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Bill Gates, Airbus and SoftBank invest in satellite video startup that wants to help us ‘see and understand the Earth live and unfiltered’
Read more →: Bill Gates, Airbus and SoftBank invest in satellite video startup that wants to help us ‘see and understand the Earth live and unfiltered’A graphic shows the preliminary design for satellites that Airbus is manufacturing for OneWeb. EarthNow plans to use…
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Sierra Nevada Corp. gears up to build a cargo spaceship – and a space station
Read more →: Sierra Nevada Corp. gears up to build a cargo spaceship – and a space stationSierra Nevada Corp.’s Dream Chaser atmospheric test vehicle is on display at the Space Symposium in Colorado Springs.…
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Acting NASA administrator’s parting words: Accept risk wisely, with ‘eyes wide open’
Read more →: Acting NASA administrator’s parting words: Accept risk wisely, with ‘eyes wide open’Acting NASA Administrator Robert Lightfoot is dwarfed by a chart showing Earth, the moon and Mars at the…
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Rocket Lab postpones first commercial launch after issue during fueling test
Read more →: Rocket Lab postpones first commercial launch after issue during fueling testRocket Lab’s third two-stage Electron rocket on its launch pad in New Zealand last week in advance of…
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Video: Falcon 9 stands at the launch pad
Read more →: Video: Falcon 9 stands at the launch padThe Falcon 9 rocket stands on launch complex 40 on 16 April as SpaceX prepares to launch NASA’s…
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Potential contamination not a concern for space station’s new lightning instrument
Read more →: Potential contamination not a concern for space station’s new lightning instrumentA view inside the Dragon spacecraft’s trunk, housing (clockwise from upper left) the Atmosphere-Space Interactions Monitor, the Materials…
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Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross lays out his plan to streamline space regulations
Read more →: Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross lays out his plan to streamline space regulationsCommerce Secretary Wilbur Ross appears on a giant video screen as he addresses the 34th Space Symposium in…
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SpaceX and NASA delay launch of TESS planet hunter to check guidance analysis
Read more →: SpaceX and NASA delay launch of TESS planet hunter to check guidance analysisAn artist’s conception shows the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite. (NASA Illustration) NASA and SpaceX say they’ll take more…
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SpaceX poised to launch planet-hunter
Read more →: SpaceX poised to launch planet-hunterSTORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION Artist’s concept of the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite. Credit: NASA SpaceX…
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Video: Mission officials brief reporters on TESS launch
Read more →: Video: Mission officials brief reporters on TESS launchOfficials from NASA, research institutions and companies involved in the development and launch of the Transiting Exoplanet…
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Falcon 9 launch timeline with TESS
Read more →: Falcon 9 launch timeline with TESSEDITOR’S NOTE: Updated April 18 with new launch date. SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket is set for liftoff from…
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White House readies new system for space traffic management, VP Mike Pence says
Read more →: White House readies new system for space traffic management, VP Mike Pence saysVice President Mike Pence addresses the Space Symposium in Colorado Springs. (Space Symposium via YouTube) COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.…