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Amid bankruptcy reports, OneWeb plans launch of 34 more satellites
Read more →: Amid bankruptcy reports, OneWeb plans launch of 34 more satellitesThe base of the Soyuz-2.1b booster set to launch 34 more OneWeb satellites is seen Wednesday as the…
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Facing pandemic, NASA shutters rocket factory, halts SLS and Orion testing
Read more →: Facing pandemic, NASA shutters rocket factory, halts SLS and Orion testingThe core stage for NASA’s first Space Launch System heavy-lift rocket was hoisted into a vertical test stand…
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Astronaut’s family won’t attend launch next month due to coronavirus threat
Read more →: Astronaut’s family won’t attend launch next month due to coronavirus threatNASA astronaut Chris Cassidy (left), Russian Soyuz commander Anatoly Ivanishin (center), and flight engineer Ivan Vagner (right) during…
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SpaceX wins FCC license for up to a million Starlink satellite broadband data terminals
Read more →: SpaceX wins FCC license for up to a million Starlink satellite broadband data terminalsAn artist’s conception shows the deployment of SpaceX’s Starlink satellites. (SpaceX Illustration) After months of consideration, the Federal…
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CASC Party Members Donate Over 9 million yuan for Coronavirus Fight
Read more →: CASC Party Members Donate Over 9 million yuan for Coronavirus FightBEIJING, March 16 (China Space News) — After the outbreak of COVID-19, China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation…
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Apollo astronaut Al Worden dies at 88
Read more →: Apollo astronaut Al Worden dies at 88Astronaut Al Worden is seen during training before the Apollo 15 mission in 1971. Credit: NASA Former astronaut…
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Falcon 9 rocket overcomes engine failure to deploy Starlink satellites
Read more →: Falcon 9 rocket overcomes engine failure to deploy Starlink satellitesA Falcon 9 rocket takes off from pad 39A Wednesday morning at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.…
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Apollo 15 astronaut Al Worden dies at 88, leaving 11 living moon travelers
Read more →: Apollo 15 astronaut Al Worden dies at 88, leaving 11 living moon travelersRetired astronaut Al Worden, who was once called the “loneliest human being” because of his role as Apollo…
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SpaceX sends sixth batch of 60 Starlink satellites into orbit and marks milestone for rocket reusability
Read more →: SpaceX sends sixth batch of 60 Starlink satellites into orbit and marks milestone for rocket reusabilityA Falcon 9 rocket sent SpaceX’s sixth batch of 60 Starlink broadband satellites into orbit and set a…
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NASA institutes mandatory agency-wide telework policy
Read more →: NASA institutes mandatory agency-wide telework policyThe Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Credit: NASA/Glenn Benson All NASA centers and…
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Soyuz launch preps in Kazakhstan proceed despite travel restrictions
Read more →: Soyuz launch preps in Kazakhstan proceed despite travel restrictionsTechnicians at the Baikonur Cosmodrome assemble the Soyuz rocket slated to launch Saturday with 34 OneWeb satellites. Credit:…
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SpaceX selected to launch Intelsat telecom satellite, NASA pollution monitor
Read more →: SpaceX selected to launch Intelsat telecom satellite, NASA pollution monitorFile photo of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station before a launch in…