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Photos: Taller, souped-up Falcon 9 on the launch pad
Read more →: Photos: Taller, souped-up Falcon 9 on the launch padA SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, built with extended propellant tanks and engines rated for higher thrust, is poised…
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Patience a key ingredient in Orbcomm’s new satellite fleet
Read more →: Patience a key ingredient in Orbcomm’s new satellite fleetOrbcomm’s 11 satellites aboard the Falcon 9 rocket are seen here before encapsulation inside the payload fairing. Credit:…
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Patience a key ingredient in Orbcomm’s new satellite fleet
Read more →: Patience a key ingredient in Orbcomm’s new satellite fleetOrbcomm’s 11 satellites aboard the Falcon 9 rocket are seen here before encapsulation inside the payload fairing. Credit:…
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Rocket landing at Cape Canaveral planned after SpaceX launch
Read more →: Rocket landing at Cape Canaveral planned after SpaceX launchArtist’s concept of a Falcon 9 booster stage descending to a landing site at Cape Canaveral. Credit: SpaceX…
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SpaceX gets set for Falcon 9’s return to flight – and Florida landing attempt
Read more →: SpaceX gets set for Falcon 9’s return to flight – and Florida landing attemptSpaceX is getting ready to launch its Falcon 9 rocket from Florida. (Credit: SpaceX) SpaceX is planning to…
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Hubble telescope’s successor has a ride to space
Read more →: Hubble telescope’s successor has a ride to spaceFile photo of an Ariane 5 ECA launch. Credit: ESA/CNES/Arianespace – Photo Optique Video du CSG The European…
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SpaceX scheduled to return Falcon 9 rocket to flight Sunday
Read more →: SpaceX scheduled to return Falcon 9 rocket to flight SundaySpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket, standing 229 feet tall, on its Cape Canaveral launch pad earlier this week. Credit:…
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Japan Eager to Work with U.S. on Defense Space Programs
Read more →: Japan Eager to Work with U.S. on Defense Space Programs[Via Satellite 12-18-2015] Japan’s political shift to enable greater non-aggressive defense capabilities could further spur the country’s competencies…
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NSR Report Points to Polar Regions as Budding Satcom Markets
Read more →: NSR Report Points to Polar Regions as Budding Satcom Markets[Via Satellite 12-18-2015] Northern Sky Research (NSR) has released a new report on Arctic and Antarctic markets, finding…
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Arianespace Reaches Record Launch Cadence with Latest Galileo Mission
Read more →: Arianespace Reaches Record Launch Cadence with Latest Galileo Mission[Via Satellite 12-18-2015] Arianespace completed its 12th launch of 2015 on Dec. 17, delivering Galileo satellites 11 and…
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SpaceX Falcon 9 Static Fires ahead of OG2 RTF mission
Read more →: SpaceX Falcon 9 Static Fires ahead of OG2 RTF missionSpaceX has conducted the key milestone of a Static Fire test at its Space Launch Complex – 40…
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‘Star Wars’ tech: Latest threat suggests the bad guys have perfected plasma physics
Read more →: ‘Star Wars’ tech: Latest threat suggests the bad guys have perfected plasma physicsA detail from the poster of “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” shows Starkiller Base. (Lucasfilm / Disney) Spoiler…