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ILS Proton-M launches Intelsat 22 on debut supersynchronous mission

March 25, 2012

International Launch Services (ILS) have launched their second Proton-M rocket of the year on Sunday. Lift off was…
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Ariane 5 ES successfully launches ATV-3 on resupply mission to ISS

March 22, 2012

Thirteen months after the launch of their second ATV (Automated Transfer Vehicle) mission to the International Space Station,…
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China Hands Over NigComSat 1-R to Nigeria

March 22, 2012

BEIJING, March 22 (China Space News) — China Great Wall Industry Corporation (CGWIC) handed the recently launched NigComSat…
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China’s High-resolution EOS Expected to be Fully Operational by 2020

March 20, 2012

BEIJING, Mar. 19 (China Space News) — China is building a high-resolution earth observing system, and plans to…
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NASA Exploration Roadmap: A return to the Moon’s surface documented

March 20, 2012

The latest documentation relating to the efforts to create an Exploration Roadmap for NASA’s future has provided the…
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China Starts Manufacturing Chang’e-3

March 19, 2012

BEIJING, Mar. 16 (China Space News) — China has begun designing and manufacturing the flight model entity of…
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Engineers preparing Atlantis and Endeavour for the end of T&R ops

March 18, 2012

With Space Shuttle orbiter Discovery buttoned up in the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) ahead of her flight to her…
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SLS Launch Vehicle specifications take shape as development continues

March 17, 2012

Eight months after the conclusion of the final Space Shuttle mission, the iconic winged-vehicle’s successor continues to take…
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KSC’s revamp to include new centerpiece HQ building on Central Campus

March 15, 2012

A new Headquarters building is set to rise from the ground at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC), a…
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Vehicle of Record – SLS spares majority of Discovery’s storied MPS

March 14, 2012

As engineers finalize the removal of Main Propulsion System (MPS) hardware from the retired Space Shuttle fleet –…
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China paving the way for first female taikonaut

March 13, 2012

China appears to be on the brink of selecting female taikonaut for the up-coming Shenzhou 9 mission, likely…
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Six Personnel Selected in 1000-talents Scheme

March 13, 2012

BEIJING, Mar. 9. (China Space News) — Six senior technical personnel working at China Aerospace Science and Technology…
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