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NASA expects continued use of Soyuz in era of commercial spaceships
Read more →: NASA expects continued use of Soyuz in era of commercial spaceshipsSTORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS “SPACE PLACE” & USED WITH PERMISSION A Soyuz spacecraft is pictured docked at the International…
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Atlas 5 launch pad being prepared for astronaut crews
Read more →: Atlas 5 launch pad being prepared for astronaut crewsArtist’s concept of an Atlas 5 rocket and CST-100 crew capsule on the launch pad. Credit: United Launch…
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Video: Delta 2/SMAP pre-launch news conference
Read more →: Video: Delta 2/SMAP pre-launch news conferenceNASA, United Launch Alliance and Air Force officials hold the pre-launch news conference for the Delta 2 rocket…
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SpaceX releases new animation of mighty Falcon Heavy
Read more →: SpaceX releases new animation of mighty Falcon HeavyA new animation of SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket set for a debut flight later this year shows how…
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Boeing expected to win first operational space taxi order
Read more →: Boeing expected to win first operational space taxi orderNASA astronaut Randy Bresnik participates in a fit check in a mock-up of Boeing’s CST-100 capsule. Credit: Boeing…
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SpaceX confirms first Crew Dragon flights will return to ocean landings
Read more →: SpaceX confirms first Crew Dragon flights will return to ocean landingsFile photo of SpaceX’s Dragon cargo capsule descending under its three main parachutes. Credit: SpaceX The human-rated Crew…
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All systems ‘go’ for Delta 2 rocket launch of SMAP
Read more →: All systems ‘go’ for Delta 2 rocket launch of SMAPVANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE — The SMAP observatory to map soil moisture distribution from 426 miles in space…
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Weather looking good for Delta 2 launch
Read more →: Weather looking good for Delta 2 launchVANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE — The weather outlook is 80 percent favorable for launch of the Delta 2…
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Boeing, SpaceX on track for commercial crew flights to station in 2017
Read more →: Boeing, SpaceX on track for commercial crew flights to station in 2017STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS “SPACE PLACE” & USED WITH PERMISSION File photo of the International Space Station as seen…
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CASC Promotes National Aerospace Standard Development
Read more →: CASC Promotes National Aerospace Standard DevelopmentBEIJING, Jan. 22 (China Space News) — On Jan.13, China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) held a…
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New discoveries from Rosetta put comet 67P in focus
Read more →: New discoveries from Rosetta put comet 67P in focusThis image from Rosetta’s OSIRIS narrow-angle camera shows part of a large fracture in the neck of comet…
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Watch NASA’s awesome video from space of that nasty Nor’easter that’s hitting New York and Boston
Read more →: Watch NASA’s awesome video from space of that nasty Nor’easter that’s hitting New York and BostonPhoto via NASA Goddard We hope you didn’t have plans to fly anywhere near the Northeast this week,…