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Support strut probable cause of Falcon 9 failure
Read more →: Support strut probable cause of Falcon 9 failureUpdated at 9 p.m. EDT with SpaceX statement A faulty support strut inside the Falcon 9 rocket’s second…
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Preview: Enhanced rocket engine to power Delta 4 first stage Wednesday
Read more →: Preview: Enhanced rocket engine to power Delta 4 first stage WednesdayCredit: ULA CAPE CANAVERAL — Using a new, uprated main engine for the first time on a rocket…
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Photos: Ariane 5 rocket blazes into orbit
Read more →: Photos: Ariane 5 rocket blazes into orbitA powerful Ariane 5 rocket soared into space with a European weather satellite and Brazilian telecom platform this…
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Photos: WGS 7 readied for launch
Read more →: Photos: WGS 7 readied for launchThis collection of photographs shows the Air Force’s Wideband Global SATCOM communications satellite No. 7 being encapsulated in…
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Fly over Pluto’s newly-explored surfaces
Read more →: Fly over Pluto’s newly-explored surfacesUsing three images beamed back to Earth from the New Horizons spacecraft’s long-range camera, scientists created this jaw-dropping…
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Scientists find signs of potential geysers on Pluto
Read more →: Scientists find signs of potential geysers on PlutoThis week’s New Horizons flyby of Pluto revealed unexpected terrain, such as these blocky patches of ice at…
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Weather satellite, Brazilian payload launched on Ariane 5
Read more →: Weather satellite, Brazilian payload launched on Ariane 5Credit: ESA/CNES/Arianespace – Optique Video du CSG – S. Martin A new spin-stabilized European weather observatory hitched a…
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Scientists share first close-up snapshot of Charon
Read more →: Scientists share first close-up snapshot of CharonThe view of Charon in the inset of this image was taken by New Horizons’ LORRI camera around…
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Photos: Atlas 5 rocket soars
Read more →: Photos: Atlas 5 rocket soarsA collection of pad photos from the United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket flight to deploy the GPS…
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Live coverage: Two satellites blast off on Ariane 5
Read more →: Live coverage: Two satellites blast off on Ariane 5Live coverage of the countdown and launch of an Ariane 5 rocket with the Star One C4 communications…
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Scientists thrilled with mountains on Pluto, chasms on Charon
Read more →: Scientists thrilled with mountains on Pluto, chasms on CharonSTORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION A snapshot of Pluto shows fresh deposits of water ice bedrock…
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Recap story: Atlas 5 delivers GPS satellite 11,000 miles up
Read more →: Recap story: Atlas 5 delivers GPS satellite 11,000 miles upCAPE CANAVERAL — The ubiquitous Global Positioning System that ties the space program to everyday life on Earth,…