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Forecasters expect good weather for Crew Dragon test launch Saturday
Read more →: Forecasters expect good weather for Crew Dragon test launch SaturdayA SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket rolls out of the hangar at pad 39A in this file photo. Credit:…
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Take an aerial 4K video tour of the Crew Dragon atop Falcon 9
Read more →: Take an aerial 4K video tour of the Crew Dragon atop Falcon 9Take an aerial tour of the Crew Dragon atop the Falcon 9 rocket on launch pad 39A at…
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Scorched SpaceX rocket returns to port in Florida, ready to launch a fourth time
Read more →: Scorched SpaceX rocket returns to port in Florida, ready to launch a fourth timeThe first stage of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket arrived at Port Canaveral on Sunday after a two-and-a-half-day…
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Photos: Falcon 9 flight marks Cape Canaveral’s first launch of 2019
Read more →: Photos: Falcon 9 flight marks Cape Canaveral’s first launch of 2019The first launch from Cape Canaveral this year placed into orbit an Indonesian communications satellite, a privately-funded Israeli…
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UW researchers and Florida middle school students form unusual bond over cosmic kidney stones
Read more →: UW researchers and Florida middle school students form unusual bond over cosmic kidney stonesA collaboration between this Florida middle school robotics team and the University of Washington is potentially “life changing,”…
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NASA, SpaceX clear Crew Dragon for critical March 2 test flight
Read more →: NASA, SpaceX clear Crew Dragon for critical March 2 test flightSTORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION The Crew Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket assigned to the…
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NASA, SpaceX and a test dummy are ready for Dragon 2’s first trip to space station
Read more →: NASA, SpaceX and a test dummy are ready for Dragon 2’s first trip to space stationAn artist’s conception shows a Crew Dragon docking with the International Space Station. (SpaceX / NASA Illustration) NASA…
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Israeli moon lander hitches ride on SpaceX launch with Indonesian comsat
Read more →: Israeli moon lander hitches ride on SpaceX launch with Indonesian comsatSpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket streaks into a starry sky Thursday night. Credit: SpaceX An Israeli-built moon lander aiming…
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Japanese probe lands on asteroid to capture sample
Read more →: Japanese probe lands on asteroid to capture sampleMoments after landing on asteroid Ryugu, Japan’s Hayabusa 2 captured this view of its landing zone from a…
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Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo rocket plane carries three people for first time
Read more →: Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo rocket plane carries three people for first timeThe SpaceShipTwo rocket plane known as VSS Unity touches down at California’s Mojave Air and Space Port after…
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Virgin Galactic stages second piloted spaceflight
Read more →: Virgin Galactic stages second piloted spaceflightSTORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION Virgin Galactic chief pilot Dave Mackay and co-pilot Michael “Sooch” Masucci…
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Firefly Aerospace gets a Florida launch site
Read more →: Firefly Aerospace gets a Florida launch siteAn architectural rendering shows Firefly Aerospace’s future rocket production facility at Exploration Park on Florida’s Space Coast. (Firefly…