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What a tool! Elon Musk shows off what SpaceX will use to build BFR spaceship
Read more →: What a tool! Elon Musk shows off what SpaceX will use to build BFR spaceshipTo build a big frickin’ spaceship, you need a big frickin’ rack to put it on. And SpaceX…
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Chinese bid farewell to space lab Tiangong-1
Read more →: Chinese bid farewell to space lab Tiangong-1As Tiangong-1 re-entered the Earth’s atmosphere on April 2, Chinese bid farewell to the experimental space lab, which…
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Photos: VSS Unity’s first powered test flight
Read more →: Photos: VSS Unity’s first powered test flightThese images captured by photographer Gene Blevins show Virgin Galactic’s second SpaceShipTwo space plane making its first rocket-powered…
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Saturn’s clouds run deep, rings may rain organics
Read more →: Saturn’s clouds run deep, rings may rain organicsArtist’s illustration of Saturn’s internal structure. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech Saturn’s clouds have roots deeper inside the planet’s atmosphere than…
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Rocket Lab preps for first commercial satellite launch
Read more →: Rocket Lab preps for first commercial satellite launchFile photo of a test-firing of Rocket Lab’s Rutherford engine. Credit: Rocket Lab Rocket Lab’s first full-up commercial…
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Video: SpaceShipTwo rocket plane soars on supersonic test flight
Read more →: Video: SpaceShipTwo rocket plane soars on supersonic test flightVirgin Galactic’s commercial SpaceShipTwo rocket plane made its highest and fastest flight to date Thursday, moving the company’s…
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Juno’s new gems focus on Jupiter’s Great Red Spot
Read more →: Juno’s new gems focus on Jupiter’s Great Red SpotA picture from NASA’s Juno orbiter highlights Jupiter’s Great Red Spot. (NASA / SwRI / MSSS / Seán…
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SpaceShipTwo goes supersonic in first powered flight since fatal breakup in 2014
Read more →: SpaceShipTwo goes supersonic in first powered flight since fatal breakup in 2014Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo rocket plane, christened VSS Unity, fires up its hybrid rocket motor for the first time.…
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Want to sponsor a race to the moon? XPRIZE resurrects lunar landing challenge
Read more →: Want to sponsor a race to the moon? XPRIZE resurrects lunar landing challengeMoon Express’ MX-1E settles on the lunar surface. (Moon Express Illustration) Less than a week after the $30…
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Virgin Galactic completes first rocket-powered test flight since 2014
Read more →: Virgin Galactic completes first rocket-powered test flight since 2014Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo vehicle fires its hybrid rocket motor on Thursday. Credit: MarsScientific.com & Trumbull Studios / Virgin…
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Live coverage: Ariane 5 lifts off on first flight since off-target launch
Read more →: Live coverage: Ariane 5 lifts off on first flight since off-target launchLive coverage of the countdown and launch of an Ariane 5 rocket with the DSN 1/Superbird 8 and…
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Ariane 5 returns to service with dual-satellite launch
Read more →: Ariane 5 returns to service with dual-satellite launchA European Ariane 5 rocket lifts off Thursday from French Guiana. Credit: ESA/CNES/Arianespace – Photo Optique Video du…