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Chinese Long March 3B/E launches NigComSat-1R
Read more →: Chinese Long March 3B/E launches NigComSat-1RChina launched another commercial satellite mission on Monday, when a Long March 3B/E (Chang Zheng-3B/E) lofted the NigComSat-1R on…
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Tiangong-1 Orbiter Starts Planned Cabin Checks Against Toxic Gas
Read more →: Tiangong-1 Orbiter Starts Planned Cabin Checks Against Toxic GasBEIJING, Dec. 15 (Xinhua) — The Chinese prototype space lab Tiangong-1 on Thursday started regular checks for toxic…
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MAF goes Hollywood as movie teams utilize the facility’s once-busy expanses
Read more →: MAF goes Hollywood as movie teams utilize the facility’s once-busy expansesIn what is a sobering reality of the Space Shuttle Program’s end, the Michoud Assembly Facility (MAF) is…
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Arianespace Soyuz ST-A successfully launches six satellites
Read more →: Arianespace Soyuz ST-A successfully launches six satellitesArianespace have launched their Soyuz ST-A from the European Spaceport “Centre Spatial Guyanais (CSG)” in Kourou, French Guiana.…
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Building the Roadmap for SLS – Con Ops lays out the LEO/Lunar Options
Read more →: Building the Roadmap for SLS – Con Ops lays out the LEO/Lunar OptionsWith evaluations continuing into NASA’s future crewed exploration aspirations, the foundations behind what should be a definitive roadmap…
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Flight Vehicle Design Expert Elected Academician of CAE
Read more →: Flight Vehicle Design Expert Elected Academician of CAEBEIJING, Dec. 12 (China Space News) — The Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE) announced on Dec. 9 that…
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Stratolaunch introduce Rutan designed air-launched system for Falcon rockets
Read more →: Stratolaunch introduce Rutan designed air-launched system for Falcon rocketsFunded as a Paul G. Allen project under the banner of Stratolaunch, Burt Rutan is taking his space…
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With Stratolaunch project, Paul Allen makes a big bet on commercial spaceflight
Read more →: With Stratolaunch project, Paul Allen makes a big bet on commercial spaceflightFormer NASA administrator Mike Griffin, Burt Rutan and Paul Allen at the conclusion of the news conference today.…
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Taurus II changes name to the Antares ahead of debut launch
Read more →: Taurus II changes name to the Antares ahead of debut launchOrbital Sciences Corporation’s new launch vehicle – currently being developed as a simple solution to continue to support…
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Japanese H-2A lofts IGS (Radar-3) satellite into orbit
Read more →: Japanese H-2A lofts IGS (Radar-3) satellite into orbitJapan has launched a new Information Gathering Satellite (IGS) known as Radar-3, via their H-2A (H-IIA) launch vehicle.…
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Russian Proton M launches Luch-5A and AMOS-5 satellites
Read more →: Russian Proton M launches Luch-5A and AMOS-5 satellitesA Russian government Proton-M launch vehicle has successfully launched with two satellites – Russia’s Luch-5A and Israel’s AMOS-5 –…
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Q&A: Charles Simonyi on the magic of space and the ‘coziness’ of the trip home
Read more →: Q&A: Charles Simonyi on the magic of space and the ‘coziness’ of the trip homeSeattle’s Museum of Flight this week dedicated its new Charles Simonyi Space Gallery, named after the former Microsoft…