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China’s Test Spacecraft Simulates Orbital Docking
Read more →: China’s Test Spacecraft Simulates Orbital DockingBEIJING, March 8 (Xinhua) — China has run tests close to the moon simulating an unmanned docking procedure…
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Photos: Atlas 5 rollout
Read more →: Photos: Atlas 5 rolloutThe United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket was rolled out to the launch pad at Cape Canaveral’s Complex…
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Powerful solid rocket motor fired in Utah
Read more →: Powerful solid rocket motor fired in UtahA five-segment solid rocket booster fires in Utah on Wednesday. Credit: Orbital ATK A solid-fueled rocket booster fired…
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Atlas 5 rolled to the pad for Thursday night’s liftoff
Read more →: Atlas 5 rolled to the pad for Thursday night’s liftoffCAPE CANAVERAL — Riding the rails to the launch pad Wednesday morning, the Atlas 5 rocket was rolled…
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Chinese HD Earth Observation Satellite Comes into Service
Read more →: Chinese HD Earth Observation Satellite Comes into ServiceBEIJING, March 6 (Xinhua) — China’s most advanced earth observation satellite, the Gaofen-2, was put into service on…
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Atlas 5 rocket cleared for rollout to launch pad
Read more →: Atlas 5 rocket cleared for rollout to launch padCAPE CANAVERAL — Mission leaders Tuesday gave approval for rollout of the United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket…
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Europa Clipper concept team aims for launch in 2022
Read more →: Europa Clipper concept team aims for launch in 2022Artist’s concept of the Europa Clipper spacecraft. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/JHUAPL With a commitment from the Obama administration finally in…
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Spaceflight raises $19M to help launch micro-satellites through innovative ‘ride share’ program
Read more →: Spaceflight raises $19M to help launch micro-satellites through innovative ‘ride share’ programSpaceflight’s SHERPA In-Space Tug offers a platform for hosting payloads for periods up to three years Spaceflight Industries,…
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Atlas/MMS launch timeline
Read more →: Atlas/MMS launch timelineCAPE CANAVERAL — This is the ascent timeline to be followed by the United Launch Alliance Atlas 5…
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Space station crew ready to close out 167-day mission
Read more →: Space station crew ready to close out 167-day missionCredit: Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center Two Russian cosmonauts and a U.S. Navy test pilot will buckle into custom-molded…
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Stationary rocket to be test-fired in Utah for NASA
Read more →: Stationary rocket to be test-fired in Utah for NASACoverage begins at 11 a.m. EDT (1500 GMT). The largest solid rocket booster in the world, an extended…
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Pluto-bound probe tweaks its trajectory
Read more →: Pluto-bound probe tweaks its trajectoryArtist’s concept of the New Horizons spacecraft at Pluto. Credit: JHUAPL NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft fine-tuned its path…