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Video: Soyuz lifts off, beams down on-board camera views
Read more →: Video: Soyuz lifts off, beams down on-board camera viewsVideo credit: NASA TV A three-person crew heading for the International Space Station took off Wednesday from…
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Pegasus rocket, NASA satellite head for launch base in Pacific
Read more →: Pegasus rocket, NASA satellite head for launch base in PacificThe Pegasus XL rocket, fastened underneath an L-1011 carrier plane, took off Wednesday from Vandenberg Air Force Base,…
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China launches meteorological satellite to benefit Belt and Road countries
Read more →: China launches meteorological satellite to benefit Belt and Road countriesXICHANG, June 5 (Xinhua) — China on Tuesday launched the new Fengyun-2H meteorological satellite to improve the accuracy…
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China plans more meteorological satellites by 2025
Read more →: China plans more meteorological satellites by 2025XICHANG, June 5 (Xinhua) — China plans to send 11 more meteorological satellites into orbit by 2025 to…
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Video and photos: Soyuz crew capsule lands in Kazakhstan
Read more →: Video and photos: Soyuz crew capsule lands in KazakhstanThe Soyuz MS-07 spacecraft carrying U.S., Russian and Japanese space fliers returned to Earth on Sunday with a…
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Photos: SpaceX successful in nighttime blastoff from Cape Canaveral
Read more →: Photos: SpaceX successful in nighttime blastoff from Cape CanaveralPhotos from the liftoff of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket early Monday from Cape Canaveral show the 20-story…
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NASA’s New Horizons probe wakes up for New Year’s Day flyby
Read more →: NASA’s New Horizons probe wakes up for New Year’s Day flybyArtist’s concept of the New Horizons spacecraft. Credit: NASA/JHUAPL/SWRI Speeding through the outer reaches of the solar system…
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Chinese weather satellite successfully boosted into orbit
Read more →: Chinese weather satellite successfully boosted into orbitA Long March 3A rocket launched the Fengyun 2H weather satellite Tuesday. Credit: CALT The last in an…
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After previous crew’s return, new space station residents set for launch Wednesday
Read more →: After previous crew’s return, new space station residents set for launch WednesdaySTORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION NASA astronaut Serena Auñón-Chancellor, Russian Soyuz commander Sergey Prokopyev, and German…
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Chinese Relay Satellite Brakes Near Moon for Entry into Desired Orbit
Read more →: Chinese Relay Satellite Brakes Near Moon for Entry into Desired OrbitBEIJING, June 2 (China Space News) — A Chinese relay satellite Friday braked near the Moon, completing a…
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Scientists resume use of Curiosity rover’s drill and internal lab instruments
Read more →: Scientists resume use of Curiosity rover’s drill and internal lab instrumentsNASA’s Curiosity rover successfully drilled a 2-inch-deep hole in a target called “Duluth” on May 20. It was…
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China Develops Wireless Systems for Rockets
Read more →: China Develops Wireless Systems for RocketsBEIJING, May 28 (Xinhua) — China has developed and tested a wireless measuring system for rockets, the Science…