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Upgraded X-37B spaceplane rockets into orbit aboard Atlas 5 launcher
Read more →: Upgraded X-37B spaceplane rockets into orbit aboard Atlas 5 launcherA 197-foot-tall (60-meter) Atlas 5 rocket climbs into the sky over Cape Canaveral on Sunday. Credit: Stephen Clark/Spaceflight…
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Planet reserves rideshare slots on SpaceX Starlink launches
Read more →: Planet reserves rideshare slots on SpaceX Starlink launchesTwo SkySat satellites receive their supply of “green” propellant before a launch on a Vega rocket from French…
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Crew Dragon capsule meets Falcon 9 rocket inside launch pad hangar
Read more →: Crew Dragon capsule meets Falcon 9 rocket inside launch pad hangarSpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft arrives at the Falcon 9 rocket hangar at pad 39A late Friday, May 15,…
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Blustery weather keeps Atlas 5 rocket grounded, SpaceX launch slips to Tuesday
Read more →: Blustery weather keeps Atlas 5 rocket grounded, SpaceX launch slips to TuesdayEDITOR’S NOTE: Updated at 12:40 p.m. and 9:00 EDT with quote and additional SpaceX launch delay. Vapors from cryogenic…
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Atlas 5 dedicated to health care workers, coronavirus victims
Read more →: Atlas 5 dedicated to health care workers, coronavirus victimsThe Atlas 5 rocket launch carrying the sixth mission of the U.S. Air Force’s X-37B spaceplane has become…
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Dragon crew begins augmented version of NASA’s standard pre-launch quarantine
Read more →: Dragon crew begins augmented version of NASA’s standard pre-launch quarantineAstronaut Doug Hurley undergoes a fit check in his SpaceX spacesuit. Credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett NASA has added extra…
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Live coverage: Atlas 5 launches with X-37B spaceplane
Read more →: Live coverage: Atlas 5 launches with X-37B spaceplaneLive coverage of the countdown and launch of an Atlas 5 rocket with on the sixth flight of…
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Return capsule of China’s experimental manned spaceship comes back successfully
Read more →: Return capsule of China’s experimental manned spaceship comes back successfullyThe return capsule of the trial version of China’s new-generation manned spaceship successfully returned to the Dongfeng landing…
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China tests 3D printing in space for first time
Read more →: China tests 3D printing in space for first timeA “space 3D printer” developed independently by China and two samples it printed in orbit successfully returned to…
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CASC overseas branches fight against COVID-19 and provide help to customers
Read more →: CASC overseas branches fight against COVID-19 and provide help to customersThe outbreak of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is now sweeping the world. The World Health Organization (WHO) has…
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China’s experimental new-generation manned spaceship works normally in orbit
Read more →: China’s experimental new-generation manned spaceship works normally in orbitThe trial version of China’s new-generation manned spaceship is now working normally in orbit, having completed a series…
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SpaceX readies rocket for final Falcon 9 launch before crew flight
Read more →: SpaceX readies rocket for final Falcon 9 launch before crew flightSpaceX test-fires a Falcon 9 rocket Wednesday at Cape Canaveral’s Complex 40 launch pad. Credit: William Harwood/CBS News…