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CASC Commemorates 100th Birth Anniversary of Qian Xuesen
Read more →: CASC Commemorates 100th Birth Anniversary of Qian XuesenBEIJING, Dec. 9 (China Space News) — One academy and two laboratories of China Aerospace Science and Technology…
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Seattle’s Museum of Flight getting a Soyuz spacecraft, courtesy Charles Simonyi
Read more →: Seattle’s Museum of Flight getting a Soyuz spacecraft, courtesy Charles SimonyiThe Soyuz TMA-13 Reentry Module that returned Charles Simonyi to Earth from the International Space Station. Credit: Space…
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Discovery receives her replica main engines ahead of final journey
Read more →: Discovery receives her replica main engines ahead of final journeyThe flagship of the shuttle orbiter fleet has received her three replica main engines, as Discovery prepares for…
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China to Launch Communications Satellite for Turkmenistan
Read more →: China to Launch Communications Satellite for TurkmenistanBEIJING, Dec. 6 (Xinhua) — China will launch a communications satellite for Turkmenistan with its Long March-3B carrier…
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Philatelic Cover Reveals the secret names of second Taikonaut team
Read more →: Philatelic Cover Reveals the secret names of second Taikonaut teamThe names of the military pilots selected in 2010 to form China’s second group of taikonauts – which have…
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“Asteroid Next” missions: Proving Grounds for future crewed Mars missions
Read more →: “Asteroid Next” missions: Proving Grounds for future crewed Mars missionsAs NASA continues to define and plan for the future of human space exploration of the solar system…
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SpaceX Dragon ISS flight to slip further, pending combined mission approval
Read more →: SpaceX Dragon ISS flight to slip further, pending combined mission approvalSpaceX’s Dragon demonstration flight to the International Space Station (ISS) is understood to be moving into the February/March…
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China Siwei Surveying & Mapping Corp. Relaunched
Read more →: China Siwei Surveying & Mapping Corp. RelaunchedBEIJING, Dec. 1 (China Space News) — China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) relaunched a subsidiary on…
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Hope lost for Fobos-Grunt – likely to re-entry early in New Year
Read more →: Hope lost for Fobos-Grunt – likely to re-entry early in New YearDespite a small period of time where it was hoped communications and commanding might be established with the…
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Exploration Gateway Platform hosting Reusable Lunar Lander proposed
Read more →: Exploration Gateway Platform hosting Reusable Lunar Lander proposedIn a potential marriage of the Space Launch System (SLS) with a central exploration plan, a Boeing-authored presentation…
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China Launches 10th Satellite for Navigation System
Read more →: China Launches 10th Satellite for Navigation SystemXICHANG, Sichuan, Dec. 2 (Xinhua) — China successfully launched a satellite into space at 5:07 a.m. Beijing Time…
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China breaks record with Long March 3A launch of another BeiDou-2 satellite
Read more →: China breaks record with Long March 3A launch of another BeiDou-2 satelliteA record breaking 16th successful launch of the year for China took place at 21:07 UTC on Thursday, when…