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China launches BeiDou-2 – Station and Lunar plans outlined
Read more →: China launches BeiDou-2 – Station and Lunar plans outlinedChina launched a new navigation satellite on Wednesday, using a CZ-3C Chang Zheng-3C (CZ3C-4/Y4) launch vehicle from the…
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Soyuz TMA-17 lands as Russian Rockot launches SERVIS-2
Read more →: Soyuz TMA-17 lands as Russian Rockot launches SERVIS-2Three members of Expedition 23 – Commander Oleg Kotov, Flight Engineers T.J. Creamer and Soichi Noguchi – onboard…
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STS-335: NASA continues planning for contingency Launch On Need mission
Read more →: STS-335: NASA continues planning for contingency Launch On Need missionAs NASA continues its internal review of the pending launch dates for the final two Space Shuttle missions…
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STS-133: Discovery waiting on Right OMS removal and launch date decision
Read more →: STS-133: Discovery waiting on Right OMS removal and launch date decisionWith manifest meetings set to take place in the next couple of weeks, Discovery continues to be deep…
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Atlantis ready for STS-335 flow following impressive mission performance
Read more →: Atlantis ready for STS-335 flow following impressive mission performanceAfter what is becoming more likely to have been her last flight, Atlantis is continuing post roll in…
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Delta IV finally launches with GPS IIF SV-1 following scrubs
Read more →: Delta IV finally launches with GPS IIF SV-1 following scrubsUnited Launch Alliance’s (ULA) Delta IV has finally launched with the GPS IIF SV-1 satellite following several scrubbed attempts.…
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STS-132: Atlantis arrives home to KSC – FCS debris events noted
Read more →: STS-132: Atlantis arrives home to KSC – FCS debris events notedShuttle Atlantis has managed to dodge unacceptable weather at her home port of the Kennedy Space Center (KSC)…
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STS-132: DAT Clear Atlantis’ Thermal Protection System for Landing
Read more →: STS-132: DAT Clear Atlantis’ Thermal Protection System for LandingAs Atlantis’ crew complete final checkouts for entry and arrival back home at the Kennedy Space Center, the…
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Atlantis Undocks from ISS; Potential Thruster Heater Failure Workaround
Read more →: Atlantis Undocks from ISS; Potential Thruster Heater Failure WorkaroundFollowing a spectacularly successful docked mission to the ISS, Atlantis has undocked from the orbiting international science laboratory…
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STS-132: Atlantis and the ISS set to bid farewell for likely the final time
Read more →: STS-132: Atlantis and the ISS set to bid farewell for likely the final timeThere’s always a chance the unavoidable end of the shuttle program may be at least paced out via…
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Ariane 5 ECA finally launches with Astra 3B and COMSATBw 2 satellites
Read more →: Ariane 5 ECA finally launches with Astra 3B and COMSATBw 2 satellitesArianespace’s delayed opening launch of 2010, with the Astra 3B and COMSATBw 2 satellites, has launched from the…
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STS-132: Final EVA completes battery task – WLE IDS data review in focus
Read more →: STS-132: Final EVA completes battery task – WLE IDS data review in focusFollowing a spectacular performance by Steve Bowen and Mike Good during a packed EVA-2, STS-132’s final planned space…