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Next Delta 4-Heavy launch on schedule for Aug. 26
Read more →: Next Delta 4-Heavy launch on schedule for Aug. 26United Launch Alliance technicians lower a classified National Reconnaissance Office payload on top of a Delta 4-Heavy rocket…
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Back at Cape Canaveral, SpaceX’s Crew Dragon capsule preps for next mission
Read more →: Back at Cape Canaveral, SpaceX’s Crew Dragon capsule preps for next missionSpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft returned to Cape Canaveral on Aug. 7 aboard the “Go Navigator” recovery ship. Credit:…
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SpaceX closes out busy week with launch of more Starlink satellites
Read more →: SpaceX closes out busy week with launch of more Starlink satellitesA Falcon 9 rocket takes off from pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center at 1:12 a.m. EDT…
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ULA, SpaceX win landmark multibillion-dollar launch agreements with Pentagon
Read more →: ULA, SpaceX win landmark multibillion-dollar launch agreements with PentagonArtist’s concept of United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan rocket. Credit: ULA United Launch Alliance and SpaceX beat out Northrop…
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Video: Rocketcams show Mars-bound rover’s ride into space
Read more →: Video: Rocketcams show Mars-bound rover’s ride into spaceVideo credit: United Launch Alliance Cameras mounted on United Launch Alliance’s Atlas 5 rocket show the fiery…
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Live coverage: SpaceX launches more Starlinks from Kennedy Space Center
Read more →: Live coverage: SpaceX launches more Starlinks from Kennedy Space CenterLive coverage of the countdown and launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from pad 39A at NASA’s…
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After delays, Falcon 9 rocket back on launch pad with Starlink satellites
Read more →: After delays, Falcon 9 rocket back on launch pad with Starlink satellitesSpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket stands vertical on pad 39A on Thursday morning. Credit: Spaceflight Now After a six-week…
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Earth observation and research satellites ride Chinese rocket into orbit
Read more →: Earth observation and research satellites ride Chinese rocket into orbitChina launches a Long March 2D rocket Thursday from the Jiuquan space base. Credit: Xinhua China sent an…
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ULA, SpaceX win contracts to launch satellites for SES in 2022
Read more →: ULA, SpaceX win contracts to launch satellites for SES in 2022File photo of a previous Atlas 5 launch in the “531” configuration with three solid rocket boosters. Credit:…
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SpaceX clears big hurdle on next-gen Starship rocket program
Read more →: SpaceX clears big hurdle on next-gen Starship rocket programCredit: Video frame from live stream by @SpacePadreIsle. A prototype rocket for a massive reusable vehicle SpaceX is…
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Photos: Atlas 5 rocket catapults into space with Mars rover
Read more →: Photos: Atlas 5 rocket catapults into space with Mars roverCarrying a $2.7 billion NASA mission to Mars, a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket took off July…
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Xi officially announces commissioning of BDS-3 navigation system
Read more →: Xi officially announces commissioning of BDS-3 navigation systemChinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman…