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Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin venture sends its New Shepard spaceship to new heights
Read more →: Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin venture sends its New Shepard spaceship to new heightsBlue Origin’s New Shepard suborbital spaceship, dubbed RSS H.G. Wells, blasts off from its West Texas launch pad.…
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Suborbital test flight moves Blue Origin closer to launching people
Read more →: Suborbital test flight moves Blue Origin closer to launching peopleEDITOR’S NOTE: Updated at 3 p.m. EDT (1900 GMT) with new apogee number. The New Shepard booster took off…
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NASA to replace cracked heat shield in time for Mars 2020 rover launch
Read more →: NASA to replace cracked heat shield in time for Mars 2020 rover launchArtist’s concept of the Mars Science Laboratory, containing the Curiosity rover, entering the Martian atmosphere. The Mars 2020…
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China’s Long March Launches SmallSats to Orbit
Read more →: China’s Long March Launches SmallSats to OrbitChina launched its fourth Long March-11 (LM-11) rocket on Thursday, carrying multiple small satellites into orbit. The launch…
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BepiColombo arrives at launch site for final pre-flight processing
Read more →: BepiColombo arrives at launch site for final pre-flight processingAfter years of development, build, and testing, BepiColombo is arriving at Europe’s spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, in…
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Concerns with Indian satellite postpone next Ariane 5 launch
Read more →: Concerns with Indian satellite postpone next Ariane 5 launchThe GSAT 11 satellite arrived in French Guiana from India in late March. This photo shows the spacecraft…
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NASA is reworking its moon rover mission amid outcry from lunar advisory group
Read more →: NASA is reworking its moon rover mission amid outcry from lunar advisory groupA prototype for the Resource Prospector rover undergoes field testing. (NASA via YouTube) An influential group of advisers…
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The Verdict on SES First Quarter 2018 Results
Read more →: The Verdict on SES First Quarter 2018 ResultsSteve Collar, CEO of SES. Photo: SES. They say timing is everything and, just as Steve Collar begins…
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Iridium Reports Net Income Decrease but Total Revenue Increase
Read more →: Iridium Reports Net Income Decrease but Total Revenue IncreaseIridium Communications has reported financial results for the first quarter of 2018 and affirmed its full-year 2018 and…
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Jeff Bezos gets set for Sunday test launch of Blue Origin’s New Shepard spaceship
Read more →: Jeff Bezos gets set for Sunday test launch of Blue Origin’s New Shepard spaceshipBlue Origin’s New Shepard spaceship stands on its pad for a 2016 test flight. (Blue Origin File Photo)…
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US Lawmakers Want DOD to Use More Smallsats, Reusable Rockets
Read more →: US Lawmakers Want DOD to Use More Smallsats, Reusable RocketsConcerned that large, high-value satellites are vulnerable to growing threats from potential enemies, the U.S. House Armed Services…
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Photos: Modified Russian ballistic missile blasts off with European satellite
Read more →: Photos: Modified Russian ballistic missile blasts off with European satelliteCheck out photos of Wednesday’s launch of a Russian Rockot booster, derived from a decommissioned Soviet-era nuclear missile,…