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Video: Missile alert satellite launches atop Atlas 5
Read more →: Video: Missile alert satellite launches atop Atlas 5The United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket, standing 189 feet tall and and weighing 720,000 pounds, unleashes 860,000…
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Photos: Another SBIRS soars atop Atlas 5
Read more →: Photos: Another SBIRS soars atop Atlas 5The Atlas 5 rocket lifted the SBIRS GEO Flight 3 missile warning sentinel into orbit, advancing space technology…
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Photos: First ULA mission of the year blasts off
Read more →: Photos: First ULA mission of the year blasts offMarking United Launch Alliance’s first rocket flight in 2017, beginning its year of national security and science-enabling missions,…
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What’s next for science and tech? Key posts are in limbo as Trump takes charge
Read more →: What’s next for science and tech? Key posts are in limbo as Trump takes chargeDonald Trump met with tech industry leaders including venture capitalist Peter Thiel and Apple CEO Tim Cook last…
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Tech shines as bright spot in Donald Trump’s dark inaugural speech
Read more →: Tech shines as bright spot in Donald Trump’s dark inaugural speechDonald Trump vows to “Make America Great Again” in his inaugural address. (Pool via YouTube) Donald Trump’s first address as…
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Volunteer crew begins an eight-month mission on Hawaii’s make-believe Mars
Read more →: Volunteer crew begins an eight-month mission on Hawaii’s make-believe MarsThe terrain surrounding the HI-SEAS habitat on Mauna Loa looks like Mars. (Univ. of Hawaii Photo) Six volunteers –…
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Photos: Atlas 5 rocket receives its payload for Jan. 19 launch
Read more →: Photos: Atlas 5 rocket receives its payload for Jan. 19 launchThe third Space Base Infrared Systems Geosynchronous Earth Orbit, or SBIRS GEO Flight 3, was hoisted atop the…
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Future of asteroid deflection mission to be decided soon
Read more →: Future of asteroid deflection mission to be decided soonArtist’s concept of the European-built AIM spacecraft, along with two proposed deployable CubeSats, observing the collision of NASA’s…
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Saturn’s shepherd moon Daphnis makes waves
Read more →: Saturn’s shepherd moon Daphnis makes wavesThe wavemaker moon, Daphnis, is featured in this view taken by the Cassini spacecraft Jan. 16. It is…
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Jeff Bezos gives a geeky boost to Blue Origin’s BE-4 rocket engine boost pump
Read more →: Jeff Bezos gives a geeky boost to Blue Origin’s BE-4 rocket engine boost pumpAn employee works on the BE-4 Ox Boost Pump prior to engine installation. (Blue Origin Photo via Jeff…
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Photos: Atlas 5 rolled out with SBIRS GEO Flight 3
Read more →: Photos: Atlas 5 rolled out with SBIRS GEO Flight 3The United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket was transfered from its assembly building to the pad at Cape…
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Launch failure probe prompts engine swap on Soyuz crew’s rocket
Read more →: Launch failure probe prompts engine swap on Soyuz crew’s rocketFile photo of a Soyuz rocket’s RD-0110 engine. Credit: Energia Russian engineers will replace rocket engines on two…