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CubeSats set to ride on Rocket Lab’s first commercial launch
Read more →: CubeSats set to ride on Rocket Lab’s first commercial launchRocket Lab’s Electron rocket is set for liftoff from New Zealand on Friday. Credit: Rocket Lab Five small…
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Live coverage: Rocket Lab launch attempt scrubbed
Read more →: Live coverage: Rocket Lab launch attempt scrubbedLive coverage of the countdown and launch of a Rocket Lab Electron rocket from Launch Complex 1 on…
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SpaceX wins $130 million Air Force launch contract, marking a first for Falcon Heavy
Read more →: SpaceX wins $130 million Air Force launch contract, marking a first for Falcon HeavyAn automated camera documents the Falcon Heavy rocket’s first ascent from Kennedy Space Center in February with SpaceX’s…
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Growing dust storm encircles Mars, rover remains silent
Read more →: Growing dust storm encircles Mars, rover remains silentA self-portrait taken by NASA’s Curiosity rover taken June 15. A Martian dust storm has reduced sunlight and…
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NASA puts out the call for partners to build the first piece of Gateway space station
Read more →: NASA puts out the call for partners to build the first piece of Gateway space stationAn artist’s conception shows a spacecraft that incorporates a solar electric propulsion system. (NASA Illustration) NASA has laid…
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Japan’s Hayabusa 2 probe closes in on asteroid Ryugu – and captures close-ups
Read more →: Japan’s Hayabusa 2 probe closes in on asteroid Ryugu – and captures close-upsA series of pictures from Japan’s Hayabusa 2 probe shows views of the asteroid Ryugu during the spacecraft’s…
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White House lays out updated plan for detecting (and deflecting) killer asteroids
Read more →: White House lays out updated plan for detecting (and deflecting) killer asteroidsNASA is planning missions to study how to divert a threatening asteroid, including an experiment known as DART,…
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Asteroid Ryugu revealed by approaching Japanese spacecraft
Read more →: Asteroid Ryugu revealed by approaching Japanese spacecraftEDITOR’S NOTE: Updated June 21 with new images. These views of asteroid Ryugu were taken June 18 through…
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Government study looks to improve planning for possible asteroid impact
Read more →: Government study looks to improve planning for possible asteroid impactSTORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION This image, taken in 2015, shows Earth as seen by NASA’s…
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Stamps and Blue Origin toys pay tribute to Sally Ride, 35 years after space milestone
Read more →: Stamps and Blue Origin toys pay tribute to Sally Ride, 35 years after space milestoneThe first American woman in space, Sally Ride, is the subject of serious and playful memorials today, 35…
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President Trump directs Pentagon to create ‘separate but equal’ Space Force
Read more →: President Trump directs Pentagon to create ‘separate but equal’ Space ForcePresident Donald Trump speaks at a White House meeting of the National Space Council, with Vice President Mike…
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Trump calls for establishment of U.S. “space force”
Read more →: Trump calls for establishment of U.S. “space force”President Donald Trump, joined by Vice President Mike Pence, delivered remarks at Monday’s meeting of the National Space…