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Amid ‘rapidly evolving’ COVID-19 outbreak, Blue Origin’s launch plans spark debate
Read more →: Amid ‘rapidly evolving’ COVID-19 outbreak, Blue Origin’s launch plans spark debateBlue Origin’s New Shepard suborbital spaceship sits on its launch pad in advance of a test flight in…
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Pandemic prompts few changes to busy month on space station
Read more →: Pandemic prompts few changes to busy month on space stationThe International Space Station’s robotic arm and Dextre, a two-handed robotic aide, extract the European Bartolomeo platform from…
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China to Launch Palapa-N1 Satellite Covering Indonesia and Surrounding Areas
Read more →: China to Launch Palapa-N1 Satellite Covering Indonesia and Surrounding AreasBEIJING, April 2 (China Space News) — China is preparing to launch a communications satellite, Palapa-N1, for Indonesia…
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Swarm of NASA nanosats to probe source of solar eruptions
Read more →: Swarm of NASA nanosats to probe source of solar eruptionsThis image from NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory in 2013 shows the bright light of a solar flare on…
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In parallel with rocket development, Firefly launches lunar lander initiative
Read more →: In parallel with rocket development, Firefly launches lunar lander initiativeArtist’s illustration of Firefly’s Genesis moon lander. Credit: Firefly Aerospace A souped-up version of the Israeli Beresheet moon…
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Photos: Atlas 5 soars into clear skies over Cape Canaveral
Read more →: Photos: Atlas 5 soars into clear skies over Cape CanaveralPropelled by five strap-on solid rocket boosters and a Russian-made kerosene-fueled RD-180 main engine, a United Launch Alliance…
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SpaceX prints out a preview of super-sized Starship’s capabilities in users guide
Read more →: SpaceX prints out a preview of super-sized Starship’s capabilities in users guideSpaceX provided details about the expected capabilities of its fully reusable Starship super-heavy-lift launch system in a payload…
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NASA, JAXA assign two more astronauts to second piloted Crew Dragon flight
Read more →: NASA, JAXA assign two more astronauts to second piloted Crew Dragon flightJAXA astronaut Soichi Noguchi on-board the International Space Station in 2010. Credit: NASA Veteran astronauts Soichi Noguchi and…
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Japanese astronaut joins the crew for SpaceX Dragon mission to space station
Read more →: Japanese astronaut joins the crew for SpaceX Dragon mission to space stationVeteran Japanese astronaut Soichi Noguchi, seen here in 2010, is joining the crew of a SpaceX Crew Dragon…
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Lean team readies ESA’s Mercury-bound BepiColombo for planetary flyby
Read more →: Lean team readies ESA’s Mercury-bound BepiColombo for planetary flybyArtist’s illustration of the BepiColombo spacecraft during its gravity assist flyby of Earth. Credit: ESA/ATG Medialab One job…
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Stratolaunch resurrects its hypersonic rocket vehicle under a new name: Talon-A
Read more →: Stratolaunch resurrects its hypersonic rocket vehicle under a new name: Talon-AAn artist’s conception shows Stratolaunch’s Talon-A hypersonic test vehicle. (Stratolaunch Illustration) Now that it’s under new management, Stratolaunch…
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Back in Florida, Orion capsule nears readiness for Artemis test flight
Read more →: Back in Florida, Orion capsule nears readiness for Artemis test flightNASA’s Orion spacecraft, perched on top of its European-built service module, is pictured inside an environmental test chamber…