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Photos: Falcon 9 on the eve of launch from Vandenberg
Read more →: Photos: Falcon 9 on the eve of launch from VandenbergSpaceX crews at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California rolled out a Falcon 9 rocket and lifted it…
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SpaceX fires up Falcon 9 rocket for weekend launch from Florida
Read more →: SpaceX fires up Falcon 9 rocket for weekend launch from FloridaEDITOR’S NOTE: Updated Feb. 22 with weather forecast. A view of the Falcon 9 rocket on Cape Canaveral’s…
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Falcon 9 launch timeline with Paz
Read more →: Falcon 9 launch timeline with PazEDITOR’S NOTE: Updated on Feb. 21 with launch delay. Follow the key events of the Falcon 9 rocket’s ascent…
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Boeing and Blue Origin CEOs listed among National Space Council’s advisers
Read more →: Boeing and Blue Origin CEOs listed among National Space Council’s advisersVice President Mike Pence delivers remarks at the National Space Council’s inaugural meeting, conducted last October at the…
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Test satellites for SpaceX’s broadband ‘megaconstellation’ set for launch
Read more →: Test satellites for SpaceX’s broadband ‘megaconstellation’ set for launchSpaceX plans to launch the first two satellites of a potential fleet of nearly 12,000 spacecraft Wednesday. Credit:…
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Planetary Resources asteroid venture misses fundraising target, forcing cutbacks
Read more →: Planetary Resources asteroid venture misses fundraising target, forcing cutbacksArtwork shows Planetary Resources’ Arkyd-6 spacecraft in orbit. (Planetary Resources Illustration) Planetary Resources, a Redmond, Wash.-based venture that…
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Saturn’s night side caught in “ringshine”
Read more →: Saturn’s night side caught in “ringshine”A patch of Saturn’s atmosphere was captured in this view from Cassini’s wide-angle camera on Sept. 14, 2017.…
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Asteroid miners might need a few good applied astronomers to show them the way
Read more →: Asteroid miners might need a few good applied astronomers to show them the wayAn artist’s conception shows a long-range view of mining robots working on an asteroid. (Planetary Resources Illustration) AUSTIN,…
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Photos: Russian cargo freighter blasts off from snow-covered launch pad
Read more →: Photos: Russian cargo freighter blasts off from snow-covered launch padA Russian Progress supply ship launched Tuesday from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, firing into orbit from a…
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What if scientists find signs of alien life? Experiment suggests we won’t freak out
Read more →: What if scientists find signs of alien life? Experiment suggests we won’t freak outAn artist’s conception shows the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite, or TESS, monitoring a distant star and its planets.…
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Spacewalking astronauts complete robot arm work
Read more →: Spacewalking astronauts complete robot arm workSTORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION Credit: NASA TV Astronaut Mark Vande Hei and Japanese crewmate Norishige…
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Live coverage: Falcon 9 rocket lifts off with three satellites
Read more →: Live coverage: Falcon 9 rocket lifts off with three satellitesLive coverage of the countdown and launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base…