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Eutelsat, Intelsat spacecraft deployed by Ariane 5
Read more →: Eutelsat, Intelsat spacecraft deployed by Ariane 5The Ariane 5 rocket lifted off at 2034 GMT (4:34 p.m. EDT) after a brief hold in the…
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Live coverage: Ariane 5 rocket launches TV broadcast satellites
Read more →: Live coverage: Ariane 5 rocket launches TV broadcast satellitesLive coverage of the countdown and launch of an Ariane 5 rocket with the Eutelsat 8 West B…
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Photos: Ariane 5 ready to fly
Read more →: Photos: Ariane 5 ready to flyCheck out photos of Europe’s Ariane 5 launcher in the starting blocks at its tropical spaceport awaiting liftoff…
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NASA probe makes last visit to Saturn’s moon Dione
Read more →: NASA probe makes last visit to Saturn’s moon DioneThe Cassini spacecraft snapped this view of Dione backdropped by Saturn on Monday. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute Scientists…
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Heavy cargo mounted atop Atlas 5 rocket for upcoming launch
Read more →: Heavy cargo mounted atop Atlas 5 rocket for upcoming launchFile photo. Credit: ULA CAPE CANAVERAL — Hoisting a 15,000-pound satellite atop an Atlas 5 rocket today, United…
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Live coverage: Japanese cargo craft arrives at space station
Read more →: Live coverage: Japanese cargo craft arrives at space stationLive coverage of the countdown and launch of an H-2B rocket and Japan’s fifth H-2 Transfer Vehicle on…
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Photos: Water tanks removed from space shuttle for new use
Read more →: Photos: Water tanks removed from space shuttle for new useFrom deep inside the retired space shuttle Endeavour, technicians today extracted the crew module’s water retention tanks that…
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Ariane 5 rolled out for fourth launch of the year
Read more →: Ariane 5 rolled out for fourth launch of the yearAn Ariane 5 rocket reaches the ELA-3 launch zone in Kourou, French Guiana, during rollout Wednesday. Credit: ESA/CNES/Arianespace…
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H-2B rocket launch sends supply shipment to space station
Read more →: H-2B rocket launch sends supply shipment to space stationA cache of critical cargo stowed inside a solar-powered Japanese resupply freighter is speeding toward a rendezvous with…
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Orbital ATK receives orders for two more ISS cargo flights
Read more →: Orbital ATK receives orders for two more ISS cargo flightsThe Italian-built pressurized cargo module for Orbital ATK’s next resupply mission to the International Space Station arrived at…
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Launcher contracts signify shift in Europe’s rocket industry
Read more →: Launcher contracts signify shift in Europe’s rocket industryArtist’s concepts of the Vega C (left) and Ariane 6 (right) rockets. Credit: ESA–J. Huart and D. Ducros,…
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Japanese rocket ready to launch supplies to space station
Read more →: Japanese rocket ready to launch supplies to space stationJapan’s H-2B rocket rolled out to the launch pad at the Tanegashima Space Center on Wednesday for final…