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Chinese space junk sparks meteor reports
Read more →: Chinese space junk sparks meteor reportsYouTube user Ian Norman captured this view of the fireball in the skies over Alabama Hills, Calif. (Credit:…
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SpaceX test fires returned Falcon 9 booster at McGregor
Read more →: SpaceX test fires returned Falcon 9 booster at McGregorA returned Falcon 9 first stage has been test fired at SpaceX’s McGregor test center, in what is…
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Spy satellite infrastructure supported by successful Atlas 5 rocket launch
Read more →: Spy satellite infrastructure supported by successful Atlas 5 rocket launchCAPE CANAVERAL — A clandestine satellite for the U.S. reconnaissance program was successfully launched by an Atlas 5…
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Photos: Atlas 5 powers away with NROL-61 payload
Read more →: Photos: Atlas 5 powers away with NROL-61 payloadLaunching the secretive NROL-61 payload for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office, a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket…
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ULA Successfully Launches National Security Payload NROL 61 for US Government
Read more →: ULA Successfully Launches National Security Payload NROL 61 for US GovernmentULA’s Atlas 5 rocket lifts off with NROL 61. Photo: ULA [Via Satellite 07-28-2016] United Launch Alliance’s (ULA)…
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Tricolor TV and Eutelsat Partner to Launch Multiscreen Video Delivery Service in Russia
Read more →: Tricolor TV and Eutelsat Partner to Launch Multiscreen Video Delivery Service in Russia[Via Satellite 07-28-2016] Russian operator Tricolor TV and Eutelsat Communications are collaborating on deploying the first network in…
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Harris to Provide ESA with Large Deployable Reflector for Earth Explorer Mission
Read more →: Harris to Provide ESA with Large Deployable Reflector for Earth Explorer Mission[Via Satellite 07-28-2016] Airbus Defence and Space has selected Harris Corporation to provide a 12-meter deployable reflector and…
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China Eastern Taps Rockwell Collins for Boeing 737 Iridium Satcom Solution
Read more →: China Eastern Taps Rockwell Collins for Boeing 737 Iridium Satcom Solution[Via Satellite 07-28-2016] China Eastern Airlines has selected Rockwell Collins’ Iridium Satcom aftermarket solution for its fleet of…
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Re-entering Chinese rocket stage streaks across Western U.S.
Read more →: Re-entering Chinese rocket stage streaks across Western U.S.Full video of meteor-like event @BadAstronomer pic.twitter.com/q37UzRZKpa — Matt Holt (@mholt6) July 28, 2016 A flaming fragment of…
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Photos: More shots of Thursday’s Atlas 5 rocket launch
Read more →: Photos: More shots of Thursday’s Atlas 5 rocket launchDeparting Cape Canaveral at 8:37 a.m. EDT Thursday, the United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket lifted a classified…
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Video: Liftoff of Atlas 5 on NROL-61 satellite deployment
Read more →: Video: Liftoff of Atlas 5 on NROL-61 satellite deploymentThe United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket, standing 194 feet tall and and weighing 950,000 pounds, unleashes 1.5…
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Apollo astronauts’ heart disease linked to space radiation, but there’s a big catch
Read more →: Apollo astronauts’ heart disease linked to space radiation, but there’s a big catchNASA astronaut James Irwin salutes the American flag during the Apollo 15 mission in 1971. Irwin experienced irregular…