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Live coverage: SpaceX supply ship departs station, returns to Earth
Read more →: Live coverage: SpaceX supply ship departs station, returns to EarthLive coverage of the departure of SpaceX’s Dragon supply ship from the International Space Station and its splashdown…
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InSight lander lifts off from California, kicking off quest to get Mars’ inside story
Read more →: InSight lander lifts off from California, kicking off quest to get Mars’ inside storyAn Atlas 5 rocket rises from its fog-shrouded launch pad at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, sending…
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After foggy departure, it’s clear sailing to Mars for InSight lander
Read more →: After foggy departure, it’s clear sailing to Mars for InSight landerA fog layer at Vandenberg Air Force Base prevented nearby observers from viewing the launch of NASA’s InSight…
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SpaceX Dragon cargo ship brings Robonaut and mice back to Earth from space station
Read more →: SpaceX Dragon cargo ship brings Robonaut and mice back to Earth from space stationNews Brief: After a month of unloading and reloading, SpaceX’s Dragon cargo capsule was set loose from the…
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SpaceX’s first Falcon 9 Block 5 test-fired at pad 39A
Read more →: SpaceX’s first Falcon 9 Block 5 test-fired at pad 39AEDITOR’S NOTE: Updated at 10:30 p.m. EDT (0230 GMT) with details. SpaceX’s launch team loaded liquid propellants…
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Atlas V launches first West Coast interplanetary mission with InSight spacecraft to Mars
Read more →: Atlas V launches first West Coast interplanetary mission with InSight spacecraft to MarsNASA’s InSight mission began a six-month journey to Mars on Saturday with liftoff aboard United Launch Alliance’s Atlas…
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He shoots, he scores: Basketball star Chris Bosh geeks out over Mars InSight mission
Read more →: He shoots, he scores: Basketball star Chris Bosh geeks out over Mars InSight missionChris Bosh and his wife, Adrienne Bosh, pose for a selfie with an Atlas 5 rocket in advance…
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Dragon’s CRS-14 mission concludes with splashdown in Pacific Ocean
Read more →: Dragon’s CRS-14 mission concludes with splashdown in Pacific OceanAfter 31 days of berthed operations, the CRS-14 Dragon from SpaceX wrapped up her mission to the International…
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Photos: Mobile gantry retracted for launch of Atlas 5 rocket at Vandenberg
Read more →: Photos: Mobile gantry retracted for launch of Atlas 5 rocket at VandenbergTowering more than 20 stories tall, the 8-million-pound mobile gantry at the Atlas 5 rocket’s launch pad at…
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Reused Dragon cargo carrier splashes down in Pacific Ocean
Read more →: Reused Dragon cargo carrier splashes down in Pacific OceanThe Dragon supply ship departs the space station Saturday during an orbital night. Cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev captured this…
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Fog and flames: Up-close photos from the Mars InSight mission’s launch pad
Read more →: Fog and flames: Up-close photos from the Mars InSight mission’s launch padVANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. — As thick fog enveloped Space Launch Complex 3 early this morning, the Mars…
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Video: InSight blasts off through the fog
Read more →: Video: InSight blasts off through the fogCredit: NASA TV A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket took off Saturday from California with the InSight…