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All-sky surveyor launched from Cape Canaveral on the hunt for exoplanets
Read more →: All-sky surveyor launched from Cape Canaveral on the hunt for exoplanetsA SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off at 6:51 p.m. EDT (2251 GMT) with NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey…
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Falcon 9 / TESS launch replays
Read more →: Falcon 9 / TESS launch replaysCameras in various locations at Cape Canaveral and Kennedy Space Center capture the launch of a SpaceX Falcon…
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Russian communications satellite launched aboard Proton rocket
Read more →: Russian communications satellite launched aboard Proton rocketFile photo of a previous Proton rocket launch. Credit: Roscosmos Russia launched a military communications satellite Wednesday, sending…
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Bridenstine narrowly confirmed in Senate to become next NASA chief
Read more →: Bridenstine narrowly confirmed in Senate to become next NASA chiefSTORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION Rep. Jim Bridenstine, R-Oklahoma, during a nomination hearing before the Senate…
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Spaceflight reserves two rideshare missions on Vega rocket
Read more →: Spaceflight reserves two rideshare missions on Vega rocketArtist’s concept of the Vega rocket’s Small Spacecraft Mission Service dispenser deploying multiple satellites in orbit. Credit: ESA…
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Rocket Lab postpones first commercial launch after issue during fueling test
Read more →: Rocket Lab postpones first commercial launch after issue during fueling testRocket Lab’s third two-stage Electron rocket on its launch pad in New Zealand last week in advance of…
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Video: Falcon 9 stands at the launch pad
Read more →: Video: Falcon 9 stands at the launch padThe Falcon 9 rocket stands on launch complex 40 on 16 April as SpaceX prepares to launch NASA’s…
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Potential contamination not a concern for space station’s new lightning instrument
Read more →: Potential contamination not a concern for space station’s new lightning instrumentA view inside the Dragon spacecraft’s trunk, housing (clockwise from upper left) the Atmosphere-Space Interactions Monitor, the Materials…
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SpaceX poised to launch planet-hunter
Read more →: SpaceX poised to launch planet-hunterSTORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION Artist’s concept of the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite. Credit: NASA SpaceX…
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Video: Mission officials brief reporters on TESS launch
Read more →: Video: Mission officials brief reporters on TESS launchOfficials from NASA, research institutions and companies involved in the development and launch of the Transiting Exoplanet…
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Falcon 9 launch timeline with TESS
Read more →: Falcon 9 launch timeline with TESSEDITOR’S NOTE: Updated April 18 with new launch date. SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket is set for liftoff from…
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Photos: TESS prepared for launch in Florida
Read more →: Photos: TESS prepared for launch in FloridaThese photos show NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite undergoing preparations for launch at the Kennedy Space Center in…