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China successfully launches last BeiDou navigation system satellite
Read more →: China successfully launches last BeiDou navigation system satelliteChina launched the last satellite of the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) on Tuesday, marking the completion of…
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Atlas 5 rocket runs through practice countdown before Mars rover launch
Read more →: Atlas 5 rocket runs through practice countdown before Mars rover launchVapors stream away from a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket during a fueling test Monday on pad…
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SLS booster segments arrive in Florida, but stacking on hold until core stage test
Read more →: SLS booster segments arrive in Florida, but stacking on hold until core stage testThe 10 booster segments for the first flight of NASA’s Space Launch System travel across a bridge between…
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U.S. military to award smallsat launch contracts using COVID-19 relief funds
Read more →: U.S. military to award smallsat launch contracts using COVID-19 relief fundsAstra’s first orbital-class small satellite launcher, designated “1 of 3,” is raised vertical in this photo taken at…
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New NASA spaceflight chief makes no guarantees about 2024 moon landing goal
Read more →: New NASA spaceflight chief makes no guarantees about 2024 moon landing goalSTORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION Kathy Lueders was named associate administrator of NASA’s Human Exploration and…
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Vega rocket’s return-to-flight launch waits for improved wind conditions
Read more →: Vega rocket’s return-to-flight launch waits for improved wind conditionsThe Vega rocket’s payload fairing — containing 53 satellites — is transferred to the Vega launch pad in…
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NASA’s space station program manager retiring from agency
Read more →: NASA’s space station program manager retiring from agencyKirk Shireman, NASA’s program manager for the International Space Station, smiles during a post-launch news conference after the…
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Photos: NASA’s Perseverance rover buttoned up for launch
Read more →: Photos: NASA’s Perseverance rover buttoned up for launchThe Perseverance rover is enclosed within its aeroshell for launch. Credit: NASA/Christian Mangano NASA’s Perseverance rover has been…
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China’s Chang’e-4 probe resumes work for 19th lunar day
Read more →: China’s Chang’e-4 probe resumes work for 19th lunar dayChina’s Chang’e-4 probe and Yutu-2 rover resumed work on Monday, Beijing time, after hibernating through the extreme cold…
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Chang’e-4 scientists win highest award by International Astronautical Federation
Read more →: Chang’e-4 scientists win highest award by International Astronautical FederationThree Chinese scientists from the country’s Chang’e-4 lunar landing mission team have won the highest award by the…
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Intelsat, SES buy 10 C-band broadcast satellites from U.S. manufacturers
Read more →: Intelsat, SES buy 10 C-band broadcast satellites from U.S. manufacturersArtist’s concept of the SES 20 and SES 21 communications satellites to be manufactured by Boeing. Credit: Boeing…
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NASA says JWST won’t be ready for launch in March 2021
Read more →: NASA says JWST won’t be ready for launch in March 2021Technicians inspect a critical part of the James Webb Space Telescope known as the Deployable Tower Assembly after…