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European oceanography satellite rides Russian rocket into orbit
Read more →: European oceanography satellite rides Russian rocket into orbitThe Sentinel 3A satellite lifted off at 1757:40 GMT (12:57:40 p.m. EST). Credit: ESA Soaring into the night…
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Live coverage: H-2A rocket delivers on 30th flight
Read more →: Live coverage: H-2A rocket delivers on 30th flightLive coverage of the countdown and launch of an H-2A rocket with the Astro-H X-ray astronomy mission. Text…
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Live coverage: European ocean survey satellite launches from Russia
Read more →: Live coverage: European ocean survey satellite launches from RussiaLive coverage of the countdown and launch of a Rockot launcher with Europe’s Sentinel 3A environmental monitoring satellite.…
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ViaSat trades in Falcon Heavy launch for Ariane 5
Read more →: ViaSat trades in Falcon Heavy launch for Ariane 5Artist’s concept of a Falcon Heavy rocket at launch pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.…
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Photos: Sentinel 3A prepared for liftoff
Read more →: Photos: Sentinel 3A prepared for liftoffEurope’s Sentinel 3A satellite, designed for real-time surveys of the world’s oceans, ice sheets, lakes and rivers, is…
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Satellite primed for launch to survey oceans, ice sheets
Read more →: Satellite primed for launch to survey oceans, ice sheetsArtist’s view of the launch of Sentinel 3A aboard a Russian Rockot vehicle. This illustration depicts the Rockot’s…
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China Releases Images Captured by Gaofen-4 Satellite
Read more →: China Releases Images Captured by Gaofen-4 SatelliteBEIJING, Feb. 3 (China Space News) — China released first images captured by the nation’s most sophisticated observation…
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Launch of Japanese X-ray observatory postponed
Read more →: Launch of Japanese X-ray observatory postponedGround crews prepare the Astro-H spacecraft for launch at the Tanegashima Space Center in Japan. Credit: JAXA The…
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Photos: More Delta 4 launch shots
Read more →: Photos: More Delta 4 launch shotsThe United Launch Alliance Delta 4 rocket blasts into the predawn skies at Vandenberg Air Force Base with…
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Gravitational waves detected, opening new era in astronomy
Read more →: Gravitational waves detected, opening new era in astronomySTORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION Artist’s concept of two merging black holes. Credit: NASA A century…
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Delta 4 goes against the grain to backwards orbit for spy bird
Read more →: Delta 4 goes against the grain to backwards orbit for spy birdSoaring in fine fashion before daybreak, a United Launch Alliance Delta 4 rocket maneuvered a new spy satellite…
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Video: Delta 4 launches before dawn from California
Read more →: Video: Delta 4 launches before dawn from CaliforniaA replay of the United Launch Alliance Delta 4 rocket launching on the NROL-45 satellite-deployment mission for the…