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China Announces Success in Technology to Refuel Satellites in Orbit
Read more →: China Announces Success in Technology to Refuel Satellites in OrbitBEIJING, July 8 (China Space News) — China has successfully completed the in-space refuel of orbital satellites following…
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Dream Chaser prepares for next free flight, ISS resupply aims
Read more →: Dream Chaser prepares for next free flight, ISS resupply aimsSierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) has successfully concluded the first of its CRS2 contract milestones, as it pushes towards…
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MUOS 5 Glitch Interrupts Journey to GEO
Read more →: MUOS 5 Glitch Interrupts Journey to GEO[Via Satellite 06-11-2016] The U.S. Navy reports that the fifth satellite in the Mobile User Objective System (MUOS),…
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Astronomers say they’ve spotted a dwarf planet that’s farther out than Pluto
Read more →: Astronomers say they’ve spotted a dwarf planet that’s farther out than PlutoThe golden ellipse indicates the orbit of the newly confirmed object 2015 RR245. Click on the image for…
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Leaf Space Raises $1.1 Million for Dedicated SmallSat Ground Station Network
Read more →: Leaf Space Raises $1.1 Million for Dedicated SmallSat Ground Station Network[Via Satellite 07-11-2016] Italian startup Leaf Space has raised $1.1 million to fund a telecommunication service dedicated specifically…
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Last shuttle commander ‘back in the fight’ with Boeing
Read more →: Last shuttle commander ‘back in the fight’ with BoeingWhen Chris Ferguson climbed into the commander’s seat of the shuttle Atlantis five years ago Friday for the…
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Orbital ATK order nine additional Cygnus PCMs for ISS CRS missions
Read more →: Orbital ATK order nine additional Cygnus PCMs for ISS CRS missionsThe role of the Cygnus spacecraft in resupply missions to the International Space Station (ISS) saw its long…
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Pokémon Go is no-go for space station, but astronauts can fight aliens with HoloLens
Read more →: Pokémon Go is no-go for space station, but astronauts can fight aliens with HoloLensPikachu may fly on a rainbow in space, but don’t expect to catch one on the International Space…
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Aerojet Rocketdyne Bringing AR1 Engine Work to NASA’s Stennis Space Center
Read more →: Aerojet Rocketdyne Bringing AR1 Engine Work to NASA’s Stennis Space Center[Via Satellite 07-11-2016] Aerojet Rocketdyne is increasing its presence at NASA’s Stennis Space Center in Mississippi to handle…
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Ruag Sells Opto-Electronics Business to Thales Alenia Space
Read more →: Ruag Sells Opto-Electronics Business to Thales Alenia Space[Via Satellite 07-11-2016] Thales Alenia Space has reached a definitive agreement with Ruag to acquire the company’s opto-electronics…
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STS-135 video: ‘Poetry in motion’
Read more →: STS-135 video: ‘Poetry in motion’Watch the shuttle Atlantis’ backflip, which occurred five years ago today, before docking to the International Space Station.…
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Mystery payload for spy satellite agency launching aboard next Atlas 5
Read more →: Mystery payload for spy satellite agency launching aboard next Atlas 5The NROL-61 poster. Credit: United Launch Alliance CAPE CANAVERAL — United Launch Alliance is preparing an Atlas 5…