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Photos: Gantry rolled back to reveal Atlas 5 rocket for launch
Read more →: Photos: Gantry rolled back to reveal Atlas 5 rocket for launchThe mobile service tower retracts from the Atlas 5 rocket, revealing the 197-foot-tall vehicle for liftoff from Vandenberg…
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OSIRIS-REx asteroid mission receives gravitational boost from planet Earth
Read more →: OSIRIS-REx asteroid mission receives gravitational boost from planet EarthEDITOR’S NOTE: Updated at 4:30 p.m. EDT (2030 GMT) after flyby. Artist’s concept of the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft flying by…
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China’s Tianzhou 1 supply vehicle re-enters atmosphere
Read more →: China’s Tianzhou 1 supply vehicle re-enters atmosphereArtist’s concept of the Tianzhou 1 spacecraft. Credit: China Manned Space Engineering Office The Chinese Tianzhou 1 resupply…
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Replenishment satellite launched into Russia’s Glonass navigation fleet
Read more →: Replenishment satellite launched into Russia’s Glonass navigation fleetA Soyuz rocket added a new satellite to Russia’s Glonass navigation network Friday with an on-target delivery nearly…
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Scientists firm up flyby plan for New Horizons’s next destination
Read more →: Scientists firm up flyby plan for New Horizons’s next destinationArtist’s illustration of the New Horizons spacecraft communicating with Earth. Credit: NASA Now more than two years outbound…
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BeiDou Navigation to Cover Belt and Road Countries by 2018
Read more →: BeiDou Navigation to Cover Belt and Road Countries by 2018BEIJING, Sept. 15 (China Space News) — China’s home-grown BeiDou Navigation Satellite System will cover countries and regions…
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China’s Cargo Spacecraft Completes Third in-orbit Refueling
Read more →: China’s Cargo Spacecraft Completes Third in-orbit RefuelingBEIJING, Sept. 16 (China Space News) — China’s Tianzhou-1 cargo spacecraft and Tiangong-2 space lab completed their third…
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Six firm launch contracts booked with Arianespace
Read more →: Six firm launch contracts booked with ArianespaceArtist’s illustration of the Ariane 62 rocket. Credit: ESA–David Ducros, 2016 Arianespace has received its first two confirmed…
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Japan’s MHI wins deal to launch satellite for Inmarsat
Read more →: Japan’s MHI wins deal to launch satellite for InmarsatThe Inmarsat 6 F1 satellite will launch in 2020 on an H-2A rocket fitted with four solid rocket…
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Northrop Grumman to purchase Orbital ATK for $9.2 billion
Read more →: Northrop Grumman to purchase Orbital ATK for $9.2 billionAn Orbital ATK Antares rocket readies for launch to the International Space Station in this October 2016 file…
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Preview: ULA milestone launch for National Reconnaissance Office set
Read more →: Preview: ULA milestone launch for National Reconnaissance Office setPatches of the 25 NRO missions, including this week’s upcoming launch, that have been entrusted to ULA rockets.…
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Dragon capsule splashes down in Pacific with space station cargo
Read more →: Dragon capsule splashes down in Pacific with space station cargoSpaceX’s Dragon cargo capsule departed the space station early Sunday. This view of Dragon was captured by a…