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NASA still looking for new human spaceflight chief
Read more →: NASA still looking for new human spaceflight chiefKen Bowersox, acting head of NASA’s human exploration and operations mission directorate, listens during a hearing Wednesday before…
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Starlink to fill lion’s share of SpaceX near-term launch manifest
Read more →: Starlink to fill lion’s share of SpaceX near-term launch manifestArtist’s concept of a Starlink satellite with its solar array wing unfurled. Credit: SpaceX SpaceX plans as many…
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NASA’s Juno spacecraft sees moon’s otherworldly shadow on Jupiter
Read more →: NASA’s Juno spacecraft sees moon’s otherworldly shadow on JupiterThe shadow of Jupiter’s moon Io is cast on the cloud tops of the giant planet in this…
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Hayabusa 2 completes practice run for deployment of last asteroid lander
Read more →: Hayabusa 2 completes practice run for deployment of last asteroid landerOne of two target markers released by Japan’s Hayabusa 2 spacecraft is seen in this overlay image with…
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NASA, ESA officials seek formal approvals for Mars sample return mission
Read more →: NASA, ESA officials seek formal approvals for Mars sample return missionArtist’s concept of a Mars sample return mission, including a U.S.-built Mars Ascent Vehicle (left), a European-built Earth…
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SES selects SpaceX for two Falcon 9 launches
Read more →: SES selects SpaceX for two Falcon 9 launchesFile photo of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launch from Cape Canaveral, the expected launch site for the…
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China launches Earth-observing satellites, solar sail experiment
Read more →: China launches Earth-observing satellites, solar sail experimentA Long March 4B rocket lifted off Thursday from the Taiyuan space center in China. Credit: CCTV Two…
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NASA lunar orbiter to image Chandrayaan 2 landing site
Read more →: NASA lunar orbiter to image Chandrayaan 2 landing siteEDITOR’S NOTE: Updated to correct date of LRO flyover. This mosaic of the near side of the moon was…
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China Launches Three New Satellites
Read more →: China Launches Three New SatellitesTAIYUAN, Sept. 12 (China Space News) — China sent three satellites into planned orbits from the Taiyuan Satellite…
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Photos: H-2B rocket prepared for launch at Tanegashima
Read more →: Photos: H-2B rocket prepared for launch at TanegashimaThese photos show the stacking of Japan’s eighth H-2B rocket inside an assembly building at the Tanegashima Space…
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Live coverage: H-2B rocket launch scrubbed after fire
Read more →: Live coverage: H-2B rocket launch scrubbed after fireLive coverage of the countdown and launch of an H-2B rocket with Japan’s eighth H-2 Transfer Vehicle on…
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Long-delayed NASA science satellite gets October launch date
Read more →: Long-delayed NASA science satellite gets October launch dateTechnicians extend the solar array on NASA’s Ionospheric Connection Explorer, or ICON, satellite during a deployment test Aug.…