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Chinese Satellite Conducts Groundbreaking Space Science Experiments
Read more →: Chinese Satellite Conducts Groundbreaking Space Science ExperimentsBEIJING, Apr. 12 (China Space News) — A Chinese scientific research satellite has been conducting a series of…
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Orbital ATK eyes Kennedy Space Center as home of potential new launcher
Read more →: Orbital ATK eyes Kennedy Space Center as home of potential new launcherFile photo of the Vehicle Assembly Building with a crawler-transporter in the foreground. Credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett NASA announced…
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Cluster of satellites meets Soyuz launcher in French Guiana
Read more →: Cluster of satellites meets Soyuz launcher in French GuianaThe three-stage Soyuz rocket rolled out to its launch pad in French Guiana on Tuesday, three days before…
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Florida factory to mass-produce satellites at record pace
Read more →: Florida factory to mass-produce satellites at record paceArtist’s concept of the OneWeb factory at Exploration Park, Florida. Credit: OneWeb OneWeb officials Tuesday unveiled plans for…
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An engine for Mars: Aerojet wins $67M NASA contract for solar electric propulsion
Read more →: An engine for Mars: Aerojet wins $67M NASA contract for solar electric propulsionA prototype 13-kilowatt Hall thruster fires during testing at NASA’s Glenn Research Center. The prototype demonstrated the technology…
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SpaceX Falcon booster comes full circle to Cape Canaveral after landing at sea
Read more →: SpaceX Falcon booster comes full circle to Cape Canaveral after landing at seaSpaceX’s Falcon 9 first-stage booster makes its way back to the company’s processing facility in Florida after its…
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Tech entrepreneur Naveen Jain fleshes out plans for BlueDot innovation factory
Read more →: Tech entrepreneur Naveen Jain fleshes out plans for BlueDot innovation factoryEntrepreneur Naveen Jain takes a zero-G airplane flight. (Credit: Naveen Jain / Zero Gravity Corp. via Twitter) Naveen…
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Tiangong-2 Space Lab Completes Assembly
Read more →: Tiangong-2 Space Lab Completes AssemblyBEIJING, Apr. 18 (China Space News) — According to China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation, assembly of the…
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Door now open to launch educational hitchhikers on Atlas 5 rockets for free
Read more →: Door now open to launch educational hitchhikers on Atlas 5 rockets for freeCAPE CANAVERAL — United Launch Alliance has begun accepting applications from colleges and universities across the U.S. to…
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Attitude control failures led to break-up of Japanese astronomy satellite
Read more →: Attitude control failures led to break-up of Japanese astronomy satelliteArtist’s concept of Japan’s Hitomi satellite. Credit: JAXA/Akihiro Ikeshita Japan’s Hitomi X-ray observatory was beset by a series…
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Chinese space lab back on Earth after groundbreaking embryo experiment
Read more →: Chinese space lab back on Earth after groundbreaking embryo experimentChinese technicians greet the Shijian 10 landing module after its touchdown Monday in the Inner Mongolia region. Credit:…
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Nigerian President Visited CASC
Read more →: Nigerian President Visited CASCBEIJING, Apr. 18 (China Space News) — Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari visited China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation(CASC)…