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NASA unveils $21 billion Trump administration fiscal year 2020 budget request
Read more →: NASA unveils $21 billion Trump administration fiscal year 2020 budget requestSTORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine speaks during an event at NASA Headquarters…
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White House budget proposal tightens the screws on science, from space to salmon
Read more →: White House budget proposal tightens the screws on science, from space to salmonAn artist’s conception shows NASA’s Space Launch System in flight. (NASA Illustration) The White House’s $4.7 trillion spending…
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Chinese TV broadcasting satellite launched on 300th Long March rocket
Read more →: Chinese TV broadcasting satellite launched on 300th Long March rocketA Chinese television broadcasting satellite lifted off Saturday aboard a Long March 3B booster, the 300th orbital…
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SpaceX crew capsule returns to Earth, paving the way for human launches
Read more →: SpaceX crew capsule returns to Earth, paving the way for human launchesSpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft returned to Earth on Friday with an on-target splashdown in the Atlantic Ocean. Credit:…
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SpaceX Crew Dragon spaceship splashes down at end of crucial space station trip
Read more →: SpaceX Crew Dragon spaceship splashes down at end of crucial space station tripSpaceX’s Crew Dragon spaceship hits the waters of the Atlantic Ocean for splashdown. (NASA via YouTube) SpaceX’s Crew…
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China Preparing for Space Station Missions
Read more →: China Preparing for Space Station MissionsBEIJING, March 4 (Xinhua) — The China Manned Space Engineering Office (CMSEO) announced Monday that the core module…
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China’s Commercial Carrier Rocket to Make Maiden Flight
Read more →: China’s Commercial Carrier Rocket to Make Maiden FlightBEIJING, March 5 (China Space News) — China’s first carrier rocket for commercial use is scheduled to make…
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Chang’e-4 Probe Resumes to Work after Lunar Night
Read more →: Chang’e-4 Probe Resumes to Work after Lunar NightBEIJING, March 1 (China Space News) — The rover and the lander of the Chang’e-4 probe have resumed…
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SpaceX crew ship set for Friday re-entry, splashdown
Read more →: SpaceX crew ship set for Friday re-entry, splashdownSTORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION A view “Ripley,” the instrumented dummy inside the Crew Dragon spacecraft,…
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Photos: Crew Dragon moves in for first docking
Read more →: Photos: Crew Dragon moves in for first dockingAstronauts aboard the International Space Station took these pictures of SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft as it approached for…
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SpaceX, ULA win military contracts, Air Force renames EELV program
Read more →: SpaceX, ULA win military contracts, Air Force renames EELV programFile photo of an Atlas 5-421 rocket on its launch pad at Cape Canaveral. Credit: United Launch Alliance…
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Photos: SpaceX launches crew capsule demonstration flight
Read more →: Photos: SpaceX launches crew capsule demonstration flightSpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft, designed to ferry astronauts to and from the International Space Station, fired into orbit…