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Space station cargo mission grounded by launch pad fire
Read more →: Space station cargo mission grounded by launch pad fireThe H-2B rocket during fueling before Tuesday’s launch pad fire. Credit: MHI Japanese officials called off the launch…
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SLS launch platform returns to pad 39B
Read more →: SLS launch platform returns to pad 39BEDITOR’S NOTE: Updated Sept. 11 with pad arrival. The Space Launch System’s mobile tower emerged from the Vehicle Assembly…
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Investigators narrow cause of Vega launch failure to second stage
Read more →: Investigators narrow cause of Vega launch failure to second stageGiulio Ranzo, CEO of Avio, discusses the outcome of the Vega launch failure investigation, backdropped by the forward…
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Japan set to launch space station resupply mission
Read more →: Japan set to launch space station resupply missionJapan’s eighth HTV supply ship is set for launch Tuesday (U.S. time) from the Tanegashima Space Center. Credit:…
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India’s first attempt to land on the moon appears to end in failure
Read more →: India’s first attempt to land on the moon appears to end in failureEDITOR’S NOTE: Updated at 11 p.m. EDT (0300 GMT) with Modi comments. A member of the Chandrayaan 2…
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Spaceport survey finds little damage from Hurricane Dorian
Read more →: Spaceport survey finds little damage from Hurricane DorianThe Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center is pictured during an aerial survey Thursday after Hurricane…
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Soyuz spacecraft, humanoid robot return to Earth after 16-day test flight
Read more →: Soyuz spacecraft, humanoid robot return to Earth after 16-day test flightThe Soyuz MS-14 spacecraft departs the International Space Station. Credit: NASA TV/Spaceflight Now An unpiloted Russian Soyuz spacecraft,…
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Live coverage: Soyuz test flight concludes with landing in Kazakhstan
Read more →: Live coverage: Soyuz test flight concludes with landing in KazakhstanLive coverage of the test flight of the Soyuz MS-14 spacecraft on a mission to the International Space…
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Live coverage: Mission control loses contact with Indian moon lander
Read more →: Live coverage: Mission control loses contact with Indian moon landerLive coverage of the final descent and touchdown of India’s Vikram lander on the moon. Text updates will…
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SpaceX’s first rocket built for humans test-fired in Texas
Read more →: SpaceX’s first rocket built for humans test-fired in TexasThe first stage of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket was test-fired Aug. 29 at the company’s test site…
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Indian moon lander ready for final descent
Read more →: Indian moon lander ready for final descentArtist’s concept of the Chandrayaan 2 Vikram lander. Credit: ISRO The Vikram lander, part of India’s Chandrayaan 2…
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China’s KZ-1A rocket launches two satellites
Read more →: China’s KZ-1A rocket launches two satellitesThe rocket blasted off at 7:41 a.m. and sent the two satellites into their planned orbit. Kuaizhou-1A, meaning…