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Xi Extends Condolences Over Death of Chinese Rocket Expert
Read more →: Xi Extends Condolences Over Death of Chinese Rocket ExpertBEIJING, April 17 (Xinhua) — Chinese President Xi Jinping has offered condolences to the family of rocket scientist…
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Expandable room installed on space station
Read more →: Expandable room installed on space stationUpdated after BEAM installation. Credit: NASA/Tim Kopra The International Space Station’s robotic arm, under the control of engineers on…
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Delta 4-Heavy passes countdown rehearsal for upcoming NRO launch
Read more →: Delta 4-Heavy passes countdown rehearsal for upcoming NRO launchCAPE CANAVERAL — Successfully put through its countdown paces in a critical pre-flight test Thursday, America’s largest rocket…
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United Launch Alliance’s CEO weighs Blue Origin’s chances in multibillion-dollar rocket engine race
Read more →: United Launch Alliance’s CEO weighs Blue Origin’s chances in multibillion-dollar rocket engine raceUnited Launch Alliance’s president and CEO, Tory Bruno, talks with students during the 32nd Space Symposium in Colorado…
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Swiss company to build Vulcan fairings, composite structures
Read more →: Swiss company to build Vulcan fairings, composite structuresArtist’s concept of a Vulcan rocket with a 4-meter payload fairing made by Ruag Space. Credit: ULA United…
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Get your cycler to Mars: Buzz Aldrin lays out his plan to settle Red Planet in 2040
Read more →: Get your cycler to Mars: Buzz Aldrin lays out his plan to settle Red Planet in 2040Apollo 11 moonwalker Buzz Aldrin addresses the 32nd Space Symposium in Colorado Springs, Colo., with an Apollo-era picture…
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BeiDou Team Receive “You Bring Charm to the World Award’
Read more →: BeiDou Team Receive “You Bring Charm to the World Award’BEIJING, Apr. 14 (China Space News) — This year’s annual You Bring Charm to the World Awards, organized…
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New views of Falcon 9 landing from on-board SpaceX’s drone ship
Read more →: New views of Falcon 9 landing from on-board SpaceX’s drone shipSpaceX has released new photos of last week’s thrilling rocket landing aboard a floating drone ship in the…
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Russian billionaire devotes $100 million to star flight initiative
Read more →: Russian billionaire devotes $100 million to star flight initiativeSTORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION Entrepreneur Yuri Milner, holding up a prototype StarChip spacecraft he hopes…
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Flown Falcon 9 booster hoisted off landing platform
Read more →: Flown Falcon 9 booster hoisted off landing platformSpaceX rocket technicians offloaded the first stage of a Falcon 9 rocket from its landing platform Tuesday, beginning…
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Moon Village vs. Journey to Mars: Which space vision will the next president pick?
Read more →: Moon Village vs. Journey to Mars: Which space vision will the next president pick?An artist’s conception shows a permanent lunar base that’s part of the European Space Agency’s “Moon Village” vision.…
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Interview: Jeff Bezos lays out Blue Origin’s space vision, from tourism to off-planet heavy industry
Read more →: Interview: Jeff Bezos lays out Blue Origin’s space vision, from tourism to off-planet heavy industryBlue Origin and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos with GeekWire aerospace and science editor Alan Boyle at the 32nd…