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Video: Apollo 1 tribute opens at the Kennedy Space Center
Read more →: Video: Apollo 1 tribute opens at the Kennedy Space CenterOn the 50th anniversary of the launch pad fire that killed the Apollo 1 astronauts, an immersive exhibit…
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SpaceX adds a big new lab to its satellite development operation in Seattle area
Read more →: SpaceX adds a big new lab to its satellite development operation in Seattle areaSpaceX has leased Building 117 at Redmond Ridge Corporate Center, which has 40,625 square feet of space. (Sierra…
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Live coverage: Arianespace declares success on first flight of the year
Read more →: Live coverage: Arianespace declares success on first flight of the yearLive coverage of the countdown and launch of a Soyuz rocket from French Guiana with the Hispasat 36W-1…
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Following Trump’s lead, Pentagon orders reviews of Air Force One, F-35 fighter jets
Read more →: Following Trump’s lead, Pentagon orders reviews of Air Force One, F-35 fighter jetsThe current Air Force One planes were built more than a quarter-century ago. (White House Photo) President Donald…
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Apollo 1 tragedy remembered 50 years later
Read more →: Apollo 1 tragedy remembered 50 years laterSTORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION Gus Grissom, Ed White and Roger Chaffee, pose in front of…
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Photos: Commercial telecom satellite mounted for launch on Soyuz rocket
Read more →: Photos: Commercial telecom satellite mounted for launch on Soyuz rocketA new satellite design will debut with Friday’s launch of a Russian-built Soyuz rocket from French Guiana on…
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China sets November launch for lunar sample return mission
Read more →: China sets November launch for lunar sample return missionFile photo of the moon seen from the International Space Station. Credit: NASA China plans to launch a…
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NASA resumes JWST vibration testing
Read more →: NASA resumes JWST vibration testingA clean tent is lowered over the James Webb Space Telescope, with its wings folded back in launch…
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Touchscreen gloves? Zippered helmets? Boeing reboots the spacesuit for Starliner
Read more →: Touchscreen gloves? Zippered helmets? Boeing reboots the spacesuit for StarlinerBoeing’s Chris Ferguson, a former astronaut, models the Starliner spacesuit. (Boeing via YouTube) The spacesuit designed for astronauts…
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Jumping Jupiter! What a view from Juno!
Read more →: Jumping Jupiter! What a view from Juno!The JunoCam imager on NASA’s Juno probe snapped this shot of Jupiter’s northern latitudes on Dec. 11, 2016, as…
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Japan puts its first military communications satellite into orbit
Read more →: Japan puts its first military communications satellite into orbitThe H-2A rocket’s four solid rocket boosters and LE-7A main engine are seen firing seconds after liftoff Tuesday.…
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Google Lunar X Prize clears five teams for moon race and pays out $1 million
Read more →: Google Lunar X Prize clears five teams for moon race and pays out $1 millionAn artist’s conception shows SpaceIL’s lander on the moon. (SpaceIL Illustration) The organizers of the Google Lunar X…