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Spacewalkers accomplish another round of space station battery swap outs
Read more →: Spacewalkers accomplish another round of space station battery swap outsSTORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION EDITOR’S NOTE: Updated at 2 p.m. EDT (1800 GMT) after end of…
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China launches new commercial telecommunication satellite
Read more →: China launches new commercial telecommunication satelliteChina successfully sent a commercial telecommunication satellite, known as APSTAR-6D, into a planned orbit from the southwestern Xichang…
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China’s first aircraft with high-speed internet services takes flight
Read more →: China’s first aircraft with high-speed internet services takes flightChina’s first aircraft to offer high-speed internet services made its maiden flight on July 7. Qingdao Airlines flew…
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Minotaur rocket successfully deploys four NRO satellites in orbit
Read more →: Minotaur rocket successfully deploys four NRO satellites in orbitA Minotaur 4 rocket fires into a mostly sunny sky Wednesday from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport at Wallops…
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Live coverage: Launch of Emirates Mars Mission rescheduled for Sunday
Read more →: Live coverage: Launch of Emirates Mars Mission rescheduled for SundayLive coverage of the countdown and launch of a Mitsubishi Heavy Industries H-2A rocket from Tanegashima Space Center…
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Photos: Minotaur 4 rocket ready for launch from Virginia
Read more →: Photos: Minotaur 4 rocket ready for launch from VirginiaA 78-foot-tall (23.8-meter) Minotaur 4 rocket is poised for liftoff Wednesday from Virginia’s Eastern Shore carrying four top…
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Minotaur rocket ready to launch four payloads for U.S. spy satellite agency
Read more →: Minotaur rocket ready to launch four payloads for U.S. spy satellite agencyFour NRO payloads are enclosed inside the Minotaur 4 rocket’s payload fairing for launch Wednesday from Wallops Island,…
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Five years after New Horizons flyby, scientists assess next mission to Pluto
Read more →: Five years after New Horizons flyby, scientists assess next mission to PlutoA composite of enhanced color images of Pluto (lower right) and Charon (upper left), taken by NASA’s New…
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Live coverage: Minotaur 4 rocket launches from Virginia
Read more →: Live coverage: Minotaur 4 rocket launches from VirginiaLive coverage of the countdown and launch of a Northrop Grumman Minotaur 4 rocket from the Mid-Atlantic Regional…
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Arab world’s first Mars mission packs a scientific punch
Read more →: Arab world’s first Mars mission packs a scientific punchEDITOR’S NOTE: Updated July 14 with launch delay. Engineers in Dubai work on UAE’s Hope Mars probe. Credit: MBRSC…
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Falcon 9 launch of South Korean military satellite postponed
Read more →: Falcon 9 launch of South Korean military satellite postponedEDITOR’S NOTE: Updated at 2:15 p.m. EDT (1815 GMT) with SpaceX statement. Updated at 6:30 p.m. EDT (2230 GMT)…
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UAE’s first Mars probe meets launcher in Japan
Read more →: UAE’s first Mars probe meets launcher in JapanThe Emirates Mars Mission spacecraft is prepared for encapsulation inside the payload fairing of its H-2A launcher. Credit:…