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New helium tank for SpaceX crew launches still waiting to fly
Read more →: New helium tank for SpaceX crew launches still waiting to flyCredit: SpaceX SpaceX is still working on a new, safer helium tank design needed for launches with astronauts,…
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Cygnus arrives at station with CubeSats, quantum physics experiment
Read more →: Cygnus arrives at station with CubeSats, quantum physics experimentOrbital ATK’s Cygnus supply ship in the grip of the space station’s robotic arm Thursday. Credit: Norishige Kanai/JAXA/NASA…
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Photos: Blues skies make for spectacular Falcon 9 launch in California
Read more →: Photos: Blues skies make for spectacular Falcon 9 launch in CaliforniaA threatening layer of clouds stayed away from SpaceX’s launch pad at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California…
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Photos: Antares rocket’s predawn launch from Wallops Island
Read more →: Photos: Antares rocket’s predawn launch from Wallops IslandCarrying a Cygnus supply ship bound for the International Space Station, an Orbital ATK Antares rocket lifted off…
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NOAA’s new GOES-17 weather satellite has degraded vision at night
Read more →: NOAA’s new GOES-17 weather satellite has degraded vision at nightArtist’s illustration of the GOES-17 satellite in space. Credit: Lockheed Martin Engineers are studying a malfunction with the…
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Replacements for GRACE gravity and climate satellites ready for launch
Read more →: Replacements for GRACE gravity and climate satellites ready for launchArtist’s concept of the GRACE-Follow On satellites. Credit: NASA A pair of European-built, NASA-backed research satellites set for…
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Video: Falcon 9 lifts off with Iridium and GRACE-Follow On satellites
Read more →: Video: Falcon 9 lifts off with Iridium and GRACE-Follow On satellitesSpaceX’s tenth launch of the year took off Tuesday from California’s Central Coast on a unique ridehsare mission…
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Launch timeline for Falcon 9 mission with Iridium and GRACE-Follow On
Read more →: Launch timeline for Falcon 9 mission with Iridium and GRACE-Follow OnFollow the key events of the Falcon 9 rocket’s ascent to orbit with five more Iridium Next communications…
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Rideshare launch by SpaceX serves commercial and scientific customers
Read more →: Rideshare launch by SpaceX serves commercial and scientific customersSpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket lifts off Tuesday from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls A SpaceX…
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Live coverage: Iridium satellites, climate research craft lift off from California
Read more →: Live coverage: Iridium satellites, climate research craft lift off from CaliforniaLive coverage of the countdown and launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base…
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Photos: Falcon 9 rocket on the launch pad at Vandenberg
Read more →: Photos: Falcon 9 rocket on the launch pad at VandenbergSpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket rolled out to its launch pad at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, on Monday,…
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Antares rocket launch kicks off space station’s next commercial cargo delivery
Read more →: Antares rocket launch kicks off space station’s next commercial cargo deliveryOrbital ATK’s Antares rocket lifts off from pad 0A at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport on Wallops Island, Virginia.…