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Carrier jet with Pegasus rocket returning to California, postponing NASA satellite launch
Read more →: Carrier jet with Pegasus rocket returning to California, postponing NASA satellite launchEDITOR’S NOTE: Updated at 6 p.m. EDT (2200 GMT). The L-1011 carrier aircraft with Northrop Grumman’s air-dropped Pegasus…
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More signs of past — and possibly present — habitability of Mars
Read more →: More signs of past — and possibly present — habitability of MarsSTORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION Credit: NASA/GSFC NASA’s Mars Curiosity rover, slowly making its way up…
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Northrop Grumman completes Orbital ATK acquisition
Read more →: Northrop Grumman completes Orbital ATK acquisitionFile photo of an Antares rocket carrying a Cygnus spacecraft, developed by Orbital ATK to haul cargo to…
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Juno mission to Jupiter gets an update
Read more →: Juno mission to Jupiter gets an updateJupiter shows off its bands of clouds in an image captured during the Juno probe’s Perijove 13 encounter…
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How can you drink Champagne in zero-G? Winemaker builds a bottle to find out
Read more →: How can you drink Champagne in zero-G? Winemaker builds a bottle to find outA team sponsored by the Mumm Grand Cordon Stellar Project samples sparkling wine poured from a specially designed…
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NASA’s Curiosity rover tracks down organic molecules and methane on Mars
Read more →: NASA’s Curiosity rover tracks down organic molecules and methane on MarsNASA’s Curiosity rover snaps a self-portrait on Mars’ Vera Rubin Ridge in February. The rover used a camera…
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U.S.-Russian-German crew launched to space station
Read more →: U.S.-Russian-German crew launched to space stationSTORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION The Soyuz MS-09 spacecraft took off from Kazakhstan at 1112:39 GMT…
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Live coverage: Soyuz crew docks with International Space Station
Read more →: Live coverage: Soyuz crew docks with International Space StationLive coverage of the Expedition 56 mission on the International Space Station. Text updates will appear automatically below;…
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Video: Soyuz lifts off, beams down on-board camera views
Read more →: Video: Soyuz lifts off, beams down on-board camera viewsVideo credit: NASA TV A three-person crew heading for the International Space Station took off Wednesday from…
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An international trio heads for the space station after picture-perfect Soyuz launch
Read more →: An international trio heads for the space station after picture-perfect Soyuz launchA Russian Soyuz rocket rises from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, sending three spacefliers to the International Space…
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Pegasus rocket, NASA satellite head for launch base in Pacific
Read more →: Pegasus rocket, NASA satellite head for launch base in PacificThe Pegasus XL rocket, fastened underneath an L-1011 carrier plane, took off Wednesday from Vandenberg Air Force Base,…
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China launches meteorological satellite to benefit Belt and Road countries
Read more →: China launches meteorological satellite to benefit Belt and Road countriesXICHANG, June 5 (Xinhua) — China on Tuesday launched the new Fengyun-2H meteorological satellite to improve the accuracy…