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Orbital’s Cygnus preparing for the opening salvo to regain US independence
Read more →: Orbital’s Cygnus preparing for the opening salvo to regain US independenceWhile Russian engineers continue to investigate the failure of their Progress M-12M, which crashed in Eastern Russia on…
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China’s Carrier Rockets on Display at MAKS-2011 Airshow
Read more →: China’s Carrier Rockets on Display at MAKS-2011 AirshowBEIJING, Aug. 23 (China Space News) — China Great Wall Industry Cooperation (CGWIC), a subsidiary of China Aerospace…
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Russia’s Progress M-12M launches toward ISS – fails to achieve orbit
Read more →: Russia’s Progress M-12M launches toward ISS – fails to achieve orbitThe Russian Progress M-12M spacecraft, also known by its US designation of 44P, blasted off toward the International…
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Dreams to Fly in Space
Read more →: Dreams to Fly in SpaceBEIJING, Aug. 23 (China Space News) — A dream-solicitation event was launched on Aug. 18, Beijing, to collect…
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Reversing the nonsensical retirement of Shuttle requires a miracle – DeCastro
Read more →: Reversing the nonsensical retirement of Shuttle requires a miracle – DeCastroAs the Space Shuttle Program (SSP) heads into its final week of operations, United Space Alliance (USA) Vice…
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Desert RATS: Field tests simulating NEO and Mars Missions
Read more →: Desert RATS: Field tests simulating NEO and Mars MissionsNASA’s Desert Research and Technology Studies (RATS) are working through a series of tests in Flagstaff, Arizona –…
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Thirty-four years after launch, Voyager 2 continues to explore
Read more →: Thirty-four years after launch, Voyager 2 continues to exploreOn August 20, 1977, the intrepid spacecraft Voyager 2 launched from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, FL…
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ISS Managers Conduct Expedition 29 FRR, Prepare Station for Post-Shuttle Ops
Read more →: ISS Managers Conduct Expedition 29 FRR, Prepare Station for Post-Shuttle OpsInternational Space Station (ISS) program managers at NASA’s Johnson Space Center (JSC) have completed the Flight Readiness Review (FRR)…
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Chinese Orbiter Fails to Enter Designated Orbit Due to Rocket Malfunction
Read more →: Chinese Orbiter Fails to Enter Designated Orbit Due to Rocket MalfunctionJIUQUAN, Gansu, Aug. 18 (Xinhua) — China’s experimental orbiter SJ-11-04, which was launched by a Long March II-C…
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China’s third launch in a week proves too much as Long March 2C fails
Read more →: China’s third launch in a week proves too much as Long March 2C failsWith an apparent urgency to complete an orbiting constellation, China launched another new satellite in the ShiJian-11 series,…
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Dnepr launches with Ukraine’s Sich-2 and several passengers
Read more →: Dnepr launches with Ukraine’s Sich-2 and several passengersAn ISC Kosmotras Dnepr carrier rocket has launched eight satellites into Low Earth orbit. The rocket lifted off…
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ISS managers evaluating SpaceX via safety reviews ahead of debut arrival
Read more →: ISS managers evaluating SpaceX via safety reviews ahead of debut arrivalIn what will be a major milestone, not only for SpaceX, but for the entire space program, International…