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China to Debut Two New Carrier Rockets
Read more →: China to Debut Two New Carrier RocketsBEIJING, Jan. 21 (China Space News) — China will send two new models of carrier rocket in the…
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Belarus President Says China’s Launch of Belarusian Satellite Important
Read more →: Belarus President Says China’s Launch of Belarusian Satellite ImportantBEIJING, Jan. 19 (China Space News) — Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said that China’s launch of a Belarusian…
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Dragon crew capsule’s propulsive landing system tested
Read more →: Dragon crew capsule’s propulsive landing system testedSpaceX released a video Thursday showing a propulsive hover test of a prototype of the company’s Dragon crew…
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Jupiter-bound Juno spacecraft breaks solar power distance record
Read more →: Jupiter-bound Juno spacecraft breaks solar power distance recordTechnicians work on one of the Juno spacecraft’s three solar panels before launch. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/KSC NASA’s Juno spacecraft…
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PSLV lofts satellite for India’s indigenous navigation system
Read more →: PSLV lofts satellite for India’s indigenous navigation systemA frame from a live webcast of Wednesday’s PSLV launch shows the rocket lifting off from the Satish…
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SpaceX rocket wreckage back on shore after near-miss at landing
Read more →: SpaceX rocket wreckage back on shore after near-miss at landingDebris from SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket booster returned to shore in Southern California late Monday after it tipped…
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Nudge ’em or nuke ’em: Asteroid defense plans take shape in U.S. and Russia
Read more →: Nudge ’em or nuke ’em: Asteroid defense plans take shape in U.S. and RussiaAn artist’s conception shows an asteroid entering Earth’s atmosphere. (Credit: NASA) What should the world do about the…
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‘Planet Nine’? Astronomers boost the case for a large, unseen Planet X
Read more →: ‘Planet Nine’? Astronomers boost the case for a large, unseen Planet XAn artist’s conception shows a “super-Earth” planet far from the sun. (Credit: R. Hurt / IPAC / Caltech)…
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Fifth Indian navigation satellite set for liftoff
Read more →: Fifth Indian navigation satellite set for liftoffLive broadcast from ISRO begins at 0330 GMT (10:30 p.m. EST) India’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle is scheduled…
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Ride a balloon to space? $15M deal gives a lift to World View spaceport in Tucson
Read more →: Ride a balloon to space? $15M deal gives a lift to World View spaceport in TucsonWorld View’s Voyager capsule would rise into the stratosphere at the end of a high-altitude balloon, with a…
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Bridging the past and future on the shoulders of the Atlas rocket
Read more →: Bridging the past and future on the shoulders of the Atlas rocketTwo generations of manned Atlas rockets. Launch of John Glenn (left) and concept of Starliner (right). Credit: NASA…
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Stephen Hawking: Mad scientists could kill us all – that’s why we need space colonies
Read more →: Stephen Hawking: Mad scientists could kill us all – that’s why we need space coloniesBritish physicist Stephen Hawking worries about humanity’s long-term future. (Credit: NASA) British physicist Stephen Hawking says we need…