft Thursday.…
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Russian rocket malfunctions during launch to space station; crew makes safe landing
Read more →: Russian rocket malfunctions during launch to space station; crew makes safe landingAn American and a Russian spaceflier are in good shape after they were forced to abort their trip…