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China Launches Electromagnetic Satellite to Study Earthquake Precursors
Read more →: China Launches Electromagnetic Satellite to Study Earthquake PrecursorsJIUQUAN, Feb. 2 (China Space News) — China on Friday launched its first seismo-electromagnetic satellite to study seismic…
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China’s First X-ray Space Telescope Put into Service after In-orbit Tests
Read more →: China’s First X-ray Space Telescope Put into Service after In-orbit TestsBEIJING, Feb. 3 (China Space News) — China’s first X-ray astronomical satellite, launched in June last year, is…
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Watch ‘Starman’ drift: SpaceX’s Tesla reaches the ultimate cruising altitude and rides off into space
Read more →: Watch ‘Starman’ drift: SpaceX’s Tesla reaches the ultimate cruising altitude and rides off into spaceSpaceX’s Starman, drifting in a Tesla Roadster, has an incredible view of Earth on Tuesday. (SpaceX Image via…
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Internet users – including Donald Trump – are over the moon about SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket
Read more →: Internet users – including Donald Trump – are over the moon about SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocketSpaceX employees cheer at the company’s headquarters in Hawthorne, Calif., after the successful launch of the first Falcon…
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Time for SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket to fly: Watch live video of the final countdown
Read more →: Time for SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket to fly: Watch live video of the final countdownCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The maiden launch of SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket is arguably the biggest thing to…
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Launch timeline for Falcon Heavy’s maiden flight
Read more →: Launch timeline for Falcon Heavy’s maiden flightSpaceX’s first Falcon Heavy rocket is set for liftoff Tuesday from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, and…
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SpaceX launches its Falcon Heavy rocket for first time, putting a sports car (and Starman) in space
Read more →: SpaceX launches its Falcon Heavy rocket for first time, putting a sports car (and Starman) in spaceSpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket lifts off from its launch pad at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. (GeekWire…
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Elon Musk marvels at Falcon Heavy’s triumph, looks ahead to bigger rocket
Read more →: Elon Musk marvels at Falcon Heavy’s triumph, looks ahead to bigger rocketSpaceX CEO Elon Musk meets the press at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. (GeekWire Photo / Alan Boyle) CAPE…
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Video: Falcon Heavy blasts off, boosters land at Cape Canaveral
Read more →: Video: Falcon Heavy blasts off, boosters land at Cape CanaveralSpaceX’s new Falcon Heavy rocket successfully soared into orbit Tuesday, and its two strap-on boosters came back to…
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First Falcon Heavy launch blends SpaceX style, raw power and the unknown
Read more →: First Falcon Heavy launch blends SpaceX style, raw power and the unknownSpaceX’s first Falcon Heavy rocket at pad 39A. Credit: SpaceX The electric sports car shrouded inside the nose…
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Elon Musk explains why SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket is risky – and revolutionary
Read more →: Elon Musk explains why SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket is risky – and revolutionaryThe Falcon Heavy rocket’s side-booster separation procedure is one of the riskiest parts of the ascent. (SpaceX via…
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Jeff Bezos wishes SpaceX ‘best of luck’ with Falcon Heavy – and Elon Musk replies with a smooch
Read more →: Jeff Bezos wishes SpaceX ‘best of luck’ with Falcon Heavy – and Elon Musk replies with a smoochAmazon billionaire Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin venture is getting ready for launch. (Blue Origin Photo) All eyes are…