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Science mission begins for NASA’s new eye on the X-ray universe
Read more →: Science mission begins for NASA’s new eye on the X-ray universeArtist’s concept of the Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer. Credit: NASA A NASA astronomy satellite that launched Dec. 9…
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Atlas 5 rocket delivers two military inspector satellites to high-altitude orbit
Read more →: Atlas 5 rocket delivers two military inspector satellites to high-altitude orbitAn Atlas 5 rocket, boosted by an RD-180 main engine and one strap-on solid rocket motor, lifts off…
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NASA gives a lift to 57 high-flying student experiments, including one from the Seattle area
Read more →: NASA gives a lift to 57 high-flying student experiments, including one from the Seattle areaNASA launches a Raven Aerostar high-altitude balloon. (NASA Photo / Bill Rodman) NASA has chosen 57 winning teams…
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Atlas 5 rocket rolls to launch pad for Space Force mission
Read more →: Atlas 5 rocket rolls to launch pad for Space Force missionAn Atlas 5 rocket rolls out to pad 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station with two GSSAP…
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ULA’s first launch of 2022 to debut unflown variant of Atlas 5 rocket
Read more →: ULA’s first launch of 2022 to debut unflown variant of Atlas 5 rocketA promotional poster for the USSF-8 mission, showing the Atlas 5’s configuration with a single solid rocket booster…
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China Focus: Chinese rocket tech powers homegrown bobsleighs for Beijing Winter Olympics
Read more →: China Focus: Chinese rocket tech powers homegrown bobsleighs for Beijing Winter OlympicsThe bobsleigh race at the upcoming Beijing Winter Olympics is set to be faster and more fierce, as…
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China conducts its first rocket launch of 2022
Read more →: China conducts its first rocket launch of 2022China launched a Long March 2D carrier rocket on Monday morning, kicking off the country’s space program for…
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Radian Aerospace comes out of stealth and raises $27.5M for orbital space plane development
Read more →: Radian Aerospace comes out of stealth and raises $27.5M for orbital space plane developmentAn artist’s rendering shows Radian’s reusable space plane. (Radian Aerospace Illustration) More than five years after its founding,…
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SpaceX launches 2,000th Starlink satellite
Read more →: SpaceX launches 2,000th Starlink satelliteSpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket streaks into orbit with 49 more Starlink internet satellites. Credit: Michael Cain / Spaceflight…
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Spacewalking cosmonauts activate space station’s newest Russian module
Read more →: Spacewalking cosmonauts activate space station’s newest Russian moduleCosmonauts Anton Shkaplerov and Pyotr Dubrov work outside the Prichal module Wednesday. Credit: NASA/Mark Vande Hei Russian cosmonauts…
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Live coverage: SpaceX launches Falcon 9 rocket with 49 Starlink satellites
Read more →: Live coverage: SpaceX launches Falcon 9 rocket with 49 Starlink satellitesLive coverage of the countdown and launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from pad 39A at NASA’s…
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First Chinese space mission of 2022 rockets into orbit
Read more →: First Chinese space mission of 2022 rockets into orbitA Chinese Long March 2D rocket lifts off with the Shiyan 13 satellite. Credit: CASC China launched a…