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SpaceX delays launch due to weather
Read more →: SpaceX delays launch due to weatherA SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket stands at Vandenberg Air Force Base before its launch in January 2016 to…
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Arianespace nets two commercial launch contracts
Read more →: Arianespace nets two commercial launch contractsFile photo of an Ariane 5 rocket on its launch pad at the Guiana Space Center in Kourou,…
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Happy 75th birthday, Stephen Hawking! Here’s a stratospheric balloon tribute
Read more →: Happy 75th birthday, Stephen Hawking! Here’s a stratospheric balloon tributeParty balloons and a spacey view: Not a bad way to mark Stephen Hawking’s birthday. (NEAR via YouTube)…
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Astronauts set for Friday spacewalk
Read more →: Astronauts set for Friday spacewalkSTORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION Two astronauts plan to venture outside the International Space Station Friday,…
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Video: Expedition 50 spacewalk highlights
Read more →: Video: Expedition 50 spacewalk highlightsVideo highlight reel of Expedition 50 commander Shane Kimbrough and flight engineer Peggy Whitson conducting six-hour 32-minute spacewalk…
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There’s no place like home: New image shows Earth and moon from Mars orbiter
Read more →: There’s no place like home: New image shows Earth and moon from Mars orbiterThe Earth and moon as seen from Mars. (NASA/JPL-Caltech/Univ. of Arizona Photo) There’s a lot of talk in…
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Spacewalkers continue station battery refresh with EVA
Read more →: Spacewalkers continue station battery refresh with EVASTORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION Credit: @Thom_astro Two spacewalking astronauts working outside the International Space Station…
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Video: Narrated preview of Jan. 6 spacewalk
Read more →: Video: Narrated preview of Jan. 6 spacewalkThis is a narrated animation previewing the steps and activities to be performed by the International Space Station…
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Engine hotfire test completed for SpaceX’s first launch since explosion
Read more →: Engine hotfire test completed for SpaceX’s first launch since explosionFile photo of a Falcon 9 rocket on the launch pad at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. Credit:…
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FAA signs off on SpaceX mishap investigation
Read more →: FAA signs off on SpaceX mishap investigationCredit: US Launch Report The Federal Aviation Administration has granted a launch license for SpaceX’s deployment of 10…
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FAA closes the case on SpaceX’s rocket explosion and OKs Falcon 9 satellite launch
Read more →: FAA closes the case on SpaceX’s rocket explosion and OKs Falcon 9 satellite launchA closeup shows the fairing of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket that was launched from Vandenberg Air Force…
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Video: NASA officials preview space station battery replacement spacewalks
Read more →: Video: NASA officials preview space station battery replacement spacewalksFrom the Johnson Space Center in Houston, officials from NASA brief reporters on two upcoming spacewalks outside the…