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Dream Chaser making impressive progress ahead of CCDev-3
Read more →: Dream Chaser making impressive progress ahead of CCDev-3Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) have provided a positive overview on their progress in readying their Dream Chaser spacecraft…
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Opportunity’s eight years on Mars: A story of science and endurance
Read more →: Opportunity’s eight years on Mars: A story of science and enduranceEight years ago today (January 25, 2004), the Mars Exploration Rover -B (MER -B) slammed into the Martian…
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SLS Exploration Roadmap evaluations provide clues for human Mars missions
Read more →: SLS Exploration Roadmap evaluations provide clues for human Mars missionsAs NASA managers continue to work through the evaluations into an exploration roadmap for the agency, the end…
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Engineers begin removing orbiter MPS components for donation to SLS
Read more →: Engineers begin removing orbiter MPS components for donation to SLSKennedy Space Center engineers have begun removing Main Propulsion System (MPS) hardware from the aft of the retired…
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Atlantis begins vacation inside the VAB as she prepares for exhibition
Read more →: Atlantis begins vacation inside the VAB as she prepares for exhibitionAtlantis departed her Orbiter Processing Facility (OPF-2) on Friday, ahead of arriving inside the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB). Looking…
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ULA Delta IV successfully launches the fourth WGS spacecraft
Read more →: ULA Delta IV successfully launches the fourth WGS spacecraftUnited Launch Alliance have conducted the United States’ first orbital launch of the year on Thursday, when their…
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China to Launch 21 Rockets, 30 Satellites in 2012
Read more →: China to Launch 21 Rockets, 30 Satellites in 2012BEIJING, Jan. 17 (China Space News) — China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) plans to launch 21…
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EFT-1 set to receive Spring, 2014 launch date after contract negotiations
Read more →: EFT-1 set to receive Spring, 2014 launch date after contract negotiationsThe first launch into space for NASA’s new Orion spacecraft is expected to receive a realigned Spring 2014…
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Dragon ISS flight slips – SpaceX determined to return US crewed access to LEO
Read more →: Dragon ISS flight slips – SpaceX determined to return US crewed access to LEOSpaceX’s next Falcon 9 flight with the Dragon spaceship – a mission which is expected to dock with…
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Fobos-Grunt ends its misery via re-entry
Read more →: Fobos-Grunt ends its misery via re-entryRussia’s failed Fobos-Grunt spacecraft has re-entered on Sunday, following its failure to leave Low Earth Orbit (LEO) on…
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SSME family prepare for SLS core stage role following Shuttle success
Read more →: SSME family prepare for SLS core stage role following Shuttle successNASA’s 15 Space Shuttle Main Engines (SSMEs) are being transported to the Stennis Space Center (SSC), as they…
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China Launches Meteorological Satellite Fengyun-II 07
Read more →: China Launches Meteorological Satellite Fengyun-II 07XICHANG, Sichuan, Jan. 13 (Xinhua) — China successfully launched meteorological satellite Fengyun-II 07 at 8:56 a.m. Friday from…